This fourth of July we broke with our tradition of going to the beach. For one, the oil spill has kinda changed the landscape of Gulf Shores. But I am also doing things on the farm on my own these days and it is more difficult to break away so we stayed home.
My parents joined [...]
This guest post was written for Alpaca Farmgirl by Kate Robertson, founder of Mayu. Photo credits to Kate Robertson.
Seven years ago, I received a call from the Peace Corps asking me if I’d be ready to jet off to Peru for 2.5 years. Sure, I had completed the long application process but the thought [...]
What’s not to love with this precious reindeer pattern from Fuzzy Mitten? You can purchase the pattern here. The minute I saw it my Christmas spirit soared! Be sure to visit all the Black Friday Fiber Arts Participants’ shops and think handmade this holiday season.
What have you been up to this week? Share it with [...]
Today’s Fiber Arts Friday is a follow-up to the Public Knitting Art Fiber Arts Friday post from July 31st. Ellen sent me this photo (above) of the knitted parking meter cozies that she did for the 69 Meters Project. (photo by Jonathan Hökklo). Ellen has been a Fiber Arts Friday participant in the past. She [...]
This has been a really fun, busy week with the Alpaca Bunny Smackdown going on. We’ve had lots of giveaways. (there’s still time to enter). Everyone has been waiting, with baited breath, to find out who the winner is. The Bunny Or The Alpaca. Our esteemed judge reminds us that this contest was actually on [...]
My husband is an artist. We have spent numerous hours working on public arts projects. In fact, 90% of the art he does would be considered public art. (He’s a sculptor who creates bronze monuments.) So when I saw knitting and public art in the same sentence I almost fainted from joy!
There is a remarkable [...]
In honor of Mother’s Day, Fiber Arts Friday this week is about Mothers and Grandmothers. Knitting, Crocheting, Quilting, along with other fiber arts, remind us of our mothers and grandmothers. These crafts have been passed down, from generation to generation, with love.
Many of us remember someone special from our childhood who always had some handwork [...]
It’s the dirty little secret most Alpaca Breeders have. It’s the thing about us that Fiber Artists just can’t understand.
We have closets, barns, rooms full of fleece. Just sitting there. It’s not that we don’t appreciate it, it’s just that – for some of us – there’s not enough time to do much with it. [...]
Knitting is Good for Your Health
Eat Your Vegetables
Exercise
Knit?
Yes, that’s right! Add knitting to the list of things that are good for us.
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Above: Female Alpaca and Cria. Needlefelted by Featured Fiber Artist Gay Moller of Lallybroch Alpacas
Welcome to Fiber Arts Friday! I am excited about hosting the Fiber Arts Friday Carnival. I can’t wait to look through the works of the many talented fiber artists on the internet. Each week we will feature a Fiber Artist. Let [...]
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