One of the dreams that Arlene and I have had, since the inception of FiberyGoodness, is that one day we would be in a position to offer a teaching platform for other fiber artists, be a kind of catalyst for the sharing of knowledge. We are extremely happy then to be in production right NOW for a brand new course with the amazing Natalie Redding of Namaste Farms! Natalie is a source of in depth knowledge about fleece, fiber, their
Endings and Beginnings…
3, 2, 1, go! Enrolments are now open for the next instalment of the Journey to the Golden Fleece Creativity Certificate course! This is an exciting time for Arlene and myself, the first group of course participants are nearly the close of their module work, and we are planning Graduations! The second group are over halfway through their course as well, and the Galleries are filling up with absolutely inspiring and innovative yarns and creations! And now we have new
Exotic Sheep
Every once in a while we have an opportunity to share a real treat, and last Sunday was one of them, a special day hosted by the Hale Family on their southern Hawkes Bay farm. It was a rainy day, and yet the scenery throughout our two hour drive was magnificent. The hills were draped in cloud and mist, the rain falling on emerald green fields and the early spring leaves just reaching out from the many trees adorning this
Where the Golden Fleece Looms Come From!
Ever wonder how your Golden Fleece looms are made and where they come from? This week I am visiting with Majacraft, and was able to get a peek at the birthplace of your circular looms 🙂 You probably know already that we worked together with Majacraft to design and develop these little circles of weaving joy, and since then they have been making both the Golden Fleece looms especially for us and our course participants, as well as three sizes
Fibery Tool Tips: Flick Carder Project
This week we have another ‘tool tip’ for you, and just for fun have included a simple little project you might like to make too!
Fibery Yummy Stuff
Good fiber, the yummy stuff that your hands are just itching to spin on sight, its the colours, the softness, the textures, the locks, the clouds, the crimp.. We know it when we see it, right? 🙂 This week we wanted to share some of that with you, the eye candy produced by the specially selected FiberyGoodness.com fiber sponsors! And its not only eye candy because they are also offering great discounts to Golden Fleece students! For this post I
Making A Splash with your Online Fiber Business
It is interesting to note that many fiber artists, including many of those taking the Golden Fleece Creativity Certificate course, are also in business AS fiber artists. For many people it is a natural progression, from passion to expansion to excess product, often selling locally at markets, but even more often selling fibers and yarns online. And yes, this online market world is a big place! Easy to get lost in the crowd, to feel a bit overwhelmed. What do
Ask Suzy! Tools and Equipment
This week we are starting a new blog feature, ‘ask Suzy’, in which we will offer handy tool tips or tricks, and answer (as best we can) any questions that you send in about fiber related tools and equipment. The most recent question to hit my inbox was someone enquiring about the difference between the fiber prepared on a hackle and drum carded roving, with the focus on ‘which tool should I buy’. My best answer to this, is that
Spun by the Randomizer!
This week we had a really fun live spin session, me (Suzy) and a group of the loveliest spinners from all over the globe, Belgium, The USA, Australia, and me in the Netherlands. We overcame timezone differences, unknown technical requirements, and gathered together to spin the Randomizer! These spin groups are awesome, our own chance to gather up and chat, show our current spinning projects, share our stories and spin up a storm, all from a comfortable proximity to our
More ways to learn with FiberyGoodness
A few weeks ago I made a blogpost about learning styles, and asked the question ‘what is your learning style?. The responses both here and on Facebook were pretty clear, most people involved in fiber arts are visual learners, we like to see things, pictures, videos, live demos… its really good to actually see the theories in practice. Leslie also commented on the post that she likes to enrich that with social interaction. I thought that was a really interesting