In 2015, Ashley Thurman, a weaver from the United States, and Cherry Greenslade, a crocheter from Australia, came up with a simple idea: an online fiber and yarn swap between friends.
A trip to learn about how Tom Knisely grows and spins flax narrowly avoids catastrophe and ends with some amazing yarns (of all kinds).
Most fiber artists I know have a stash of loose ends, remaining half-balls of yarn from knitting projects or piles of thrums too beautiful to throw away.
Stephanie Johnson has been using handspun yarn and a pin loom to create a piece of handwoven art that recalls her family’s journeys. Read Part 1 of her article.
As far back as I can remember, the end of summer meant packing up the minivan to spend a week traveling around North America.
Have you tried spinning flax? I love opening a new strick and imagining all of the textile possibilities for the long, lustrous fibers.
Have you ever tried spinning for inkle weaving? I was inspired to give it a go after seeing an abundance of beautiful, handwoven bands during my travels in Estonia and Norway.
I've know many spinners who are loath to sample and almost protective about weaving with their handspun yarns.
In the past few months, my focus has been very much botanical weaving. I am absolutely blown away by the floral weaving of Carol Irving.
Cooler temperatures and cleaning up the end-of-season garden inspire us to plan for next year’s growing season. Do your plans include a dyer’s garden?