Sep 24, 2014 | Fiber crush: Stuff I love, Knitting Pattern Resources
It is easy to see why lots of people fall in love with sari silk yarn. I personally LOVE IT. Rustic and colorful, I get my yarn directly from a fair trade collectives in India and Nepal and is hand spun but village women for a fair wage that supports their families...
Sep 17, 2014 | Knitting Pattern Resources
Okay, maybe I am a knitting nerd, but I find it fascinating that stranded knitting is part of so many different knitting traditions. Fair Isle, Estonia, Norwegian, Icelandic. Stranded knitting was used to thicken the knitted fabric by carrying the two strands and...
Sep 10, 2014 | Knit like a fiber artist
It is a question that stops me dead in my tracks. You may even see me tilting my head a little as if I do not quite comprehend the question. One of the questions I am most frequently asked is “How many yards will it take to make X?”(X=any give project) I...
Sep 2, 2014 | Knit like a fiber artist, Knitting Pattern Resources
It was love at first sight. Straight up I am carrying sari ribbon because I love it myself. So thick, I had absolutely no idea how I was going to work with it. But I was determined to find a suitable sari silk ribbon pattern for my new fiber crush. Here is what I...
Aug 27, 2014 | Art Journaling for fiber artists., How to think like an artist
I am such a big advocate of art journaling. For me it is not just a place to try my hand at art techniques. The main reason I keep one is it is hands down the best way to capture and develop inspirations. ALL of my creative ideas start in my art journal. It is...
