Twisp of Fate

I signed up for a space at the Methow Valley Farmers Market this year.  It’s held in Twisp from 9-12 each Saturday morning, April through October.  To qualify, you must raise the food (if you are selling produce, etc) or make the products (crafts) yourself and live in the valley more or less full-time.  People who have been doing it for years, and attend at least half of the annual markets, can eventually qualify for a permanent spot, but most of us must show up before 7:00 am on Saturday and hope to get a spot.

I had intentions to do this every other weekend, but between not having enough things to sell and/or having other things to do (visitors, trips to the Coast, etc) I hadn’t made it until last weekend.  I had 9 of my rag rugs, the overshot table runners, and some spinning batts that I carded up from a Corriedale fleece a month or so ago.  Oh, and one shawl.  The rest are on consignment up in Winthrop at the Ashford Gallery, along with some of my rugs.

I didn’t sell a single thing, but wasn’t really bummed out.  It was actually a lot of fun, and many people stopped and admired and got into conversations with me.  I think if I did it consistently, it would be more successful in terms of sales.  It was almost worth getting up at 5 am (at least it is light out this time of year, at 5 am!).

Some of my fellow guild members were also present:

And we came home with some mighty fine apricots, cherries and raspberries.

The Methow Valley Inn in Twisp is now displaying some of my rugs for sale – one hung on the wall and the rest nearby rolled up in a little barrel.  I just took those by last weekend after the market.  So now my inventory is down again!  Got to keep weaving…