For the Love of Fiber
I started knitting ten years ago and fell in love with fiber. Even before I knew how to spin, I was drawn to unspun fleece and coveted bright batts. I discovered needle felting as an embellishment to knitted fabric, but wasn't satisfied with the results it produced. On doing some further investigation, I found that it was possible to do 3D sculpture with wool and the idea intrigued me. With very little experience under my belt, I posted my first needle felted figure, Della the Doe, on Etsy and she sold. I was hooked.
In the past year I have taken up spinning and my passion for fiber has truly blossomed. There is nothing more satisfying than knitting something out of yarn you have spun yourself. When designing my art yarn line, I looked at it from a knitter's perspective. I wanted to produce yarn with high quality, sometimes exotic fibers, enough yardage to actually complete a project at a reasonable price, and at a gauge that is easily used in knitting. I discovered corespinning, but most of the corespun yarns available on the market today are very bulky and are only available in very limited amounts. With some modifications on the traditional corespinning technique, I was able to produce just what I was aiming for, generally worsted or aran weight yarn with 100+ yards per skein. I have found suppliers for fibers such as baby camel, sari silk, yak, and local churro and never spin something I myself would not choose to knit something special with.
I am confident that, once people know my shop for more than needle felted miniatures, my art yarn will be well received by the knitting community. Of course, I still have a soft spot for needle felting, and particularly like working on custom orders with customers.
