The Sassy Sheep Blog

The Sassy Seconds Sale

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 20:02:34 -0600

On the evening of June 30, we will be posting our Sassy Seconds in our etsy store. These will include mill ends (which may include a knot or two), underweight skeins, dye experiments, discontinued yarns/fibers and opps (yarns/fibers where the wrong color dye got on the base).

All of them will be marked 20%-40% off normal retail. The listing will state the reason why they are a Sassy Second. Once they are gone, they are gone. Expect them to start being putting up around 6 pm MST. All sales are final.

Thank you so much and we hope you enjoy giving these yarns/fibers a much needed good home!

MAWS Recap

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 17:54:24 -0600

MAWS was an absolutely amazing show. We got to meet lots of amazing knitters, spinners and weavers. I even managed to get an interview with the legendary Nancy Bush!

In other news, Carol and Holly of The Muddy Lamb in Fishtail, MT are now carrying our yarns and fibers. Please take the time to visit their charming store on the way to Yellowstone National Park in South Central Montana. I promise you it will be worth the trip!

Podcast with all the fibery details coming soon!

MAWS Conference June 4-6, 2010 Billings, MT

Fri, 4 Jun 2010 22:01:00 -0600

Join in Billings, MT June 4-6, 2010 for the Montana Association of Weavers and Spinner Annual Conference at the Montana State University Student Union Building. There is some amazing classes being taught by some world class instructors in weaving, spinning, knitting and dyeing. We hope to see you there!

Trunk Show at Knit Wits, Boise ID

Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600

A very huge, big thank you to the lovely ladies of Knit Wits, in Boise, ID for inviting us to a trunk show at the beautiful store. We were deeply honored to be asked to be to come to their store. We had an absolute blast, made a ton of amazing new friends and learned some new things.

If you missed us, don’t worry, Sheryl is carrying our full line of yarns and fibers. You can stop in and see them in person and she can do special orders for you.

Catching Up (or Pulling Myself Out From Under this Mountain)

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 21:18:38 -0600

Okay, here's what I'm sure many of have been suspecting. Right now, I'm not sure exactly when the podcast will be back on a normal schedule. I do have one about 1/2 way edited covering our vacation, the self-striping yarn demo I promised an age and a few extras.

Katie is still working on her classes and it won't be another 3 weeks before Spring Semester ends for her. She'll be freer once classes get out for the summer. Fall semester is not looking so great because she will be taking the dreaded Engineering Physics. (Now I remember why I switched from a Civil Engineering degree to an Environmental Science degree).

I'm learning to handle to be the best of my ability with my husband being away on a long-term assignment for the next (or possibly longer). You never ever realize how much a person does until they are gone and no longer doing everything. On top of that, as I'm sure many of you can understand, it's hard when one spouse is gone regardless of the circumstances. It's been a lot harder than I ever thought it was going to be.

Things will get better. It's just more of a curve ball than we ever thought it would be. Running a business never is easy. Right now, we are dealing with getting ready for the fiber fair season, a retailer that has not paid us for an order, Katie being in school, etc. etc. I'm been going through my life and looking at it hard to do the best I can and how to do it.

We will be at several events throughout the summer [(see the website)][1] for our updated Calendar and recording as time permits. I know everyone prefers a regularly scheduled podcast and show updates, as do I. Thanks for being there and still listening.