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: Wool
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...
From Sheep to Shawl: Dirty to Clean
I’m delighted to present a guest blog written by Heather Wallace on her Sheep to Shawl journey. Like many of us in the fiber arts, she was first captivated by handspinning when she saw a...
“Twenties” Nuno Felt Scarf
Let’s make a nuno felt scarf! The Silk When my daughter moved out of state, she couldn’t take everything with her. She talked me into keeping a box of silk garments she’d rescued from...
Fibers Under a Microscope
Let’s get up close with some wool, silk, and mohair Nuno felt fibers. Really, really close. I’ll show you some fibers under a microscope. I always wanted to see the difference between types of...
Making a Gossamer Felted Scarf
I was curious. How thin could I make a wet felted scarf and still have it be durable? I’ve been playing with Nuno felt, which has a woven silk fabric as the base of...
Merino Wool Dyed and Dried
I love washing Merino Wool. I love the shine of it. I love the softness of it. I love to spin it when it’s done washing, dyeing, and drying. Today, I figured out a...
Dog Hair Yarn
Have you ever been curious to know if you can spin dog hair into yarn? When people hear that someone has been spinning dog hair, reactions range from disgust, disbelief, and nose-wrinkling to excitement, enthusiasm,...
