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
– Charan Sachar (Suzy) Welcome to the very first post of 2021 on our blog! I always feel that it is important to start the year as we wish to continue, and so I am pleased to be able to share the first ‘action’ post from Charan, the Fiberygoodness tinyStudio Artist in Residence! We are loving Charan’s approach to experimentation and exploration, both in learning the quirks of a new wheel and also in designing yarns and pushing the limits
On some of my more recent tinyStudio TV Episodes (sent out to all our lovely magazine subscribers) and also on my YouTube channel, I have been showing my use of the Majacraft Hand Cards and the resulting yarns I have spun after my fleece carding experiments! This post is my review of the Majacraft 96tpi handcards! Being a Majacraft fan, of course I have had them since they came out, and at the time I was not heavily into hand
Firstly, I do hope you and your loved ones are safe and well in these difficult times. This is definitely the moment for us all to work together and support each other with kindness and generosity, to hopefully ease some of the anxiety and stress we are all facing. I hope that things tinyStudio are bringing you a little light, and some creative inspiration to help you through! Don’t forget in a recent post I shared my free and complete
Fun With Spikes! Here we go! We are all, in one way or another, finding our way through the global pandemic known as Covid-19. It has been an emotional roller coaster for many of us, and I feel this is a great time to bring you something to distract you from the stresses of lockdown and social distancing. This is something I began mid 2019 after being asked to teach at Majacraft Camp 2020. The theme was ‘Naturals’. Over the
Here I am back again, to announce the publication of Issue SIX of tinyStudio Creative Life magazine! The time has sped by since our previous issue, but we have been super busy behind the scenes getting this issue ready to go. I know I say this every time, but every issue I am working on quickly becomes my favourite 🙂 This one is no exception! The gentle focus or theme in this issue is ‘Conscious Crafting’, something that I think