All around the world, the Black Lives Matter movement is dominating conversations. Complex topics, such as racism, white supremacy, and the need for diverse representation are being confronted.
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Inspiration #5 – “Ethical” Wool
So while I’ve briefly looked into spinning before, I haven’t ever given a lot of thought to where wool yarn comes from. The simple answer seems to be sheep, but beyond that, your guess was as good as mine.
Continue readingInspiration #4 – Travel Yarn
I know that I’ve been back from Japan and Hong Kong for ages, but I’m still not really over it, so you’re going to continue to see some delayed travel spam and trip-related or trip-inspired projects.
Continue readingInspiration #3 – Embroidery
One of my favourite Instagram accounts to follow is Florals and Floss. She’s a local maker in Edmonton, and her eye for beauty and attention to detail is amazing. When I found out she was selling kits, I knew it was only a matter of time before I bought one
Continue readingInspiration #2 – Spinning
While on vacation in Iceland with my friends, we stopped at the Jólagarðurinn, which is the Christmas Garden just outside the city of Akureyri. There, I came across the cutest little craft corner of a shop where there was skeins and skeins of hand-dyed yarn, drop spindles hanging from the ceiling as well as baskets full of carded wool.
Inspiration #1 – 500 Crochet Stitches
When Chapters offered me $30 of free store-credit through their Plum Rewards program, I jumped at the chance to pick up some new books for crafting!