Annamarie Hatcher is a freelance writer who enthusiastically blends handspinning and science. She is a retired research scientist with a PhD in zoology from the University of Western Australia and has been spinning for well over 45 years in her “free” time. She lives in Cape Breton surrounded by fiber folk.
Gradients add depth, dimension, and interest to your yarn. Find out why spring enchants us and how to preserve the colors of the season in your yarn.
Learn how kitchen scraps and yard waste yield a rainbow of hues.
A well-preserved hat has allowed us to open a small window on life in the French colony of Louisbourg in the middle of the eighteenth century.
Connecting Threads allows visitors to experience the process of turning a sheep’s fleece into a piece of clothing through a natural dye workshop.