Tue, 14 December 2010
Media Link: OMG! It's BN & 3IG (36:15)  There's a million crafters in Fiber City and we've all got a yarn to spin.  This episode of Fiber Beat is underwritten by Bobbin's Nest Studio, from Santa Clara, CA. Bobbin's Nest is a fabric and yarn store specializing in: knitting, sewing, crochet, and hand embroidery. In 2011 they will be hosting Sharon McMahon of Three Irish Girls and other independent fiber artists for Stitches West in Santa Clara. Join them in February 2011 for this exciting event. Happy Holidaze Everybody!!! As you start to the board the express train to Crazy Town, we'd like you to to take a small break and learn more about Bobbin's Nest Studio and Three Irish Girls. For this episode I sat down with Erin McGee from Bobbin's Nest and Sharon McMahon from Three Irish Girls. The brain child of clever entrepreneur Erin McGee, Bobbin’s Nest is friend to the independent artist and dyer as well as their patrons and fans. I met Erin 2 years ago during the time that I was dreaming of what would become Fiber Beat. When I shared that vision with Erin, she said that she wanted to be our first sponsor. I’m so grateful for Erin’s initial and continued support of the podcast and so happy to have her as a guest on today’s episode. Sharon McMahon is the creator of Three Irish Girls and is the color genius who was the darling of the 2009 Sock Summit “Dye for Glory” contest. I spoke with Sharon before her trunk show & workshop focusing on working with self-striping yarns. The following people, places and things were mentioned:
Fiber Beat CONTEST for Episode No. 13 I have a skein of Three Irish Girls new yarn base Glenhaven Cashmerino in the color of your choice from the 2010 Lookbook. Here’s all you have to do to enter a chance to win: tell us your favorite color from the 2010 Lookbook. My favorite is McNamara featured on page 24. Now, it's your turn. To enter, please leave your comment on fiberbeat.com or on the Fiber Beat Ravelry forum. One winner will be randomly selected from all the entries. DEADLINE FOR ENTERING IS December 31, 2010. The winner of the Fiber Beat CONTEST for Episode No. 12 is Betsy. Her naturally dyed bounty is on its way to her home. Thank you to everyone who participated and congratulations to Betsy. Thank you again to Earthues for the wonderful prizing. A special solid gold thanks to Erin from Bobbin’s Nest for underwriting support and a gaelic “Go raibh maith agat” (pronounced: guh rev mah ah-gut) to Sharon for her colorful yarns and prizing for this episode. Thanks to you our charming listeners for downloading and listening to our first TWENTY episodes (audio/video) of Fiber Beat. Please have a safe and happy holiday! Last, but not least, I’D LIKE TO THANK our many donors to the Fundraising/Technology Upgrade Effort. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who has given so generously thus far. We used snippets of the songs below in this episode. If you like the music, please support the artists (links provided for your convenience):
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- I so enjoyed this show, it was my first one. I had to listen since you had Sharon on, her yarns are the best. It's just about impossible to choose a favorite colorway, I love them all. I'll say today it is burke. I need some sunshine in my winter today! I already have lots of the new colors on the way to me! :-)
- Thanks for another great show. I'm always pleased to hear from folks in the industry who seem so grounded and "real", and both Erin and Sharon give the impression of being truly lovely people.
It took some time to narrow down my favourite colour from the Lookbook, but I finally settled on Enna (p.44), as it seems to be so completely different from the purples I have worked with before.