Recent


How to Count Treadles with Norman Kennedy

When it comes to Norman Kennedy, his singing and storytelling steal the show. In From Wool to Waulking: Spinning Wool and Creating Cloth with Norman Kennedy, the tales of a lifetime of experience spinning and weaving hold his audience captive.

At the Fiber Festival: How to Shop at Sheep and Wool Festivals

Here’s how to shop at sheep and wool festivals when you want to bring home goodies.

Sally Fox, Colored Cotton, and Local Fiber

I was shocked when my friend Phreadde Davis (known by some spinners as “Johnny Cottonseed”) first told me that she grows colored cotton in her yard.

The Ultimate Spinning and Weaving Conference: Tinkuy 2017

Tinkuy Spinning and Weaving Conference 2017 is in November, and I’m lining up my ducks to go. This will be the third such gathering—think of it as an Andean weaving conference, though spinners and weavers from around the world will be there.

The Big Book of Fibery Rainbows

Captivated by texture and color, Suzy Brown and Arlene Thayer share their fibery exploits on the blogs