by David Chapman | Aug 3, 2020 | Art Yarn, Chenille Yarn, Fiber Craft Store, Super Bulky Yarn, Super Chunky Yarn, Yarn
Shop Chenille Yarn BEST QUALITY FAB’s Super Chunky Chenille Yarn This Super-chunky, Chenille Mega Yarn is approximately three quarters of an inch diameter (as thick as your thumb thereabouts!) and is perfect for Mega knitting, Mega crochet, Hand knitting, Thumb...
by David Chapman | Jan 30, 2019 | Discounts, Downloads, Fibre Picker, Fibre Tumbler, Indian Head Spinning Wheel, Llama Rescue, Salish Loom, Spinning Wheel
Fact: a llama’s stomach accounts for more than 25% of body weight and this dense mass of fermentation acts like a furnace. 50% OFF Downloadlable Plans COUPON EXPIRATION 29th June 2018 Head over to our store and use the discount code LLAMALOVE50 in the Fibre Arts...
by David Chapman | Sep 5, 2018 | Chenille Yarn, Mega Crochet, Mega Knitting, Mega Yarn, Super Bulky Yarn, Super Chunky Yarn, Yarn
Blog Affordable Super-Bulky Mega Yarn Being advocates of natural fiber for so many years, FAB has resisted embracing synthetic fibres, but as the Borg clearly stated: ‘You will be Assimilated into a Synthetic Yarn User. Resistance is futile’, or at least they used...
by David | Sep 29, 2017 | Mega Knitting, Needles & Hooks, One Day Projects, Projects, Throw, Tools of the Trade, Video
Project-in-a-Day: Knitting a Super Bulky Hot Pink Throw How many projects are sitting on a shelf uncompleted, gathering dust; a relentless reminder of a period in a life where the creative impulse was strong, but time was short or patience was somewhat diminished?...
by DesignerLynne | Aug 9, 2016 | Extending rug length, Rag Rug Making, Rag Rugs, Rug, Salish Loom, Techniques, Weaving, Weaving
Simple three step Process to extend finished length of hand woven runner This rug will be 6′ but longer lengths can be achieved too! Loom showing top of work previously extended over top of frame and fixed in place. Now it’s time to lengthen the working...
by DesignerLynne | Jun 13, 2016 | Fiber Types, Rug
Hairy Llamas The Ccara llama has two coats,a long coarse protective or ‘Guard’ hair that lays over a soft, downy undercoat. Typically, we recommend that Ccara llamas are not shorn, since it takes a huge amount of energy from the llama and around two years...
by DesignerLynne | Feb 21, 2016 | Weaving
Circular Weaving Circular weaving is possibly the simplest shape to begin with, no side edge turnings. As long as you keep the item flat by allowing enough yarn, there isn’t much else to consider. Once we had completed the design of the Salish Weaving Loom and...
by David Chapman | Jan 30, 2016 | Fiber Craft Store, Projects, Socks & Slippers, Thrummed Slippers
Blog Hand Crafted Heaven These are no ordinary slippers! Hand-knitted by Lynne Milsom, using pure llama and alpaca fiber, entirely processed and spun at The Llama Sanctuary and every penny of your donation for these hard-wearing house boots goes directly to care for...
Calling All Fiber Artists - all proceeds from the FAB Fiber Arts Store go directly to help the Llama Sanctuary