Let us spread our wings and soar into a new year, filled with inspiration, in a very TinySTUDIO way. This first issue of the year is themed; ‘Birds’, and pays tribute to the endlessly varied colours, characters, and beauty of the avian world. Our day begins with the amazing sounds of the ‘dawn chorus’ as the birds wake up and sing to the rising sun. Louise Cook takes this inspiration and relates it to her Saori weaving practice, there are
Welcome to a new issue of tinyStudio magazine, and we are turning 21 this time! To celebrate this coming of age, we are actually looking into the past a little, exploring some of our spinning history, starting with a DIY project for making a medieval spindle. I love all those beautiful ancient images of the women in their long robes, strolling along with their distaffs poised and their spindle in hand, gathering weight with the yarn they are creating. In
I am very pleased to announce that all tinyStudio Members issue 19 priority print purchases are printing and/or shipping, and I am now about to offer this gorgeous magazine in PRINT to everyone! This issue is just stunning, with so many inspirational articles, I just cannot choose a favourite 🙂 Here is a quick flipthrough so you can see for yourself just how much fibery magic this issue contains, 120 pages! I love the digital version of tinyStudio so much,
This is an issue containing a lot of magic! We will see amazing magic tricks that transform fiber into yarn, yarn into weavings, weavings into clothing.. and much more! Prepare to be astounded and amazed with all the great magical content in this issue! I am very excited to have artists featured in this issue from Japan, Europe, USA, South America, New Zealand, and the UK, and our topics range from spinning, to tools, different kinds of weaving, some fibery
Big news from tinyStudio magazine – we are back in print! Find out about the awesome new Eco Format and availability!
TinyStudio is now into its fifth year of publication; I can’t believe how fast the time has gone by. It is truly a testament to the phrase ‘time flies when you are having fun’. This issue is all about paying tribute to time, in fact this IS the ‘Timey Wimey’ issue, packed with articles to help boost your creativity, and stories linking what is past with what is still to come. Inspiration can be drawn from learning about spinners who
Welcome to the latest instalment of fibery inspiration, creativity, information, and of course, fluffy eye candy! The underlying theme of this issue is ‘Reflections”. I came to this concept via one of my most treasured memories; a moment when I found myself in the middle of the most incredible reflection. I was travelling the west coast of the South Island (Te Waipounamu) of my homeland Aotearoa New Zealand. This is an incredible part of the country; wild, sparsely populated, and everything
Today we kicked off the tinyStudio Teams participating in this years Spin Together event! I am proud and excited to have three tinyStudio teams this year, Captained by Helen Keenan, Annette Montgomery, and Su Jolly. Team tinystudio’s are going to be super busy over the next 7 days, spinning and chatting and chatting and spinning, with Zooms, FB Rooms to drop into, and also local gatherings for those who live close enough to do so. With Spin Together in mind,
It is my pleasure to share with you this wonderful article by Mary about her use of art yarns and textures to create these fantastic art pieces. I am sure this will get you thinking about your stash differently and inspire you to try this out too! I really like Mary’s use of a traditional technique to which she has added her own ‘spin’ by using unusual materials and inspirations. You can find Mary online at Fancy Fibers on Facebook
The time has come, Issue 15 is ready to go! These last months have been quite eventful, there has been change, reshuffling, new processes, but here we are on time and Issue 15 is gorgeous 🙂 Since the last issue came out, both Evanita and Debbie have moved on to other exciting projects. I am incredibly grateful for all they have done for tinyStudio – Evanita has been amazing for years behind the scenes throughout all our fiberygoodness courses, and
