Arlene’s Notes: One of the great blessings of the partnership between Suzy and myself is the synergy of taking a germ of an idea, watering it with collaboration, and then watching it grow into something exciting. Our new book, “The
Hello Fiber Folks!!! I am so happy to be writing this post to present a fiber arts and hand spinning program that we’ve been putting together over the course of the past few months. Bren Boone of Snerb Yarn and
As a kid one of the things I always looked forward to during the summer was the local county 4-H Fair(local county/state fair organization in the US). I’d spend the year prior to the event working on various projects to
An exciting milestone has just been reached in the growth of the Fiberygoodness Evolution project! We have just come to the end of our very first official project! There have been more than ten teams working together, through live video
Silk, glorious silk!!! Wool is awesome, but I have developed quite the passion for working with silk yarns — especially the chunkier types. They are light, warm to wear and luxurious. A couple of years ago, I happened upon a
The reading material on the nightstand is the Fall issue of Vogue magazine!!!! Just like last year, a couple of weeks ago, I ordered myself up a copy from Amazon because it comes in a fancy box. This year, as
Many moons ago, Suzy and I challenged each other to a spinning duel. I gave her a package of stuff to spin and she gave one to me. Now, when I say “many moons”, I really mean that because I
Introduction: Bren Boone is right at the top of my list of artists I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting in person. If you have seen Bren’s work, you know why. Her hand spun yarns are pure perfection.
Branding… we hear about it all the time right? In some ways its kinda frowned upon, ‘branding’ is often viewed as something utterly commercial, you pay for the name on the product, buying into the image associated with the ‘brand’,
One of the things that a lot of folks struggle with is defining themselves artistically. I know for me, in the beginning with spinning, I was so eager to try everything. Settling into what I REALLY liked from what wheel