by DesignerLynne | Oct 18, 2012 | Techniques
The sun was shining, the llamas were full of kisses for everybody and judging from the smiles all around, I would say everyone had a great time at the latest in our series of fibre arts workshops. Saturdays subject revolved around a curious desire to wrap a bar of...
by DesignerLynne | Oct 9, 2012 | Freeform Crochet, Mega Crochet, Projects
I don’t know what it is about me that makes me steer away from conventionality and directs me into the realm of experimentation and discovery, but even with crochet, I find it so difficult to stick to the rules. Maybe, when I’ve reached my 100th birthday, I’ll sit...
by DesignerLynne | Jul 27, 2012 | Casting Off, Mega Knitting, Techniques, Video
To complete the Fibre Arts Bootcamp mini-series on Mega knitting basics, we need to look at casting off and once again the hooked needles make the process much faster and smoother when working with chunky art yarns. Since we only have a single stitch on the needle at...
by DesignerLynne | Jul 27, 2012 | Casting Off, Mega Knitting, Techniques, Video
To complete the Fibre Arts Bootcamp mini-series on Mega knitting basics, we need to look at casting off and once again the hooked needles make the process much faster and smoother when working with chunky art yarns. Since we only have a single stitch on the needle at...
by DesignerLynne | Jul 27, 2012 | Casting Off, Mega Knitting, Techniques, Video
To complete the Fibre Arts Bootcamp mini-series on Mega knitting basics, we need to look at casting off and once again the hooked needles make the process much faster and smoother when working with chunky art yarns. Since we only have a single stitch on the needle at...
by DesignerLynne | Jul 4, 2012 | Art Yarn, Coreless Core Spinning, Spinning, Techniques
Occasionally, I really enjoy sitting at my little SpinWell spinning wheel and losing myself in the clack and whirr of the wheel. This usually means that I’m spinning fine yarn. My passion though, is the chunky stuff; art yarns: big fluffy ropes, lumpy, bumpy,...