by David | Feb 11, 2013 | Downloads, Fibre Picker, Picking, Techniques, Tools of the Trade
Save $$$ and Build your Own Fibre Picker Finally, finally, finally! The plans for the FAB Fiber Picker have been completed. So many other tasks kept presenting themselves as more important than the plans, that I seemed to get only five minutes each week to work on...
by David | Jan 25, 2013 | Animals, Blowing, Cleaning & Processing, Techniques, Tumbling, Uncategorized
Cleaning animal fleece ready for processing has to be the most difficult and time-consuming part of fibre work. In fact, for many people, their first encounter with raw fleece, whether from sheep, llama, alpaca or goat, will be their last. Each type of fleece has...
by DesignerLynne | Dec 12, 2012 | Art, Batt Art
This is one of the latest creations from our fibre arts studio, which is a rather fancy word for the crowded room in our house, where we attempt to contain the dirtier jobs of fibre work. Not having encountered anything like this elsewhere, it’s highly unlikely...
by David | Nov 22, 2012 | Fringe, Knitting, Mega Knitting, Projects, Techniques, Throw
In today’s video, we can all watch Lynne finally adding the finishing touch to a Throw that has been long in the making. The hold-up in completing this Throw has been the making of the videos, which has challenged our limited equipment and even more limited knowledge...
by DesignerLynne | Nov 7, 2012 | Navajo Plying, Spinning, Techniques
The rain has been lashing down for quite a few days, although it feels like quite a few weeks, but at least the weather has forced us indoors to catch up on a few things, not the least of which is sorting through the hours of video material that we have accumulated. ...
by DesignerLynne | Nov 1, 2012 | Drop Spindle, Drop Spinning, Spinning, Techniques
Spinning on a drop spindle doesn’t sound very sexy and it doesn’t match the romantic image of relaxing at a large wheel as it hums its favourite tune, whilst spooling exquisitely fine yarn. However, you can produce some amazing yarns on this cheap and simple device,...
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