No Fiber Left Behind!!
I started working with fiber in the 1970's and made many Granny Square vests which were quite popular at the time. Still laugh about how many color combinations I had.
Who would have thought that they would rise again in popularity?
Once I retired from teaching, knitting entered my life. As my skills grew so did my interest in all things fiber.
I remember most that while looking at the One Skein Wonders books, the patterns I was most drawn to used handspun yarn. So, then came the need to learn to spin.
Next, I started dabbling with dyeing wool top with Kool-Aid and I was off on another new learning experience. I would go to a local wool shop and buy 4 Oz. of Falkland combed top which I then dyed, spun into yarn and knit a little hat and mittens for a child. Once I bought a pound of fiber and thought OMG what am I going to do with so much wool? It shouldn't be shocking that now many parts of my home have been overtaken with wool and fiber equipment.
After hearing about the Phat Fiber Box containing samples of hand dyed yarn and fiber, I thought I would love to be part of this community. I was told that I needed an Etsy shop to participate so "Friends in Fiber" was born. By being assigned a theme every month my imagination was challenged to create colorways to represent the themes. Many of these colorways are still popular and available in the shop.
My love for all things fiber continues to grow and bring me joy and satisfaction in creating new colorways, spinning fiber and knitting, weaving or felting with it.
