Tractorloom: coming soon to a town near you!

Today's post will be a quick one - I just wanted to spread the news about my friend's Kickstarter project to launch a US/Canada tour of her soon-to-be world-famous Tractorloom. Yep, it's a tractor...it's a loom....it's a Tractorloom!

Click here to view the details -you can weave and plow a field at the same time! It's super cool and even won "best of show" at the Naples Grape Festival. She's taken it to nearby farmers' markets, fiber festivals, etc. and it has gotten people really excited about weaving. She wants to visit schools and other public places to educate people not only about weaving, but a host of other topics as well - the nature of farming, where our food comes from, etc.

She has a really big goal to meet in order to launch this tour; one of the major expenses will be purchasing a truck that can haul the tractorloom from spot to spot, and she's hoping to find a truck that runs on veggie oil to reduce her carbon footprint. I hope you'll consider donating and sharing this project with your fiber friends, local guilds, or even your favorite fiber arts magazine! To make this tour happen, she will definitely need some viral sharing to take place.

Click here to donate to the Tractorloom Kickstarter Project.

If you are on Facebook, you can also like the official Tractorloom fan page!

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