The yarn community is an amazing place. Fibre artists, crafters, makers, designers, dyers and farmers all come together to create a vibrant and active community that grows cultural, physical and mental well-being. A Local Yarn Store (known affectionately as a LYS by many in the fibre arts community) both serves
Read MoreWhile we all continue to stay at home during these unprecedented times, no one should ever feel alone and our mental health and well-being is more important than ever. Virtual knit nights, group meetings and fitness classes have become the new norm and they have given us the opportunity to
Read MoreWe have been busily finding ways to connect and reach out in these isolated times: Strengthening our community through various ventures, collaborating with local fibre arts groups, and highlighting other great community connectors. But one way we can all participate in some positivity is spreading the impact fibre arts can
Read MoreThese are some of today’s idols of self-care. On our travels previous to this dormant period we came across a talented potter who has been quietly making mindfulness-invoking works of art with natural candle sculptures tucked into gorgeous handcrafted pottery mugs. Bringing together caffeine vessels and candles is
Read MoreWe’re taking Give Back Sundays online! Join us this Sunday, April 12th, from 1-2:30pm for some quality charity knitting time on Zoom (link will be made available here on Sunday morning). While we can’t be together in person, we can knit something together now that will become a beautiful donated
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