Great Women Building a Gracious World
Volume 2, Issue 2
March/April 2007
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Great Women Building a Gracious World Volume 2, Issue 2 March/April 2007
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Blue Girl (German Cross
Angora),
by Leslie Shelor
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March/April Contributing Writers Abigail, Sandra Bennett, Grace Hatton, Veryl Ann Grace, Marlene P. Gruetter, Catherine Hollingsworth, Prudence Mapstone, Maile Mauch, Michele Rathe, Bobbie Ripperger, Leslie Shelor, Monika Steinbauer, Judith Taylor,
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Editor: Sandra Bennett Publisher: Leslie Shelor
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Yarn and More in Ashland, Kentucky Article by Mitzi Ross
Imagine if will- walking into a shop where a rocking chair on the “porch” welcomes you into a wonderful world chock full of fiber and other goodies. Once inside the door you are greeted with a smile and a warm "May I help you." You are surrounded by a rainbow of colors and textures. Welcome to Yarn and More in Ashland, Kentucky. The shop’s name is a true indicator of its purpose. There is a wide variety of yarns of every kind and type. There are such lovely choices in natural fiber yarns wool, alpaca, mohair, even possum. There are specialty yarns with glitz and glamour. There are beautiful hand painted and hand dyed skeins for that special project. And there is much more than yarn available in the form of knitting and crocheting implements, patterns, kits, rug hooking supplies, cross stitch supplies, spinning fibers, and wheels. The prices are very reasonable and there are great sales! There are classes offered in knitting, crocheting, felting/fulling, Handspinning and other special interests. The shop is very welcoming and customer friendly. There is always coffee on and an empty seat to stitch and chat. There are special days set aside for knitting, stitching, and spinning. There is a website for the shop www.yarnandmore.com. The shop also offers secure internet shopping and quick shipping. While all the fiber goodies and classes are great, one of the best parts of the MORE is the proprietor, Linda Firebaugh. She really goes out of her way for her customers. She is always helpful with new folks, helping with problems, helping untangle or start projects, and giving color suggestions. She is very encouraging to budding and experienced fiber folk. Linda is also an asset to the community. She is always promoting projects for the armed forces, community events, and charitable organizations. The customers that frequent the shop have made and donated almost 1,000 blankets for Project Linus. Linda is also a great supporter of our local fiber guild – River Cities Fiber Clan. She allows us to meet once a quarter at the shop and has been very generous in donating for special guild events. I guess you can see why Yarn and More is my favorite yarn shop! A rocking chair, great coffee, friendly store owner, lots of lovely yarns, spinning stuff… hmmmm almost heaven in Kentucky! ___________________________________
Mitzi Ross has been involved in fiber arts for
about 9 years and spins, knits and felts. On my family's llama farm, we
have about 25 llamas and our breeding program focuses on confirmation,
temperament and fiber. We are active in our community doing public
relations with our llamas and fiber.
The lovely llama fiber and some very persuasive
friends prompted me to learn how to spin and improve my knitting skills
and I now teach basic spinning and knitting. I am the founder and a
proud partner of the River Cities Fiber Guild. A great group, growing in
number, focuses on education, provides
encouragement for all skill levels and promotes
fiber arts to our communities. I'm a single gal in South Point, Ohio. I
graduated from Marshall University with a BA in Advertising/Marketing.
Our farm website is
www.goodnewsllamas.com and our guild site is
www.goodnewsllamas.com/fiberguild/.
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