Oh, the Tour de Fleece, how I love that part of the summer! And, sadly, another Tour de Fleece has come and gone but it was not without a lot of Fibery Goodness involved. Our team was hosted by the Hostess with the Mostess, Jan Massie of Just 4 Ewe Studio. Since it was our first year having our own team, we were delighted to have over 50 members and in true Fibery Goodness fashion, our team spanned the globe!
Breaking Free…
OMG…I feel like I’ve been harboring a dirty secret for awhile now…Today it is time for “Blog Confessions”! I am a spinner and a weaver…some even say “artist”…but I started as a knitter and really, really, really, I’ve got more hours logged knitting socks than anything else, I think (I have a suitcase full of hand knit socks and I recently gave away ten pairs and the suitcase is still full to the brim). Many moons ago, when all I
Buying and Selling Spinning Wheels
Originally, I was going to write my take on “Buying your First Spinning Wheel”, but as a delved further into my thoughts on the topic, I realized that would be short-changing this post. So, instead, we are going to take a look at some of my adventures in buying and selling spinning wheels which will include some thoughts on buying your first wheel. The moment I decided to learn how to hand spin yarn and what type of yarn I
Fiber Tech: Where Old Meets New
I was thinking this week about all the different things I love to do with technology as it relates to fiber and realized this is a subject that I’ve never written about previously, but that I would very much like to write about on occasion. So, welcome to my new somewhat irregular column, “Fiber Tech” where I’m going to explore different ways to increase your fiber fun via technology.
Crazy about Coils
This week I was digging around in the pictures on my phone and found this: And, it dawned on me, I’m a bit of a Coil junkie and decided I would share with you some of my thoughts on spinning coils. For those of you who have not yet spun a coiled yarn, the concept is simple: you spin a single and then ply it over a core yarn, wrapping the single around the core.
Live Graduation Event Details and Holiday Inspiration
We are so excited that this week we will be airing our first live graduation celebration for a number of our Journey to the Golden Fleece participants! Yup, that’s right…Thursday night, 7 PM EST on live on Youtube. If you are a newsletter subscriber, you will get the link emailed to you or you can check back here where we will also post the link. Post graduation, the graduates will be receiving their certificates and badges. UPDATED: THE EVENT HAS
Fibery Goodness Welcomes a Fiber Superhero, Jan Massie aka Spiderlady!
Big doings around here this week! We have a new group setting sail on the Journey to the Golden Fleece and it’s always fun to embark and start getting to know everyone. In the meantime, many folks in our first group are finishing up their final projects (see the Module 8 gallery) and the group that started last February are unbelievably very deep into their journeys as well. And, as many of you know, Suzy and I are working hard with
Online Spinning Sessions with Natalie Redding of Namaste Farms!
When I woke up this morning, I could tell Suzy had been hard at work while I was sleeping. There in my email were a big bunch of registrations for online spinning sessions. It is always exciting to see people sign up for Fibery Goodness events, but this was especially exciting because the sign ups were for the special sessions that Natalie Redding of Namaste Farms is doing in October and November!
Online Spin Sessions! New Yarn Recipe Cards!! What’s next?!?!
Wow, what a week! We had a live broadcast this week to wish Suzy a fond farewell as she gets ready to depart for New Zealand and during the broadcast, we announced the new online spin sessions that are starting next month as well as a brand new set of recipe cards inspired by the late, Dr. Maya Angelou. In case you missed the broadcast, you can always catch up by watching the recorded version.
Northern Fiber Exposure
Arlene here! I went on a BIG trip and it feels like I was gone for just ages. My husband is heading for a milestone birthday and one of the items on his bucket list was going to Alaska. So, at the end of July, we left for our tour (one week on land and one week on sea). What does this have to do with “fibery goodness”? Well, a lot…cause, naturally, I found some!