'Round about this time every winter my wandering creative eye starts to fixate on my spinning stash, as the cold and unpleasant weather of the Midwest drives me toward indoor activities that will relieve my mounting cabin fever. Besides spinning wool into crazy art yarns, I also hand dye wool rovings myself using professional acid... Continue Reading →
Morale Fiber’s Field Guide to Crochet Gauge and Yarn Behavior
We've all been there. Excitedly scoping a new pattern, picking through the stash for a suitable yarn for the project, dreaming up color schemes and envisioning your gloriously perfect new handmade thingamajig. Except none of the yarns are the same weight as the pattern recommends. And you can't find your 5.5 hook (check behind your... Continue Reading →
Alpaca Handspun Wrap
Forgive me, fiber darlings, as the golden falling walnut leaves and the true approach of autumn sends me into paroxysms of nostalgia - you see, I've completed a very long personal fiber art project, and will not hesitate to use it as an excuse to wax sentimental 😉 Translation: This is a long personal reflection... Continue Reading →