03 Apr Revival When You Dye
Often, all you need to do to renew your old knitted, crochet or woven items is to dye them. Dyeing will give them a new lease on life. Often a beautiful item that you have found at an op shop will also look better if...
17 Feb Spotlight on Embellish issue 38
We'd like to place one of our back issues under the spotlight every so often for you - this time we have Embellish issue 38. The contents page for this issue may be seen here: Embellish 38 contents. This issue has a theme of "Antarctica". Here for you...
25 Feb Bothwell International Highland SpinIN and Fibre Festival 2019
I was privileged to be taken to and around Bothwell by Juliet Smith, President, BIHSIFF Committee, who explained and showed me just what the Bothwell SpinIN is, and is all about. She was such a fountain of knowledge and exuberance! Bothwell is a small, historic town...
29 Jan The social fabric: the new cut for bamboo textiles
Article by Gaayathri Periasami of Baby Peppers Bamboo is undeniably one of the most, if not the most sustainable plant on earth. It’s the fastest-growing plant in the world, requires very little water for growth, grows organically with no pesticides needed, and regenerates constantly. It can’t get...
03 Apr Spotlight on Yarn issue 48
We'd like to place one of our back issues under the spotlight every so often for you - this time we have Yarn issue 48. The contents page for this issue may be seen here: YARN 48 Contents. This issue was Rie Natalenko's first as editor, and has...