I am very pleased to bring you Issue 24 of TinySTUDIO Creative Life magazine! I am excited to be continuing our focus on art yarns and the myriad of things that can be made with them. I hope you will find articles that inspire you to create something unique and special, made with some unusual yarns. In this issue we have yarn making – from the preparation of batts through to gorgeous yarns, with Lora Jones. The vibrant colours throughout
It is my pleasure to offer you a new Fiberygoodness online course! This course comprises of a combination of downloadable (printable) workbook, video content, and live classes. In this course we will create custom looms and weave pattern pieces for no-cut sewing projects. You choose your pattern, Suzy will help you make it! The concept behind a Custom Pattern Loom is to weave fabric that is already in the shape of the pattern pieces needed for a sewing project, such as
I am very pleased to be bringing you the latest issue of tinyStudio Creative Life magazine, in both print and digital! For 2024 my goal is to focus on art yarns, the spinning of them and also all the various ways to put them to use in our projects, and this issue is full of arty inspiration. Even if you are not a focussed art yarner, there is plenty to keep you entertained and informed as well. In this issue
Let us spread our wings and soar into a new year, filled with inspiration, in a very TinySTUDIO way. This first issue of the year is themed; ‘Birds’, and pays tribute to the endlessly varied colours, characters, and beauty of the avian world. Our day begins with the amazing sounds of the ‘dawn chorus’ as the birds wake up and sing to the rising sun. Louise Cook takes this inspiration and relates it to her Saori weaving practice, there are
It has been my pleasure to share my ‘Fun With Spikes’ hackle pattern system available for free here on my website for a couple of years, in the form of a downloadable 50 page workbook plus half hour video with demonstration and instruction. I am pleased to now present to you a Second edition of “Fun With Spikes: How to use a hackle to design unique yarns’, in PRINT, with additional content and images! The new book is now available
Welcome to a new issue of tinyStudio magazine, and we are turning 21 this time! To celebrate this coming of age, we are actually looking into the past a little, exploring some of our spinning history, starting with a DIY project for making a medieval spindle. I love all those beautiful ancient images of the women in their long robes, strolling along with their distaffs poised and their spindle in hand, gathering weight with the yarn they are creating. In
This issue marks a milestone for me, as it slowly sinks in that I have been publishing this quarterly magazine now for 5 years! In many ways it still feels as though I am just getting started, that I have so much more I want to do with tinyStudio, and I also look back with pride and gratitude on what we have achieved and the wonderful issues since 2018 that never grow old, that continue to be as inspirational, motivational,
This is an issue containing a lot of magic! We will see amazing magic tricks that transform fiber into yarn, yarn into weavings, weavings into clothing.. and much more! Prepare to be astounded and amazed with all the great magical content in this issue! I am very excited to have artists featured in this issue from Japan, Europe, USA, South America, New Zealand, and the UK, and our topics range from spinning, to tools, different kinds of weaving, some fibery
Big news from tinyStudio magazine – we are back in print! Find out about the awesome new Eco Format and availability!
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