tinyStudio Digital Back Issues

In this first issue of tinyStudio Creative Life magazine, (published Nov 23, 2018) we have a range of articles that focus on creativity, the mindful development of skills through practice, making mistakes, experimenting, and innovating. We have a peek inside a fiber artists decorated home, a cool knit produce bag pattern, and stories about sheep! Each featured artist approaches their work in their own unique way and it is very inspiring to get this insight into their backgrounds and approaches.

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In Issue 2 you will be able to visit with a wonderful felt artist from the Netherlands, get to know some incredible spinning wheel makers (Gary of Olympic Spinning Wheels and Dave of Daedalus Spinning Wheels), as well as enjoy some amazing inspiration from spinners and fiber artists around the world. If you feel like knitting something beautiful we have a pattern from Frenchie of Aroha Knits, and a Speckle Hat pattern that takes you from Batt making to Knitting to create something unique! So much creativity packed into over 120 pages!

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In Issue 3 we will take you on a journey of through design and beauty, as well as delving into the world of running a fiber business. We have the honour of sharing the creative space of fiber artist Tracy Hudson, whose beautiful and contemplative home and studio are full of inspiration. We have articles about running a fiber business including an example of a fantastic online business with the awesome Mary Egbert of Camaj Fiber Arts. We bring you toolmaker ‘The Spanish Peacock’, creative genius Alanna Wilcox and her dye process, as well as another stunning Aroha Knits Pattern! We are proud to be sharing so much inspiring content, with 23 articles over 117 pages!

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Throughout this issue, you will find articles from our talented contributors that explore the concept of harmony in their fiber art practices, in their studio and environment, within their inspirations and also in their connection with their community and yes, even their wonderful sheep! We have features from artists such as Hannah 'Of Mars', Lyndsey Campbell (HelloHydrangea) along with tutorials for inspired projects! Spin, knit, weave, stitch.. these handcrafts are frequently the actual source of the harmonies we create in our lives.

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The gentle focus or theme in this issue is 'Of Nature', and of course there is a whole lot of nature to be inspired by, enthused about, and to revel in! When I was planning this issue I was thinking of all the natural colours of wool and fibers, the ways nature inspires so many artists in their creativity and thinking. Then I dug down even deeper and started thinking about the ‘nature’ of who we are as spinners and crafters, our ‘human’ nature. I thought about how we are part of the environment ourselves, and the way we relate to that in everything we do. This issue features inspirational articles from contributors such as Heavenly Bresser, Lyndsey Campbell, Mary Egbert, and Evanita Montalvo.

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The gentle focus or theme in this issue is 'Conscious Crafting', something that I think it is easy to lose sight of in this fast-paced world we live in! Along with our contributors for this issue, we wanted to take some time to reflect on our crafting and fibery activities in the context of life and living, our influences, the barriers we may come across to our creativity, our selection of materials, and ways we can become more consciously involved in our own creative processes.

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The underlying focus in this issue is the celebration of design and inspiration, which sometimes comes from ‘time out’! This can mean different things to different people. For some, time out is aimed at taking a complete break from a difficult or challenging project, we sometimes talk of putting our knitting  “in time out because it is not behaving!” Other times it can mean taking “time out” for ourselves, to find inspiration and relaxation that allows our creativity to replenish and flow again when we return. Whichever way you look at it, this issue has plenty to offer in creativity, inspiration, and practical how-to guides!

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In this issue you will find a strong focus on colour; colour in design, how to select colours from your stash, how to choose colours for your projects (and why your favourite knitting colour might not be your favourite colour to wear!). We also explore the rich and textured weavings of Crossing Threads, adventure through Janine La Luz’s amazing studio, and travel around the world to meet sheep and their people. We hope you will also enjoy the spinning and fiber preparation articles and tutorials in these 118 big-pages of fibery goodness!

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This issue is one of our largest yet, and it has an underlying theme of ‘back to basics’ because I feel we sometimes need to go back to our roots to regroup and then move forward again. Back to basics, for me, is a way of keeping things simple, organic, fresh, and allowing myself space to breathe and relax, stepping away from the pressures and stresses of everyday life. In this issue, you will find some really wonderful articles that I hope will give you this feeling of being a part of something that has existed through space and time outside of ourselves and yet still encompassing everything we do. In this issue you will find natural dyeing, medieval spinning, antique tools, knitting as pure art, and a wonderful tour of a working studio. We hope you will enjoy it all!