…er4. If you live in the San Diego/Southern California area, I will have a Candy Skein booth at the first annual Vista Fiber Arts Fiesta October 8-9th. Thank you so much for joining us, Tami! Keep on making your rockin’ awesome yarn! And thank you so much, readers, for joining day one of Indie Yarnie Week! Each day this week, I’ll be interviewing a fabulous independent dyer or spinner. Trust me, you won’t want to miss a single day…
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Indie Yarnie: Play at Life Fiber Arts
…dsnever.blogspot.com Ravelry: http://www.ravelry.com/yarns/brands/play-at-life-fiber-arts Thanks so much for joining us, Chrystee! And thank you so much, readers, for joining day one of Indie Yarnie Week! It’s been such a blast interviewing these talented yarnies over the past 6 days… I hope you’ve loved it, too!…
Continue ReadingIndie Yarnie: RhinoFluff
…noFluff’s Etsy Shop with the code INDIEYARN11 ! Website: http://www.rhinofluff.com Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/travelingrhinos/ Blog: http://elingeling.typepad.com/blog Migration Goods: http://www.migrationgoods.com And thank you so much, readers, for joining day one of Indie Yarnie Week! Each day this week, I’ll be interviewing a fabulous independent dyer or spinner. Trust me, you won’t want to miss a single day! On the…
Continue ReadingIndie Yarnie: Space Cadet Creations
…spacecadetcreations.com, on Ravelry as SpaceCadetCreates, my Rav group is http://www.ravelry.com/groups/spacecadet-creations, and I tweet constantly as @SpaceCadetCreat. Thank you so much for joining us, Stephanie! And thank you so much, readers, for joining day one of Indie Yarnie Week! Each day this week, I’ll be interviewing a fabulous independent dyer or spinner. Trust me, you won’t want to miss a single day! On the schedule for to…
Continue ReadingIndie Yarnie: Babester Fiber Arts
…r Ravelry group: http://www.ravelry.com/groups/babester Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BabesterArts Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/babesterarts Blog: http://babesterarts.blogspot.com Thanks so much for joining us, Kate! And thank you so much, readers, for joining day one of Indie Yarnie Week! Each day this week, I’ll be interviewing a fabulous independent dyer or spinner. Trust me, you won’t want to miss a single day! On the schedu…
Continue ReadingIndie Yarnie: Kitchen Sink Dyeworks
…good through October 5th! Website: http://kitchensinkdyeworks.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/mercedesksd Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/kitchensinkdyeworks Thank you so much for joining us, Mercedes! And thank you so much, readers, for joining day one of Indie Yarnie Week! Each day this week, I’ll be interviewing a fabulous independent dyer or spinner. Trust me, you won’t want to miss a single day! On the schedule for tomorrow is…
Continue ReadingSupport your Indie Designers (and this isn’t about money!)
You’ve heard it before: you need to buy patterns from you favorite indie designers or else they might not exist anymore. We’ve all heard that, right? Okay, good. I don’t need to say it, then. This post isn’t about money. This post is about what you can do to support indie designers- in ways that don’t use money. A note about tight times You might be thinking that you’d love to buy oodles of patterns from your f…
Continue ReadingInterview with Heidi Bears!
…the full range of colors you see in my animals. Similarly, there are more “indie” yarn shops popping up. There are a couple of traditional LYS too, but the growth has certainly been in the online indie shops! I know that you’re also a sock knitter… what’s your favorite method for knitting socks? Definitely toe-up two-at-a-time with a short row type heel. My favourite is the Sherman heel… hides any holes perfectly! I am expe…
Continue Reading2011 FreshStitches wrap-up!
…a few exciting blog events, including the ultimate crochet hook review and indie yarnie week Meeting 2011 Goals I’m super-happy to announce that I met the blog and sales goals that I set at the start of the year. In 2011, I put a concerted effort into my Etsy shop, and was rewarded with increased sales. In fact, the majority of my pattern sales this year came from Etsy (which is a significant change from last year). I’ve charted the nu…
Continue ReadingKnit New Haven: New Haven, CT
…d the like… but the owners are constantly on the lookout for amazing indie dyers, pattern designers, and yarn companies that make an impact. They carry Be Sweet, a yarn company dedicated to creating jobs for women in South Africa (where jobs can be few and far between). The store also stocks: FyberSpates, Pigeonroof Studios, Pico Accuardi Dyeworks and Lobster Pot Yarns… just to name a few of the indie dyers featured. The store isn̵…
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