• Fibre Notes

    Fibre Notes: January 2021

    I’ve been thinking a lot about the Ravelry challenge (you say you want to make however many things and they track it for you), along with the Make 9 project, as I see all sorts of lists and plans that people have. I don’t really pre-plan projects, but something about that speaks to me. The most pre-planning I get is…

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    Fibre Notes: 2020

    So I did a pretty good job of doing one of these Fibre Notes once a month… up until August. That’s when we started looking for a house, and that’s when literally all ability to focus on anything else was zapped. It was our first home purchasing experience (hopefully last, but at the very least, last for a very, very…

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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…