by David Chapman | Jan 9, 2014 | Llama Rescue, Mega Crochet, Mega Knitting, Needles & Hooks
Raising funds to pay for the care of the rescued llamas and alpacas in the sanctuary is always a challenge, and with so many charities competing for a limited number of donors, we try to do things a little differently, by providing something of value. Fibre Arts...
by David Chapman | Oct 15, 2013 | Rag Rug Making, Rag Rugs, Rug, Salish Loom, Video
With winter almost upon us once more, and the abbreviated daylight in which to chase weeds, build fences and groom llamas, we can turn our attention once more to those indoor projects that we’ve been yearning to get on with. In my case, rug making is my passion, well...
by David Chapman | Oct 8, 2013 | Cleaning & Processing, Downloads, Fibre Tumbler, Techniques, Tools of the Trade, Tumbling, Uncategorized
How to Build Your Own Wool & Fiber Tumbler It’s such a waste to have a machine that can only perform one job, especially when it’s unlikely to be used for more than one week a year. I love versatility and that’s precisely what this simple conversion allows you to...
by DesignerLynne | Jul 29, 2013 | Downloads, Projects, Rag Rug Making, Rag Rugs, Rug, Salish Loom, Tools of the Trade, Weaving
Making Rag Rugs on a Salish Loom A passion of mine for many years has been rugs; I simply adore wooden floors and thick rugs! Rugs crocheted from super chunky llama yarn are for special places in the house, where the delicious sensation of ‘mud squelching between the...
by David | May 8, 2013 | Downloads, Indian Head Spinning Wheel, Spinning Wheel, Tools of the Trade
At long last the plans for the Indian Head spinning wheel are now in store. Crikey, they’ve been a long time in coming! With twenty nine detailed drawings , together with numerous close-up photographs and an informative description of the project, this package...
by DesignerLynne | May 1, 2013 | Dyeing Equipment, Dyeing Fibre, Techniques, Tools of the Trade
The process of dyeing fabric and fiber remained a mystery to me for many years and deliberately so. I remember when I was just married (and I was VERY young when I married), buying one of those small aluminium containers of dye from the local shop, with the intention...