Fiber Festivals
What should you expect at a fiber festival? Wool in every form, dyes, yarns, and fiber art equipment, as well as plenty of inspiration from finished fiber art on display.
Category: Knitting
How Basic Does It Have to Be?
There was a discussion on one of the fiber arts groups on Facebook this morning about “cheating” by using a knitting loom. When your hobby is already practicing an old-fashioned back-to-basics skill like spinning or knitting, how basic does it have to be? Do we rank the “basicness” of our hobbies? Do we judge others based on whether they are struggling as much as we are for our art?
Product Review: Say “No” to the Super Chunky Arm Knitting Blanket
Don’t those pictures of the super chunky arm knitting blankets look cozy? They’re all over Facebook and Instagram. They have a great sales pitch about how fast and easy they are to make. All these...
Lace Weight Knitting Yarn in Luscious Colors
I’ve had an obsession with knitted lace since I was nine years old and my mother told me I had to get stockinette stitch right before I could move on to fancy knitting. Carpal...
