Fibre Fridays Tip of the Week

I recently, last week actually, started Fibre Fridays on my facebook page. I am also going to share my Fibre Fridays Tip of the Week here on my blog.

Here is last weeks tip:

When working with raw alpaca tumble it before washing. Use a small laundry basket with a cloth tied to the top and shake the fibres around, with enough force to dislodge dust and vegetation, but not so hard that you shake the fibre out the laundry basket slits. Since Alpacas do not have lanolin after the pre shake you may not even need to wash it before spinning or felting.

Here is yesterdays tip:

When spinning wear a cooking or baking apron to keep the hairs off your clothes. I love to do this because it works really well. I don't have to be constantly brushing or rolling fibres of my cloths and I can spin in anything. This also gives me another reason to add to my apron collection

If you have a tip idea for Fibre Friday just contact me and I will feature you and your tip of the week:)!

CARD Fibre Support Unboxing

I just love how Grace snuggles with it:) I cannot wait to see how she dyes and uses these locks in her upcoming book CARD... so much to look forward too.

The fibres in the box are: (not necessarily in order of unveiling)

BFL Lamb - Handyed - from Chase, BC

Gotland - Natural Black - from Chase, BC

Icelandic - Natural Grey with Brown Tips - from Nelson, BC

Rambouillet - Natural Brown - from Salmon Arm, BC

Rambouillet - Natural Grey - from Salmon Arm, BC

Make sure you check out her first two books ROVING and BATT 

They are chalked full of fabulous instructions and illustrations on how to spin the yarn you want from the roving and batts you love!

 Welcome...

 to my new blog. I have many ideas for this blog; they all involve lots and lots of fibre, yarn, and dye. I fell in love with fibre a few years ago. I have always been mildly interested in the fibre world, but after a visit to Newfoundland's only Alpaca farm, a drop spindle lesson at the Fortress of Louisbourg and a rug hooking lesson in Cheti Camp along the Cabot Trail, well I was hooked. No pun intended of course. So here I am, in my small basement apartment, surrounded by two spinning wheels, a room full of fibre, a dye pot on my stove, and a loom on the way. My husband is ever supportive as my fibre obsession creeps into all the corners of our house. I don't want to forget to mention my fibre addict in training, Sky, my daughter. It was her birth that has in many ways propelled me out of my shell and into the world. So there it is, my first post.