Good morning and happy Friday to you. The title of today’s newsletter is not directed at you. Rather, I’m talking to my sport-weight yarn, Super Sport. It’s such a lovely yarn base–so plump and squishy and soft. Nonetheless, I have decided to discontinue it because sport weight just isn’t getting as much use as other… Read More So Long, Sport! 😉
Good morning and happy Friday to you! This week, I want to tell you about this year’s Fiber Advent Calendar and also show you some yarn pairings and patterns for using Suri Lace Cloud and Squiggle Sock together for some amazing, soft texture. Around the Color Wheel Spinner’s Advent Calendar The yarn Advent calendars you… Read More Spinners’ Advent Calendar and Suri + Squiggle
Good morning and happy Friday to you. I am still working on the Advent calendars, but I took some time out to dye up a fresh batch of Monet’s Cathedral. I’ll tell you a bit about both. Monet’s Cathedral Monet’s Cathedral is now one of the oldest colorways I have in my shop. I am… Read More Monet’s Cathedral
Good morning and happy Friday to you. This week I want to give you some ideas for what to do with a single skein of sock-weight yarn, and I’ll also show you the painting I’ll be using to inspire the November club colorway. What to Make with that One Special Skein We all have them… Read More Beyond Socks: What to Make with Just One Skein of Sock-Weight Yarn + The November Club Colorway
Good morning and happy Friday to you. I’m going to keep the newsletter short and sweet this week. My focus this week has been on dyeing the Advent calendar colorways, and that’s going well. However, I took some time off from that to dye up a fresh batch of Peacock Feathers yesterday and today. Here… Read More Peacock Feathers
Good morning, and happy Friday to you. This week I wanted to share something a little different with you. A couple times a year, I dye up silk scarves. I dyed some up recently, and I have a small but lovely collection available now. These are so much fun to make, and whether I use… Read More Hand-Dyed Silk Scarves
Good morning and happy Friday to you! This week I get to do my very favorite kind of newsletter–the show and tell variety. I’ll also be sharing a coupon code just for subscribers to use for my Super Sport collection, and I have some fresh-dyed yarn to share with you. Last but not least, I… Read More September Show and Tell, a Secret Sale, and the Final Opportunity to Order an Advent Calendar
Good morning and happy Friday! This week I want to tell you a bit about last week’s DFW Fiber Fest. I also want to share a couple of great patterns along with some colorway combos to go with them. Last but not least, I want to tell you about the painting I’ll be using to… Read More Two-Skein Shawls, the DFW Fiber Fest, and the October Club Colorway
Good morning and happy Friday to you! This time next week I will be at the DFW Fiber Fest, and I am putting in some crazy long hours getting ready for it, but I just wanted to pop in to say a quick hello. I’m at that point of triage–where I have to pick which… Read More A Quick Hello Before the Fiber Fest
Happy Friday and happy Labor Day weekend to you! I always think of Labor Day as the beginning of fiber arts season. Now, don’t get me wrong. I know that many of us keep knitting, crocheting, weaving, spinning, and/or felting all year long. Nevertheless, this is the time of year when we get to start… Read More Labor of Love Sale
