• Fibre Notes - Handspinning

    Fibre Notes: April 2020

    Ah, spring. After a long, protracted winter that felt like it just wouldn’t end, by about the middle of April the snow was finally starting to melt (and was gone in about a week). Experiencing season normal temperatures has been an absolute delight again. The birds are going crazy, perennials are up, leaves are just about ready to pop on…

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    Fibre Notes: March 2020

    March has been a bit rough, hasn’t it? I know a lot of people are struggling. I’m fortunate enough to work from home on the regular, so in terms of states of emergency and distancing there hasn’t been too much disruption for me that way. Some of what I do in my regular job is limited because certain businesses are…

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    Fibre Notes: February 2020

    February can be hard. Or at least, it’s a hard month here in Central Alberta. We are so close to spring, but it’s still cold. And we’ve been looking at snow for months. And for the love of god, can I just see a little green again?! You might have guessed, I’m not really a winter person. I grew up…

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    Fibre Notes: January 2020

    For my inaugural monthly Fibre Notes, January has been all about 51 Yarns (and playing catch up). 51 Yarns is a book written by Jacey Boggs Faulkner, and published by Ply magazine. Beginning in January of 2019 I began an epic spin-a-long with many other folks in the Wool ‘N Spinning community. At a rate of 2-3 new yarns a…