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 David | Dec 3, 2012 | About Us
We’re feeling a little overwhelmed here at the moment, and heading into winter should be a time when things are supposed to get a little easier. So, over the weekend, Lynne and I had a slight attack of sensibility and are trying to streamline some of our many...
by DesignerLynne | Aug 17, 2012 | Carders, Exhibitions, Indian Head Spinning Wheel, Tools of the Trade, Workshops
If I have nightmares about drowning in an ocean of alpaca and llama fibre, crested with roving of pure white sheep wool, it wouldn’t surprise me; that’s almost how it has felt every day for the past month. We have a lot of fibre that needs cleaning and we really...
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...