Holiday Gift Guide 2021
Looking for the perfect gift for a fiber-minded friend or family member? Need something to for your guild’s gift exchange? We’ve got you covered with this year’s Gift Guide, easily sorted into five different categories. […]
How to Revive Rusty Hand Cards or a Drum Carder with Fake Halloween Cobwebs
How to revive rusty hand cards or a drum carder with fake Halloween cobwebs Salvaging a rusty pair of hand cards or a drum carder with aged carding cloth may be easier than you think.
How to Wash Raw Wool
How to Wash Fleece: the Henry Clemes Method Washing raw fleece is a straightforward process, though many different methods exist. This is Henry’s wool scouring method that he has refined through years of tinkering, with
Stitches West 2020: Welcome to the {Among Friends} Neighborhood!
Part of the fun of exhibiting at yarn shows is spending time with other vendors who have become friends over the years – folks who are fun to hang out with and also make products
Fiber Fests, Newsletter
January 2020 Newsletter
Hello there! We usually like to start our first newsletter of the year with a reflection on the recent past… but not this year. Two thousand and twenty is clearly not messing around. It is
December 2019 Newsletter
Hello there! Thank you to everyone who supported us and other local and small businesses by Shopping Small on Small Business Saturday. As we said, the goal isn’t so much about bashing large corporations but
3 Fine Fiber Drum Carding Myths
We’ve all heard them: You have to turn the handle slowly or use a fur drum for fine fibers, carding fiber too many times create nepps and noils, and if you’re getting nepps and noils,
Lambtown Festival 2019
I am so proud of how this year’s Lambtown Festival turned out! All of our board members and committee chairs put in countless hours throughout the year, working behind the scenes to make sure everything
Estes Park Wool Market 2019
The Estes Park Wool Market has the best scenery of any sheep and wool festival in the country, hands down. Check out that view through the windows of our classroom. We had great students at
PLY Away IV
Just 40 hours after vending ended at DFW Fiber Fest (check my previous post for more on that), our first classes at PLY Away started in Kansas City, 500 miles away. And, yes, that’s a
DFW Fiber Fest 2019
It’s good to be home after a couple weeks on the road for DFW Fiber Fest and PLY Away, but we really enjoyed our time on the road. I’ll start with DFW Fiber Fest; check
The Last Madrona Fiber Arts Retreat
Last month, we attended the 20th and final Madrona Fiber Arts Retreat in Tacoma, Washington, at the Hotel Murano. We had a great – though bittersweet – time as we bid farewell to Suzanne and
