Hi folks! This is your 4-months-into-quarantine reminder. If you feel unproductive and can’t get a grasp on your creativity… release that held breath. I’ve talked about mental bandwidth before, but want to hit on it again. Bandwidth, in the traditional sense, is the amount of information that can be sent over a connection at a
While I will admit, I’ve taken mine in the direction of fancy, a fiber garden doesn’t require a lot of space. And it doesn’t have to adhere to a grid layout. In fact, my standard advice applies here. Experiment. I live in zone 6 and in my garden I’ve got cotton, flax, madder, onion, turmeric,
I’ve been operating on silent for most of the last few weeks. If I’m honest, I’m a bit of an introvert and a thinker, so my reaction has been to turn inward for comfort. I’ve written this post 5-6 times, but deleted it each time. First, my family is safe and we’re doing okay. We’ve
Many of us have taken the leap. We’ve dug deeper than dyed roving. We’ve tackled fleece in its own element. We’ve faced a raw fleece and lived to tell about it. Scouring raw fleece can be rewarding. Many of the unique breeds available to us are only available as fleece. Fleece with unique qualities often
Looking for some color inspiration for your fiber? Try one of these color apps. Yes, I know there are a ton of great apps out there. These are a few of my favorites. CANVA Canva is a multi-faceted tool that allows you to design professional-looking documents, logos and infographics. It also has a nice palette
Plying a balanced yarn can sometimes be trickier than you might think. Here are a few tips for great plying. Be kind, rewind! I may be dating myself with this reference, but one of the secrets to evenly plied yarns is to rewind your singles before you ply. While this might seem tedious, it has
Are you looking for a burst of sparkle in your yarn? Have you already blended up a colorway to perfection and realized you forgot to toss in the angelina? No worries, you’ve still got time to get your sparkle into your yarn. Combination drafting is a technique where two fiber supplies are laid side by
Happy Friday, friends. Today, I want to touch on colorways. We have access to a million different custom colorways from indie artists, commercial yarn companies, and what we can dye from our own imaginations. This is a reminder to check your colors before you knit up a large project. Different skeins will likely have color
Can you believe that the tour is already over? Well, until next year, at least! Now comes the really difficult part of the tour, though. You’ve spun up many beautiful yarns (of course), so finish up your last project and set your wheel or spindle aside. Let’s use up some of that yarn before it
Cabled yarns are a fantastic addition to your spinning repertoire. A cabled yarn contains at least four singles plied with multiple layers of ply. An example would be if you spun a two-ply yarn and plied it in the opposite direction with another two-ply yarn. A cabled yarn could include multiple layers of twist. You
