Good morning! As we move firmly into summer weather, I hope you are finding time to enjoy the fiber arts. Today I wanted to tell you about a sale I’m having this weekend. I also wanted to tell you about last weekend’s wool festival, and I have an exciting announcement having to do with socks… Read More A Sale, a Fiber Festival, and Some Exciting News
Last time I wrote here, we were heading off for the college graduation of our two oldest children. I am so proud of them! They both graduated with honors. Our daughter got her degree in English Literature with a minor in Italian, and our son got his degree in Computer Science with a minor in… Read More College Graduation, June Club Colorway Announcement, and Flagstaff Wool Festival Preparations
Hello, my fiber friend! I know you’re busy, so I’ll keep this short and sweet today. First of all, a big shout out to every woman who sacrificed sleep for babies, teens, and adult children. It wasn’t (or isn’t) easy, but we’d do it all over again, right? To help you enjoy some much deserved… Read More Mother’s Day Sale and Shop Vacation
Today I’m introducing a new yarn collection that I’ve been pondering for quite some time. I have created six different colorways based on six characters from Victor Hugo’s masterpiece, Les Misérables. Choosing which characters to include and which ones to leave out was difficult, and as always, the part I love and yet the most… Read More Introducing the New Les Misérables Collection
This month, I am over-the-moon excited to be interviewing Andrea Mowry, my favorite designer! As I’m sure you all know, Andrea basically invented the fade craze starting with her Find Your Fade shawl and continuing with many other fabulous designs. My questions will be in black, and Andrea’s responses will be in purple because the… Read More Designer of the Month Interview with Andrea Mowry
Good morning! I have several things I want to tell you about today. First of all, I wanted to talk to you about the Eight Days of Easter Kits I’ve created. I’ve dyed up 7 soft speckled pastels reminiscent of hand-dyed Easter eggs as well as one white skein for each set. The idea is… Read More Eight Days of Easter Kits – Better than a Chocolate Bunny!
Good morning! I’ll keep this short and sweet today. I wanted to let you know that I’m having a 20% off Spring Sale on all of my DK-weight yarn. I have three different lovely yarn bases to choose from. There’s Buttery Soft DK, which is made of 45% baby alpaca, 45% extra-fine merino, and 10%… Read More Spring Sale!
Good morning! I hope you are enjoying beautiful spring weather and finding plenty of time to enjoy the fiber arts! The Making of Lizzie – A Study in Color & Fiber This week I have had quite a few requests to dye my Lizzie colorway, which pleases me immensely as it is one of my… Read More A Study in Color, Mulberry Silk, and More
I have been doing something new and different for the last week or so. I got several different types of fine top (often called roving) to dye for all of you spinners and felters. The first type is 100% merino. It’s 21 micron, which is what I typically use for my art batts. Here are… Read More Top to Dye For
I have been scouring art books and websites for a couple of weeks now, trying to choose something that really represents spring for the April Club Colorway and also something with different colors from the Seurat from February and the Van Gogh from March, and I finally found it! I’m going to create the yarn… Read More Announcing the April Club Colorway
