Have you wondered how you can meet new people without the inevitable forced awkward small talk? Well YOUR local yarn store can help! How about participating in a games night that encourages you to bring a craft of choice while participating in an evening of board games? Starting this month
Read MoreMake your voice heard; BC’s 2026 draft budget includes the removal of the PST exemptions for fabric, yarn and fibres commonly used in making or repairing clothing. In BC, these have progressively been considered an ‘essential service’, but with this proposed change an extra 7% tax would be added on
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I must tell you, I get a lot of joy from scrolling through the tagged photos on our Instagram. From the yarn tourists, documenting their visit like a little pilgrimage, or the familiar faces sharing the sweaters they’ve finished with yarn they picked up just weeks before. It’s the works-in-progress,
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There’s a very specific kind of panic that sets in right before a fibre festival. You start thinking:Do I have enough project bags?Where are my stitch markers?Why are all my needles living loose in the bottom of my tote like chaotic little gremlins? This year, we’re choosing peace.We’re choosing systems.We’re
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Fibres West is almost here. For anyone new to it, Fibres West is one of those weekends where wool-lovers find their people. The rooms hum with colour and texture. You turn a corner and suddenly you’re squeezing skeins, talking sheep breeds, or discovering a dyer whose colours make you gasp
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