Posted on March 1st, 2011, by Nuri
I’ve been experimenting with different types of fiber, different preparations, and using worsted and woolen spinning techniques. One great way I’ve found to try out these many different fiber options is to play with combining samples or to swap things I have plenty of (hand-dyed yarn) for things I don’t (batts!). Of course, there is [...]
Tags: batts, fiber, lessons, merino, phatfiber, roving, spinning, top, yarn
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Posted on February 24th, 2011, by Nuri
Last year I started participating in the Phat Fiber community, which is a lovely group of fiber artisans. Every month, they release a sample box with varying types of fiber goodness inside. It lets people see and feel first-hand the products of internet fiber vendors. I have gotten a few of those sample boxes, and [...]
Tags: design, Knitting, pattern, phatfiber, spinning
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Posted on October 13th, 2010, by Nuri
This month’s Phat Fiber box has a Steampunk theme, and the pictures I have seen so far are awesome! You should definitely give it a try this month if you can get a box. I’ve sent in three different colors (on 4 different yarns) for the boxes. These, and a few others, will be going [...]
Tags: cashmere, dyeing, Etsy, Laputa, merino, phatfiber, silk, steampunk, superwash, thrift, wool, yarn
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