Blog Archives - Trickle Creek Mercantile

Perfect Fiber Producers

10/27/2014

Lil Miss has a couple of beautiful angora crosses she's willing to offer, for an excellent price, to the right homes.
Both females, these ladies are well mannered and offer the softest fiber blend of breeds.
If you'd like to learn more, leave a comment below (double check your email address) and we'll get back with you!

Fawn and chestnut agouti does (ladies)...

IT's Almost HERE!!!!!

10/22/2014

This Sunday is our much anticipated

Harvest of Handcrafts

Fall Fiber and Autumn Arts Event!

That's right, so many naturally hand made items for you, your family and friends to enjoy.

But that's not all!

We'll be demonstrating how to spin, crochet, knit and even weave!

Our young men will be ripping it up with chainsaw carving and sending sawdust flying with lathe turning!

There will be a variety of Angora rabbits to snuggle
and several young-ins ready for new homes with fiber loving friends.
(Will one be coming home with you?)

There is something for everyone, in our quaint, comfortable setting.
Come on over and enjoy some relaxing music while you learn a new skill,
sip a cup of steaming apple cider while you snuggle a fluffy Angora
and relax while you gain encouragement
and carefully select quality supplies for your next project!

Remember your bushel basket for your free gift....

We want to educate, encourage and support you in every way that we can!

As this is held at a private residence, I am not posting the address. Instead, I'm happy to send you the address via email, at your request.

We look forward to seeing and sharing with you!
~ The Trickle Creek Mercantile Family

Spinzilla Results

10/20/2014

Tech's latest intricate chainsaw carving...

I knew my time would be limited for Spinzilla, but with the last minute addition of the Schafer Meadows event, my days were spent prepping for that rather than spin, spin, spinning away. It was still a treat to attempt some goals, with added motivation.

Fun and Education at Schafer Meadows...

10/16/2014

Creative Spinning Batts by Glorious Beginnings.

If you're looking for a way to learn several heritage skills that engage your mind and offer beautiful results, the Schafer Meadows Fiber Arts Festival is just the event to attend. So many willing hearts and hands eager to guide and teach a number of skills to adults and children alike.

'Lil Miss' created a beautiful pot holder while learning basic quilting; was thrilled to make her own mini shawl on a triangle loom; created a background for a future Glorious Beginnings sign with the wet felting class; took home her own mini back strap loom, and practiced her needle felting too!

She didn't participate in all the offerings either, there were paper crafting classes, blending boards for practicing, spinners available for help and support, other needle felting projects, several types of weaving set-ups...it's just a treat! All supplies were provided free of charge and the classes were staged multiple times through the duration of the event. This is the way gatherings should be!

Naturally Rearing ANgoras

10/13/2014

This weekend we met so many more wonderful fiber enthusiasts; several just beginning the adventure of raising angoras for their gorgeous, warm fiber. We had some of our angoras with us to share and many were surprised to learn we don't feed them the typical pellets found in the feed store - especially after seeing their fiber quality and robust health.
Happy, Healthy, Snuggly Rabbits!

Look for all of the Blue highlighted* areas of today's text, they will link you to further areas of study....

Dyeing to know...

10/11/2014

Our Prairie Girl Pal, Heather has officially worked her herbal ways in the dye studio and shared some of her early results. The beauty of experimentation with God's creation is evident with the photos she shared. Click on her photo of her naturally dyed wool to see for yourself!

This, has been an inspiration at Trickle Creek Studios as well...Currently we are offering several of our new Trickle Creek Naturals Creative Fiber Batts at the Schafer Meadows Fiber Arts Festival. These are naturally beautiful batts that have only been dyed with herbs or plants or are their true colors. They are perfect for anyone who would like to avoid chemicals in their fiber. With the launch we are also giving away *Serene Spinning* music albums! Just as all of the beautiful color variations from nature harmonize perfectly, these offers are designed to do the same.

Fiber Arts Festival...This weekend!

10/7/2014

We are blessed to be accepted as participants in our first ever
Schafer Meadows Fiber Arts Festival!
What began as learning of the festival at OFFF (thanks Jen!), became a call about next years' participation, and ended with consideration for this year!
Wow!
After careful review by the festival Admins, we are preparing for our first, and their 11th, HUGE Grays Harbor County event!

From Friday, October 10th through Sunday the 12th we'll be sharing our fiber related creations and Angora rabbits... The children will be helping with educational demonstrations and each of them are preparing special items to offer that have not been revealed before!

If you'd like, bring your spinning wheel and join us, take some free classes, or come to enjoy a HUGE number of creative fiber enthusiasts and their wonderful wares!
Friday..... Noon - 5pm
Saturday.....10am - 5pm
Sunday...... 11am - 4pm
FREE ADMISSION

**This is a great opportunity to take advantage of our new *Serene Spinning* offer...
Every purchase of Trickle Creek Creative Fiber Batts or Angora Fiber Puffs comes with a FREE 'Serene Music' CD created by local vocal talent! You'll have your choice of 3 unique compilations to make your endeavors all the more relaxed and focused...

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"Serene Spinning" HAs Begun...

10/6/2014

Spinzilla 2014 Is On!

At 12:01 this morning Spinzilla officially began!
What? You didn't know?
It was completely new to me, this year...but about a month ago, I ended up on their site, from some 'spinning' internet clicking, and I knew I could use something just like this to motivate myself...
What is it?
Spinzilla is a world-wide contest, involving spinners of every level, focusing on spending a full week dedicated to committing as many minutes and hours to practicing and developing their spinning skills as possible! There are certainly prizes and great opportunities for fiber deals, but as I am currently swimming in fiber, and I'm more inclined to focus on challenging myself; my biggest motivation is working through my mounds of fiber and still creating enough Trickle Creek Homespun yarns and Creative Batts for others!
I don't anticipate winning any awards for amounts spun, but I have set some personal goals for developing my skills in various areas....

Oregon Flock and FIber Festival FUn!

10/3/2014

Oh how we love, *LOVE* fiber festivals! Entire fairgrounds and facilities dedicated to the beautiful endeavors of fiber raising and fiber creative vendors. It's just such a treat to immerse yourself in so much color..... and texture...... and ingenuity!
This year's Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival (OFFF) is no exception. We were thrilled to be able to make the trek into the heart of the little town of Canby for this annual event.

Pretty Pigs in 'Hog Heaven'

10/1/2014

Oh, how the ladies love their babies!
As a Mom that valued the special bonding time of nursing her children, I remember well how humming was a way to soothe both of us as we rocked or rested during that special time. Our Heavenly Father has made the animals to enjoy that time with their offspring too! Did you know that when pigs nurse, they do a little 'hog humming' for their babies? It's true! It is a treat to experience and see how the Lord perfectly designed these amazing animals in so many ways. They can be trained like dogs, loved to be rubbed like a dog and will even enjoy tug of war with a stick or chase with it! It's hilarious! MOST IMPORTANTLY: they protect their babies!!!!! No one will dare take on a Momma pig!