At the March 6 LearnAlong, members learned how to make little paper pots to use when starting seedlings, in this case Japanese indigo plants. The leaves of this plant will give a beautiful blue by the end of the summer—planting the seeds now is a wonderful way to welcome spring, with the anticipation of long […]

Dear Sunshine Coast Fibreshed Members, Fibreshed Learn Along “Spring is Popping + Fibreshed is Prepping!” Saturday, March 6, 2021 10am -12pm via Zoom link: Enter Meeting  Meeting ID: 884 9387 9340 Passcode: 843993 Learn Alongs are opportunities for Fibreshed members to share info, skills, and enthusiasm, on the topic of the day. Since the pandemic […]

  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 […]