Mar 28, 2018 | Fiber crush: Stuff I love, yarn spinning
I know I am late to the game. I bought a blending board earlier this year. I have 3 drum carders and some hand cards, I did not see a need for a blending board. That is until I for what ever reason decided I wanted one because if the portability. I had some felting...
Mar 14, 2018 | Art weaving, weaving
Today, Fiberista, I am going to answer a question I get quite often…What size rigid heddle loom should I get? Now, I did write an entire blog post about how to select a rigid heddle loom for art weaving. That post is long overdue for an update. For this post, I...
Feb 28, 2018 | Creative Inspiration, Creative woo, How to think like an artist, Knit like a fiber artist
One of my college roomies was an avid crocheter. This was way before I even considered fiber art. She made blankets. Each one thoughtfully planned as gifts for those she loved. They were labor intensive solid blankets using color blocking designs and patterning. When...
Feb 21, 2018 | Creative Inspiration, Crochet pattern resources
Today, fiberista, I am feeling called to hit the WIPS. So for today’s post I am giving a nod to the Crocheters. I know that often times finding crochet patterns amongst the vast selection of knitting patterns available is enough to make one feel like you are on...
Feb 7, 2018 | Creative Inspiration, The Business of being an artist
Ages ago in Birmingham, my friend Robin and I would do a weekly craft night at her house. I had just started to knit and was making a garter stitch scarf that was, of course, way too wide. She was a cross-stitcher who loved tackling large complex patterns. Others...
