I can hear the call of the gulls, the slapping of the waves against the hull and the creak of the timbers as our ship is prepared for the exciting journey ahead. This is the time when anticipation can be tasted in the sea air, the time when adventure comes knocking and we can’t turn away, because we have done this before and we know what could happen… Yes this is to tell you that my wheel is stowed, my
Just back again with an update and some stuff for you to download too! Last week we ran our first live spin session focussing on a piece of Majacraft equipment, and our subject was the amazing Aura from Majacraft, and we were lucky enough to have both Glynis and Andrew Poad of Majacraft themselves as guests! This wheel is like the mothership of all the wheels for many art yarn spinners, it has all the features we need to work with
This week we introduce Jen Eddington of Curly Wool from Tasmania, who has a multi-generational love for fiber. From breeding and raising sheep to dyeing, spinning and weaving, she enjoys all aspects of working with wool. Her studies in fiber arts have taken her all over the world – most recently to Fibery Goodness! Arlene Thayer (AT): Tell us about being a “fiber” person in your part of the world, Tasmania? Jen Eddington (JE): My island state of Tasmania has
Update! Follow this link for the live session now! https://youtu.be/m-CbCVHdSws A wee while ago, and this was before Fiberygoodness became official Majacraft dealers, we had this idea. It was just coincidence (or a like minds thing) that we all have an Aura each, and of course just like all spinners, we love talking about our wheels! Fiberygoodness team meetings tend to include discussions of what we are spinning and sharing our ideas 😉 So at some point Jan mentioned a very clever
We have a big announcement today! The FiberyGoodness Majacraft e-store is open!! I am sure many of you know we have a history with Majacraft from right back at the very Fiberygoodness beginning. Together we designed and developed the Circular looms for the Golden Fleece course, looms which have become very popular indeed! We have loved seeing this craft take off and the development of the circle weaving Facebook Group too! And of course even before this Suzy (me!) had been happily
I have a dear friend here in New Zealand, and she happens to be involved in a subgroup of our National Spinners and Weavers Guild (Creative Fibre NZ). Now Angela is one of those people who is always coming up with awesome ideas, and she loves to offer challenges, the lastest one is ‘we’ (as in everyone she can catch for 2 seconds) must spin a single to contribute to the collection of samples that Angela is building, and she
If you have been reading this blog for a little bit, you know I love to write about the Pantone Color picks whether it be for the season or the year — especially for the year. I always get pretty excited to write these posts. When I wrote about the Spring 2016 Color Report, the Color(s) of the year had not yet been announced although I had my guesses. I was half right. Based upon reading the Color Report, I
Geez, it was fun having a giveaway last week…we have a winner! It is Stephanie Dibble…Stephanie, I sent you an email asking you where to send your prize which consists of a copy of The Spinner’s Notebook, a copy of Jan Massie’s Spinning Art Yarn and a mini fiber pack with beautiful fibers dyed by Natalie Redding!! So…let’s do another one…and this one is A-MAY-ZING. We have a new class coming out next week that I am anxiously awaiting to
It’s time to let a big cat out of the bag…Fibery Goodness is now an official Majacraft dealer!!! We could not be more pleased nor more proud. Most of you reading this know that from the outset of Fibery Goodness, we have had a cherished relationship with the fine folks at Majacraft. It seemed after our long engagement, it was time to get married…:-) In the next few weeks, we will continue the remodeling of our website to also expand