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PLY Away 2019 Recap

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Otto

The PLY Away retreat is one of our favorite fiber events to kick off the spring season! Held in Kansas City, MO at the 5-star rated Westin Conference center downtown, this delightful venue is a fabulous setting to learn about & … Continue reading →

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Blue Ridge Fiber Festival Recap

Posted on June 21, 2018 by Otto

At the start of this month, we attended a brand new event called the Blue Ridge Fiber Festival, which took place in a small mountain town in North Carolina. As you know, we have attended many fiber-related events over the … Continue reading →

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PLY Away 2018 Recap

Posted on April 26, 2018 by Otto

The third annual PLY Away handspinning retreat took place last month in Kansas City, Missouri at the gorgeous Westin Crown Center. Who doesn’t love a hotel with its own ecosystem?! This is our third year for both sponsoring the event and … Continue reading →

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Meet Our Makers: Colorful Flock

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Otto

Last month, we attended the Fibernate festival in Falls Church, VA (click here to see where we’ll be next!). Here’s Otto hard at work in our booth: It was a delight to meet so many passionate fiber folk at this event … Continue reading →

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Fabulous Fall Fiber Events with Strauch

Posted on October 16, 2017 by Otto

When the air turns crisp and there’s pumpkin spice everything, you know it’s time to start playing with fluff and fiber! Some of our favorite events happen in the fall, and they’re a great place to find new inspiration to keep … Continue reading →

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SAFF 2016 Recap

Posted on November 11, 2016 by Otto

Recently, at the end of October, we made our way to SAFF. The Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair is always busy, and we love to meet the vendors and customers alike. Here’s a little photo journey of our trip!   Set-up … Continue reading →

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Oh, The Places We’ve Been

Posted on June 28, 2016 by Otto

We’ve traveled quite a bit recently to various shops, fiber festival and retreats; if you’ve missed seeing us, here’s a quick recap of how we spent our spring! On our way to the PlyAway Spinning Retreat in April, we stopped by one … Continue reading →

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PlyAway 2016

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Otto

We recently returned from PlyAway Spinning Retreat held at the Crown Westin in Kansas City, MO. We had a wonderful time demonstrating our tools and talking with all who attended. For those who could not make it here’s a photo … Continue reading →

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SAFF 2015

Posted on November 24, 2015 by Otto

We had another great show with Earth Guild at the Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair (SAFF) last month. If you haven’t been SAFF is fiber filled event in Fletcher, North Carolina with classes, animals, and lots of wonderful vendors. Today we’re … Continue reading →

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Uniquities Fiber Farmers Market

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Otto

One of the best parts of owning a fiber business is getting to meet fiber enthusiasts and talk to them about what they are passionate about–fiber! This summer we participated again in the semi-annual Fiber Farmers Market at Uniquities yarn … Continue reading →

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