One of the challenges for Arlene and I when designing our online courses, it taking into account the different ways we all learn. Most of us learn in lots of different ways, we take in what we hear and see, we like to get some hands on practice, we get a book and read everything about a subject… However for most of us, we will find there is always one way that works better.. If you are a visual learner,
Transported to the deep dark woods, bathed in the depths of pureness, sweet smelling mosses, growing, mysterious, and mystic. The dampness, the greenness, trickling water sounding sweet and cool and the rich green canopy above, swaying in the breeze that never reaches the base of the trees. Its still here, and quiet, and it refreshes the soul to be breathing this air that almost seems imbued with green. In parts of Europe this is the realm of the Green Man. In
It’s debate time again!!!! You know we love a controversial topic here at Fibery Goodness and this topic is a good one that I’m sure will spark some interest…Enjoy! Arlene: So…when I started spinning, all I wanted to spin was “art yarn”. I could not have cared less about the technical aspects of what I was doing. In fact, as soon as I heard classic terms like “woolen” and “worsted”, my eyes would glaze over and my mind would drift
Well last week was Arlenes lovely post about Marti’s wonderful gift and the idea of watching between us while apart. I find that quite a comfort, as one of the downsides of living in a country that I havent grown up in is that now, no matter where I am, there is always someone I will be missing. I think most people have someone they would love to be closer to, when the constraints of time and distance make that
At left is one of my little prize possessions. It is a Victorian Mizpah pin fashioned from sterling silver and gold circa 1870. I purchased it a few years ago at my favorite antique store. I had never seen a Mizpah pin before and my friend, the owner, of the store explained that it was something that would have been given to a sweetheart.
How exciting! I am not only right here at Arlenes kitchen table typing this blogpost (which is already awesomeness), but I have also just made our brand new Fiberygoodness Course LIVE! This is a course that we have worked on for quite a while, starting with the Blending Colour Ebook (which is in the shop) and then expanding on that with the addition of some super Exercises to get you started on mixing up these fibers into amazing new blends.
Arlene here…Suzy is with me in the US! And, we are on a working vacation of sorts…so, no blog post or weekly email this week. Until next time, all of our fibery best!
Its bold, bright, in-ya-face-colour, its effervescent, flashy, and people either love it or hate it. Neon. Those wicked colours that almost glow with vividness. Do they belong in fiber? In yarns? We have known about neon colour for decades, think of Hollywood, flashing lights, VEGAS.. neon has become the attention grabber of storefronts and theatres, cafe’s, nightclubs.. seedy restaurants and hotels.. It can mean many things, but it always says ‘LOOK AT ME!’ And now, we can even dye our
Its true, I work late and sometimes mess stuff up. And today I see this has led to some confusion because guess what I did? I pressed the wrong button and published something that should have been saved as a draft! So please, if you have received a notice about downloading something, just ignore it and blame my concentration lapse! You didn’t purchase something without realising it 🙂 And you will not be charged anything for something you didn’t purchase!
Big news!! We have our next live Broadcast scheduled! Friday 11th at 7pm Amsterdam time, and it includes a VERY special treat – a spinning lesson! Artistic Spindle Spinning, with the one and only Christiane Knight of Threeravens Yarn and Fiber Studio. And everyone can spin along!! Bring your spindle and some fibers and join in to learn how to do some cool spin stuff. Google Plus users can check out the Event page HERE, and the event is viewable