Firstly, remember a while back Arlene surprised me with a wonderful woven treat? (I am still glowing!) So now, with my impending trip to the US and the much looked forward to hang out with Arlene between workshops, I thought it a great time to return the favour. I took this off the loom today, and it just needs washing and fulling and then it gets packed for the big flight across the water. I can’t wait to hand this
Tool Tips – Hackle!
(Photo courtesy of Majacraft) This week we are bringing a new course announcement (you’ll have to read to the end!!) and we are bringing you the first of our tool features, because, in fiberista language, ‘tool’ = ‘toy’…right? So to start us off I am impelled to go straight to the Hackle, because it is my favourite. Nope, not because it’s cute or cuddly (it’s not), nor because it’s elegant or graceful, but purely because of what I can do
Purple!
Purple! I love it! It’s our current featured colour in our colour series, and my turn (Suzy) to write the post. Got me thinking, all this time, I have used purple in almost everything, painting, drawing, dyeing, batt making, I spin it, I weave it, I paint my house in it, but what do I actually KNOW about purple?! I discovered, not very much, until now. I did some research and found some stuff to share with you. The first
In Praise of Singles
I know, its Valentines day, and I am talking about singles! Well Cupid isn’t always welcome, especially when we have ‘the perfect single’ thats really not trying to hook up with the perfectly matched partner to ‘balance’ it.. This is not the single thats smooth, low twist and relaxed.. in my eyes thats not always ‘perfect’, in fact, sometimes its just too damn smooth for its own good, I mean, if I wanted ‘that’ kind of perfect single, wouldn’t I
First Ever FiberyGoodness Live Broadcast and Majacraft Product Reveal
(scroll down for viewing details and link) Backstory: Remember a few months ago I (Suzy) was in New Zealand? And I was visiting at Majacraft? Glynis made mention in their newsletter that we had spent some time in the design room while I was there. One of the outcomes of that was the creation of the circular looms that Arlene (SpinArtiste) and I had been discussing with them for a while, in conjunction with our Golden Fleece course. The OTHER
Why the Golden Fleece?
Myths. Legends. Stories and fairy tales. We grew up with them, we read them to our kids, they entertain us and transport us to different and magical times and places. But you know, I don’t think thats all there is to it. If we go back a very long time, a really really long time, before we had the computers and the interweb, before we had books, before we had written words.. these stories were more than just a moments
Coming up: New Resources and the FiberyGoodness shop
Its Friday, and I hope you are all looking forward to a weekend of much fibery goodness! For myself (Suzy), I would be pretty happy with a day off and some extra time to spend with my fiber and dye stashes. In the meantime though, there are preparations to make, websites to be updated, information to be sent out and fiber kits to be assembled, because… dahdahdahhhh.. we are nearly ready to reopen enrollments for the next Journey to the
Gallery Gazing
This week we are anticipating the release of Module 2 in our Golden Fleece Fiber Creativity course (scheduled for 6 January). We have seen some wonderful yarns coming in as a result of Module One, as people have worked through the materials. So I thought this week was a great time to highlight one of the features on our FiberyGoodness.com website – the Gallery! We are thrilled to see it filling up with some truly amazing, thoughtful, stunning, and creative
Weaving in Circles
We are thrilled to see that many course participants now have their Golden Fleece Circular Looms in their hands and are already beginning with the fun that is weaving in circles! If you haven’t yet received yours and are expecting it, don’t worry, its not long to wait now. One of the reasons we love these looms so much, and also Majacraft who produces them, is that each and every one of these has had so much personal care and attention, first
Module One Yarns
We really did it! You, Arlene, me, here we all are, several weeks into our journey already! I know that there are people at all stages of progress at the moment (and this is just as it should be), with some just beginning to consider their yarn and the design elements they want to include, and others who have already processed, planned, and created their yarns. It is a wonderful experience for us to see the yarn images being posted