Welcome back to our second installment of the SGY Roundtable blog post series! In this bi-weekly column, we want to share with you the current discussions and thoughts of some of the fibre artists around the studio. Last post we introduced ourselves as contributors to Felicia’s Blog, studio dyers, and unapologetic fibre geeks. This week…
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We’re due for a BIG catch-up post! Since the baby arrived, I have fallen behind on a couple things… one of them being doing the monthly reveal for the Club colourways. But here, I want to show off the past several months… October 2013: Autumn Wind Dyed on our Superwash Merino + Nylon fibre base…
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A guest post from Grace about her experience going to Fibres West for the first time. Want to check out Fibres West for yourself? It’s this Friday and Saturday, March 21 and 22 at the Cloverdale Exhibition Park Grounds. Come say hi! I attended my very first fibre festival in March 2011. I have been…
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Grace shares a few of her favourite spinning things. Do you have any “can’t live without” things that you use? I have a lot of fibre ‘toys’ at home, and I have a loooong wish-list as well. As a member of the Greater Vancouver Weavers’ and Spinners’ Guild, I have been fortunate enough to be…
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Cascade Falls is a cozy, open front cardigan with a wide reversible cable that cascades down the front. Its extra thick collar adds warmth at the neckline perfect for chilly days. The designer, Amanda Scheuzger, says it was inspired by a hike that ended with a spectacular view of a waterfall, and would have been…
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Welcome to the first installment of the SGY Roundtable blog post series! In this bi-weekly column, we want to share with you the current discussions and thoughts of some of the fibre artists around the studio. This week we’d like to introduce you to some of the personalities who will be contributing to the Roundtable….
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Have you seen the Spring 2014 issue of Interweave Knits? We’re in love with this gorgeous and luxurious merino and silk lace cowl designed by Mindy Wilkes. The Star House Cowl alternates rings of doubled “hems” and lace patterning, creating an accessory with heft and dimension—yet one that’s still delicate. Star House Cowl details Finished…
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Next up in our profiles of the wonderful stockists that carry our yarns in the UK is Purlescence, an online shop located in Oxfordshire. Known for it’s high-quality knitting yarns and accessories Purlescence was originally founded in 2005. The shop was purchased in 2011 by Sarah Lewis and her husband Jonathan who have been running…
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We’re excited to be attending our first UK yarn and fibre show this weekend! Unravel is being held at Farnham Maltings in Surrey, just outside of London. Won’t you come say hello? In spite of my best intentions to have a longer blog post for you all today I’m afraid that packing things up for…
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Mrs. Moon is a charming shop in the village of St. Margarets, Twickenham on the outskirts of London that stocks both our Superwash DK and Tough Love Sock yarns. Owned by sisters Karen Miller and Susan Ritchie, they each have four children of similar ages and live just around the corner from their shop. When not…
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If you’ve been watching our Twitter and Instagram feeds you may have seen Allison working on some ways to show off our bold colours at the upcoming Unravel show in the UK. Today we’re excited to announce some more surprises! Who knew that prepping for a show was so much fun? I love the planning…
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One of the reasons we’re so delighted to have a booth at the upcoming Unravel is that it’s a great chance to tell you about our excellent stockists here in the UK who are already carrying our yarns. Our first profile is of online yarn shop Tangled Yarn, run by the lovely Rachel Owen. Tell…
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