My shop is located on the northwest side of Tucson, Arizona, on an eight-acre ranch. I specialize in mohair, wool, alpaca and llama fleeces, handspun novelty yarns, felted, woven, and knitted items. I teach knitting, spinning, felting, and weaving by appointment. I rent wheels to beginners at a nominal fee, so they can decide whether spinning is something they would really like to do, before making a major investment in a wheel.
SHOP HOURS : Monday-Friday from 10 A.M. - 4 P.M., Saturday 10 A.M. - 1 P.M. and by appointment.
Crazy/Abstract Lace
 Yarn Scarves - In San Diego a new trend was started. Skeins of art yarn started to sell at the Festival of the Arts and have continued through the other shows and at the ranch. This is a skein that can be either knitted, crocheted, or simply draped around the neck as a cowl scarf. Smaller ones are also available. Look for them in the ranch shop and on my etsy shop. This one has sold.
I will be closed during the following festivals, since all of the good stuff will be with me.
Quilt Show Tucson Sep 29-Oct 1, 2011
Patagonia Fall Arts Festival October 7-9, 2011
Sacramento Festival of the Arts Nov 4-6, 2011
Tempe Festival of the Arts Dec 2-4, 2011
Tucson 4th Ave St Fair Dec 9-11, 2011
Pasadena Bead and Design Shw San Marino Room, Jan 12-15, 2012
Tucson Bead Show Feb 4-6, 2012
Stitches West Santa Clara, CA Feb 23-26, 2012
ONLINE SHOPS
http://www.uniquedesignsbykathyshop.com (yarns, patterns, and batts/roving)
http://www.uniquedesignsbykathy.etsy.com (mostly patterns and some yarns)
Animal tours: plan on attending the Tucson Wool Festival or the Spring Shearing, if you are locals and not fiber artists. It is a great way to see what the wool business is like from beginning to end. People from out of state are encouraged to let me know when they arrive (I usually ask) and can always get a tour, if I am here and not teaching a class.
MY BLOG: http://www.uniquedesignsbykathy.blogspot.com: This is where you will find my "Tall Tales" about animals and discover my fiber secrets. You will also be able to track my whereabouts and be the first to know when I open classes for scheduling.
My Youtube videos can be found by searching for: "Tucson Withers". The videos, produced by my friend, Virginia Johns, include animal husbandry notes and drop spindling, as I teach it here at the ranch.
My Ravelry.com ID is uniquedesignsbyk. I have a group called Unique Designs by Kathy where you can see projects from my friends and visitors.
LINKS:
www.selvedge.org: Directed towards an international, discerning audience, Selvedge magazine covers fine textiles in every context: fine art, interiors, fashion, travel and
shopping.
For animal transportation needs: www.southwestllamaandsheepcompany.com, Tor Sorenson, email Ssaila3554@aol.com
My contact info: email jmarckathy@aol.com or call (520) 572-3758 or (520) 401-6117 and ask for Kathy Withers.
Directions: Go north on Thornydale, cross Linda Vista (Safeway shopping center and Mountain View High school) and take a left onto Palo Seco, the first road on your left, immediately after the apartment complex and before the subdivision. The ranch is the first one on the right. Stay on Palo Seco until you come to the Unique Designs by Kathy sign (2nd set of wrought iron gates) and turn right into the parking lot.
My business has grown out of my love of animals, fibers, and colors. I raise angora goats, angora rabbits, llamas, alpacas, Shetland sheep, Rambouillet/Columbia crosses, and Merino sheep for their fleeces.
I spin their fibers, blending and dyeing them in an array of colors. I strive to be unique in all that I create, so no two items are alike. Below is the fleece from a "red" angora goat. It actually spins up as a light shade of tan.
 Handspun and hand-dyed mohair yarns
 Landscapes and fiber to make them
 Carded batts for wet and needle felting, as well as spinning, from my electric Pat Green Carder.
100% black kid mohair blanket and a cherry red mohair/Border Leicester blanket.
You may reach me, Kathy Withers, at (520) 572-3758.
Copyright 2005: All pages of this website are original material and the copyright belongs to Kathyn L. Withers. If you would like to use information gathered from this website, please contact me in writing at jmarckathy@aol.com
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