Posted by Dyann McDonnell Wendland on Sunday, 8 April 2001, at 8:01 a.m.:
Hi all, I am from the Quad City area of Iowa/Illinois and I am so disappointed that there are never any shows/festivals in this area. How do I go about setting one up in this area? I have the perfect place which is located in Rock Island Illinois, it's a Castle sorta use to be "The Belles of St. Mary's" where all of the Catholic Nuns lived and taught in an all girls school. The grounds outside would be perfect and I am personal friends with the owner. What I would like is hands-on Spinning, knitting, and weaving work shops, as well as their goods to sell. Please advise! I am a knitter and soon to be spinner. I am in the process of purchasing an Ashford Country Spinning wheel, it's on a lay-a-way type thing from a wonderful lady in NewZealand. I cannot wait for my new baby to arrive. I have never spun before however and will need instruction obviously. So......would also like to know if there are any spinners in my area, I am willing to travel 2-3 hours however due to working full-time as a Home Health RN, this would have to be a long weekend type of thing. Again please advise?
Thank you all so much for your time,
Dyann
dyann@revealed.net