Let us spread our wings and soar into a new year, filled with inspiration, in a very TinySTUDIO way. This first issue of the year is themed; ‘Birds’, and pays tribute to the endlessly varied colours, characters, and beauty of the avian world. Our day begins with the amazing sounds of the ‘dawn chorus’ as the birds wake up and sing to the rising sun. Louise Cook takes this inspiration and relates it to her Saori weaving practice, there are
It has been my pleasure to share my ‘Fun With Spikes’ hackle pattern system available for free here on my website for a couple of years, in the form of a downloadable 50 page workbook plus half hour video with demonstration and instruction. I am pleased to now present to you a Second edition of “Fun With Spikes: How to use a hackle to design unique yarns’, in PRINT, with additional content and images! The new book is now available
I often see discussions on social media about the benefits (or not) of thwacking yarns as part of the ‘finishing’ process. People seem to be quick to condemn, with the idea that it is a terrible way to treat a yarn, or only done to compensate for a ‘badly spun’ yarn. I wanted to bust this myth 🙂 So for Issue 19 of tinyStudio magazine I researched and wrote an article, this was published in May 2023. Felt that since
This is an issue containing a lot of magic! We will see amazing magic tricks that transform fiber into yarn, yarn into weavings, weavings into clothing.. and much more! Prepare to be astounded and amazed with all the great magical content in this issue! I am very excited to have artists featured in this issue from Japan, Europe, USA, South America, New Zealand, and the UK, and our topics range from spinning, to tools, different kinds of weaving, some fibery
Big news from tinyStudio magazine – we are back in print! Find out about the awesome new Eco Format and availability!
TinyStudio is now into its fifth year of publication; I can’t believe how fast the time has gone by. It is truly a testament to the phrase ‘time flies when you are having fun’. This issue is all about paying tribute to time, in fact this IS the ‘Timey Wimey’ issue, packed with articles to help boost your creativity, and stories linking what is past with what is still to come. Inspiration can be drawn from learning about spinners who
In this blogpost it is my pleasure to share with you the gorgeous fiber preparation work of Debora Galaz, a very talented artist with a fantastic eye for colour! what follows is a photo stream, sharing the process of creating a batt on the drum carder. You can also find more of Debora’s work on her Instagram page https://www.instagram.com/colibri_felting/ and you can find her work for sale on Etsy at colibristudio.etsy.com Whenever I want to create a batt, I look
Welcome to the latest instalment of fibery inspiration, creativity, information, and of course, fluffy eye candy! The underlying theme of this issue is ‘Reflections”. I came to this concept via one of my most treasured memories; a moment when I found myself in the middle of the most incredible reflection. I was travelling the west coast of the South Island (Te Waipounamu) of my homeland Aotearoa New Zealand. This is an incredible part of the country; wild, sparsely populated, and everything
I am so happy to be bringing you this issue of tinyStudio Creative Life magazine! I hope you will love the cheerful and vibrant colours of nature in this issue – the theme of ‘florals’ has been an exciting one to put together, and there is much inspiration within the pages of Issue 14. Throughout the 120 pages of this issue, we have plenty of wonderful content to delight and inspire. Of course, this issue would not be complete in
One of my big goals with tinyStudio Creative Life magazine is to create a publication for and about our community, I love the connections and relationships we are able to be part of through our online activities and now through the pages of the tinyStudio magazine. With this in mind, I offer advertising primarily to those who contribute articles to each issue (as free ad space) so readers can find them easily and learn more about what they do, and
