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...
by DesignerLynne | Mar 18, 2013 | Art, Blending Board, Needle Felting, Techniques, Weird & Unusual
It Won! – ‘Show of Feathers’ – The Winner of The Latest Secret Stash Competition I know I’m ‘blowing my own trumpet,’ but it does feel good to win, even if the only prize is recognition. Then again, that’s what Fibre Arts Bootcamp is all about: developing...
by DesignerLynne | Feb 27, 2013 | Art, Philosophy, Projects, Sculpture, Spinning, Spinning Art Yarn, Techniques
Inspirational quotes can be enormously powerful if we refer to them regularly in our everyday lives. Much like resonating with the vibrations of a tuning fork, when we find a quote that strikes the perfect note within us, we can be driven to stretch ourselves; break...
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 David | Jan 7, 2013 | Animals, Education, Natural Fiber, Philosophy, Workshops
We have a pretty busy calendar of workshops lined up at Fibre Arts Bootcamp this year, so if you’ve had a burning desire or even a faintly warm desire to commence or expand your fiber skills, then make 2013 YOUR year. We are all full of good intentions, but as Samuel...
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...
Calling All Fiber Artists - all proceeds from the FAB Fiber Arts Store go directly to help the Llama Sanctuary