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Welcome Fiber Arts Friday Fans with WonderyWhyGal Rag rugs are a blast to make and do not require any fancy techniques like crocheting. The rugs are fairly quick to make and you can see the results of your efforts take shape in just a few rows. This technique is not limited to rugs, you [...] Well we don’t call it a Kitty Koozie to us it’s a Bacon Wrap. Yes, I named my cat Bacon, I can’t say I’m a cat lover so I named it after something I do love. Mmmm…. Bacon. So what is it? Out of [...] My mother-in-law is the one who really got me into crocheting and interesting in working with yarns. One of the first projects she worked on for me was custom made ear bonnets for my horses. They turned out to be beautiful works of art that get tons of attention any [...] This year I bought with me bags of colorful alpaca fiber on our vacation to the Adirondacks after my sister-in-law inquired about making felted beads. Our adventures in making alpaca felted jewelry turned out to be quite entertaining especially after a few beers or glasses of wine. Supplies: [...] Card weaving is really fun, easy and portable. Depending on the design you are doing the work can move very quickly. The hardest part about card weaving is warping your loom. Here is a short video I’ve made on how to warp the Palmer Loom I use for many [...] With spring comes the shearing of our alpacas and a whole lot of fiber. We carefully handle the prime blanket fleece and collect the 2nd and 3rd cuts off into their separate bags. However there are always leftovers, little bits that are too short or too coarse and aren’t worth collecting [...] |
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