At our February LearnAlong, Catherine Nicholls, mender extraordinaire, walked us through the process of adding a visible patch to a knitted garment. This is one method of mending garments by making a visible repair, thus using it as an embellishment rather than attempting to hide it. Catherine explained every step in great detail, not […]

Mending is often a task that gets put aside, with the risk that the mending basket can overflow to the point of being overwhelming. What better way to tackle this than to set aside a few hours when people can get together and turn the mending into a social occasion? We did just that for […]

What a wonderful time of year to begin our Fibreshed’s very first blog! Aahh, summer. . . when we return to outdoor living, enjoying those summer breezes and dining al fresco. I have always been an outdoor girl who now enjoys a small home with a large garden and my wonderful large porch, which I […]