Meet Colorway Creator: A Little Color Magic for Fiber Artists, or for anyone that uses color. Have you ever spotted a beautiful color combination and thought…

It’s a common question among spinners, fiber artists, and anyone new to working with fleece straight from the sheep. While clean, processed wool is completely…

What is a Strucket™???

This is a Strucket™ One of the best tools you will ever have for scouring fiber Watch here to see how it's done A Strucket™ is a clever household tool that…

How to dye yarn and fiber

THE BOOK IS FINISHED! Let's Dye Yarn and Fiber for beginners to advanced Step-by-Step guide with fun techniques with acid dyes and food-grade, safe to dy…

How to make worsted prep on wool combs

My very favorite wool combs are Wool and Woodwork combs. They have an ingenious storage system to protect the combs and your hands.  CLICK HERE to go to the…

ALPACA LOW WASTE FEEDER BOX

Why a low waste alpaca feeder?  It keeps their fleece cleaner and free of hay...well most of it. You know how they still love to roll around in stuff. My hus…

HOW TO GET YARN TO STOP BLEEDING

HOW TO GET YARN TO STOP BLEEDING Well, you bought a hand dyed skein of yarn from an indie dyer and when you finish your garment and go to wash it (in cold wate…

CAN I OVER DYE THIS YARN?

C AN I OVER DYE THIS YARN? Can I over dye yarn that has already been dyed?  It depends.  Here's why. If the yarn is fully saturated with color, in that the…

How to dye solid black without it breaking

Ok, dyeing solid black seems to be one of the biggest issues indie dyers have.  I see it all over Facebook dyeing groups, asking how in the world to get a so…

How to dye semi-solid yarn and how it differs from tonal

Let's talk about semi-solid dyed yarns.  You can dye a semi-solid yarn many different ways. My fave way is to break a color into it's color component…

Why can't I get my dyed fiber or yarn to stop bleeding? HELP!

You have some dyed yarn, whether you dyed it or someone else and you go to wash or rinse it and it bleeds and bleeds and bleeds.  So frustrating! Yes, that can…

HOW TO WASH OR SCOUR WOOL

Scouring wool is not like doing laundry 💕It is an art with many variables involved.  💕 It's akin to making sourdough bread...if a variable is skewed you…

WHY IS MY SMALL BUSINESS NOT SELLING ANYTHING!

HEY SMALL BUSINESS OWNER It can be very frustating when you put in the time, energy and most of all, money, in to a small business only to see it stalled or wo…