Designing and dyeing the Cherry Blossoms colourway for Knitting the National Parks through Indie Untangled

Ways to spin Barcelona fibers from the first Fiber Study Club installment

Spinning and dyeing yarn to repair a sweater neckline

Playing with different proportions of hemp to determine hand feel and dye results.

Fiber preparation and spinning shetland wool with ramie.

Playing with different methods of Shibori to make interesting cloth and garments.

Experimenting with bast fibers, using bleached tow flax in a 3-ply spin.

Process of making a subtle striped pink, brown, and white yarn and knitting it into a shrug.

Fiber prep and spinning with the Fibonacci sequence in mind.

Dyeing wool with local lichen produces a gorgeous soft caramel colour.

Separating a braid of fiber to create a gradient yarn that moves from greens to reds.

Sometimes it can be hard to see how to manage colour in a braid of fiber. Play is the first step!

Some experimentation using oak galls as dyes. And some information on tannins in general.

a study on different ways to comine colour in spinning fiber

The process and pitfalls of creating the colourway Stacking Dimes, which is based on colours made from welding steel.

The process of using gound cutch to dye a brown fade then knitting this into a matching shawl and gloves.

The creative process behind Champagne Dreams

If you can’t win a yellow jersey, make one!

Raindrop fade spin and knit poncho