Doing more-

Pat and I have decided  that FFP needs to expand our blogging about the Studio and our business Fine Fiber Press and Studio and what's happening in the studio and our products.
So this is the first of  our post that I'll be writing and updating every two weeks starting in the New Year. Don't you  all just love  announcing new years resolutions to the whole world?  No way to get out of them or let them slide by, because everyone knows about it- No way of hiding!-LOL

Rebecca Metzoff at http://rebeccamezoff.blogspot.com/  has produced a really nice video on  her blog doing butterflies. Anyone who has taken a class from me  knows I am butterfly challenged and always uses bobbins. But, Rebecca's blog video makes using and winding butterflies a whole lot easier. She also mentions us at resource for using bobbins. Thank you Rebecca! for the video and the nice comments about our bobbins and me.

To see more about winding bobbins you can take a look at the U-tube video's that Pat and I created on the care and feeding of bobbins. We even have the Videos on  DVD's if any one is interested.

On another note- Here's a picture of Penny's(Pat's granddaughter) new Christmas sock in process. When finished it will be about half of the size as Pat continues to felt.

Happy Holidays,Cheers and all,
kathe

New products at Fine Fiber Press

Kathe and Pat are excited with the two new products for tapestry weavers that we are now selling. 1. Grattoirs and 2. English-style bobbins.

GRATTOIRS

We have finally found a metal worker with the skill and the will to create grattoirs for us. Grattoirs are the French version of the comb used to push the weft into position for tapestry. A grattoir will place the weft with enough slack (bubble) that it will easily cover the warp. It is used in conjunction with the beater, not to replace it. We have found a talented machinist to make these grattoirs for us out of stainless steel. We have them available in two sizes, three tooth spacings and two surface finishes. Kathe has found that she likes the feel of the textured finish. Each size and tooth can be ordered in either finish, but you must allow extra time for the manufacturing.


Small Grattoir is 3mm (1 3/16th inch) across at its widest point. It tapers for ease of holding. Length is 7.5 mm (2 15/16th inch).
Fine Tooth = 10 spaces in 3 mm (10 spaces in 1 3/16th inch) (textured stainless steel)
Medium Tooth= 5 spaces in 3 mm (5 spaces in 1 3/16th inch) (polished stainless steel)
Large Grattoir is 5.5 mm (2 3/16th inch) across at its widest point. It tapers for ease of holding. Length is 7.5 mm (2 15/16th inch). Large Tooth = 5 spaces in 5.5 mm (5 spaces in 2 3/16th inch). Small $10 retail plus shipping and handling Large $20 retail plus shipping and handling. No wholesale at this time.

ENGLISH-STYLE BOBBINS

Do to a misunderstanding with the wood turner we have making our Swedish-style bobbins, we have a few of these English-style bobbins in two sizes. We will probably not be carrying them after this batch is sold out.

Medium bobbin = 5 ¼ inches long, thread shank is 2 ¹/₈ inches long.
Large bobbin = 6 ½ inches long, thread shank is 2 ³/₄ inches long.

Price retail $5.50 each Wholesale: $4.00 each for 20 or more plus s/h.

To order any of these new products, go to: http://www.peak.org/~spark/FineFiberPressPaymentPolicies.html Or see link at left.