News & Notes From FGF
A Different Kind of Virtual
This week Camp Yarnsie is taking place. Yarnsie is a community based group. They offer a myriad of classes and groups for all kinds of textile crafts including weaving, spinning, knitting, and crochet. They have open rooms nearly around the clock, so you may meet...
WIP Wednesday
My Local Fibershed Sweater in progress. It's "Shifty" only I added a steek so I can make it a cardigan!
New Podcast: Planning a Fibershed Garden
Lisa is taking the next step in the Fibershed wardrobe. She is planning a natural dye garden. She also talks about what we can do while awaiting those plants growing to still work on the wardrobe. You can find it here OR subscribe on itunes.
Episode 13
Lisa is planning a natural dye garden. She'll tell you her thoughts about the planning and what to do while the plants are growing to make progress in your natural dyeing and Fibershed wardrobe.
Holiday Gifting: Experiences
For the last few years, I've enjoyed giving experiences rather than gifts. And some of my favorite gifts to receive have been experiences too. We've give tickets to plays and concerts. And these gifts have included spending that time with the recipients, like a double...
Making is What We Need
Okay....now the wait begins. We may know who is president this week. But we may not. There may be recounts. There may be legal challenges. In the meantime, how are you feeling? I'm feeling pretty anxious. I'm feeling scared. I'm feeling angry too. I've seen a lot of...
Holiday Gifting
Do you have a person on your list that is hard to buy for? OR are YOU that person? We are now offering gift certificates. You can click here for a quick gift. You can pick any denomination. It is a digital gift certificate. The recipient can come and shop at their...
New Podcast: Natural Colored and Naturally Dyed Yarn
I've been talking about Fibershed. And in that light, I know that I need to relearn all about natural dyeing again. I've done it a lot. I've taken a lot of classes. But I've never done it in a production with reproducibility in mind. I will have to really pay...
Holiday Knitting Part 5: Socks
I love knitting socks. I really have only knit them for myself. That is probably pretty selfish, right? It's really never crossed my mind to make a pair for Bill. Maybe because his feet are bigger. Maybe because his feet are rougher. Maybe because his feet are more...
Episode 12
In this episode, Lisa talks about natural dyeing and how to add some color into your local wardrobe.
