There’s been a flurry of messaging out there about the PST changes in the wake of the snap provincial election announcement but in the small print it fails to highlight that there is no reprieve on the PST being added to yarn and fibre, and other mending and fibre related
You may have heard about the BC 2026 Budget proposal to start including PST on yarn and fibre, and other slow clothing/mending items that up to now have progressively been considered an ‘essential service’ in our beautiful province. This would add an extra 7% on most of your purchases at
Are you someone who loves a mystery KAL (Knit-A-Long) or do you like to know what you’re knitting? Stephen West launches multiple mystery KALs a year, and the Slipstravaganza last November one was a beauty! It caught the eye of our knitting teacher Rebecca Glazier as soon as the 1st
For our December Project of the Month we are featuring the Slipstravaganza shawl! We’re closing out the year featuring two of these giant cozy shawls that were knit by Sarah and Gabby, two of our Baaad Anna’s staff members. Slipstravaganza is a shawl pattern by Stephen West (Westknits) that was
In our final segment on our updates on the BC government’s plans to begin adding PST on yarn and fibre starting October 2026, myself and another local fibre art business owner were invited to speak to our local MLA last Friday. Our riding of Vancouver-Hastings is represented by the Deputy