I first discovered Philsophers Wool a few years ago, when I stumbled upon a book of their Fair Isle sweater patterns in a library in Colorado. Since then I’ve admired them for their commitment to producing local, natural, and fair trade yarns–unlike most wool buyers, Philosophers Wool pays farmers a fair price for their [...]
Archive for July, 2008
A visit to Philosophers Wool
Posted in knitting, spinning, sustainability, yarn stores, tagged philosophers wool on July 22, 2008 | No Comments »
brief update
Posted in finished object, knitting, spinning, yarn stores on July 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Clearly I deserve some sort of award for Blog Neglect, but the briefest of updates as to my goings-on in fibre arts these days:
- More classes at Ariadne;
- Potential involvement in an upcoming issue of Twist Collective;
- Devoting time to building an inventory to sell at Puces Pop this October (hopefully);
- Handpainted spinning fibre. [...]
