Fiber Network Members go to Photography School

Sarah Karr from Roving Acres Farm in Pierpont taught a Product Photography 101 class to Network members yesterday.

Sarah is a real photographer, with real skills. She had a real camera. For the most part, the rest of the members had "point and shoots".

But we all learned a tremendous amount. Sarah showed us how to build a light box to take pictures of our yarn or other fiber products. She showed us features on our camera we never new we had. And she told us a lot about white balance.

I wish she would have told us this before I took so many yellowish pictures! 

These are a few of the business cards Sarah has for her farm. I wish I would have taken this shot after her class so you have a better idea of the beauty of her shots.

We have all vowed to work on our product photography skills -- and to make our own light boxes.

The yarn does look so much better when property lighted.

The class was an enormous benefit for Network members. We all look forward to more "hands-on" classes, on a variety of subjects, throughout the year.

Read All About It

Nancy Smith Kilkenny, a long-time fiber artist and blogger, has written an on-line article about the Ohio Natural Fiber Network.

You can read it at Craft A Guild.

If you are a member of any sort of fiber guild, you will find something of interest on her site. Of course, we think the ONFN article is her best one yet!! Be sure to check it out.

Sign Up for Beginning Knitting Classes

Winter is here and it is not being kind to Ohio. 

Snow,

 

ice, sleet, and every farmer's favorite, the dreaded rain. We've had it all this year.

But the good news is that Winter does allow us to all slow down a bit and perhaps learn something new.

Lee Ann King from Midwest Fiber Company is hosting two fiber related classes, one in February and one in March.

Winter Classes Forming!

February 19^th   10 a.m. – 3 p.m.    Beginning Knitting

Learn about needles, yarn types, how to cast on, knit, purl, and bind off.

Cost   $35  

Includes lunch and handouts

                      

March 5^th   10 a.m. – 3 p.m.   Fiber Processing Options

Still wondering what to do with your fiber?  Lee Ann will give you processing

ideas and show you the  options that are available to you.   Mills & their requirements

will also be discussed as well as fleece preparation.

Cost   $30  

Includes lunch and handouts.

For more information, or to register, contact Lee Ann King at lee4llamas@aol.com or 419-368-5605.