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Tag Archives: cellulose
Cottoning On: Reading (and Understanding) the Label on Your Cotton Goods
In honour of “Spring” (note the sarcastic punctuation – here in Guelph we had snow and freezing rain just yesterday), I thought it would be thematic to talk about warm-weather fibres this month. Little did I know we’d still all be wrapped in our woolens in April. But hey, who are knitters to complain about […]
Posted in craft, crochet, garden, inspiration, knitting, life, yarn club
Also tagged cotton, fiber, fibre, gardening, gossypium, growing, mercerization, open-end spinning, open-end spun, plants, ring spinning, ring spun, skills, spinning, yarn
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Yarn Anatomy 101
At the core of the Yarn Club, of course, is the yarn. It’s what brings everyone together every month, that fibre love – the possibility in each new skein, the discovery of a different blend, the seduction of colour. I thought it only fitting that we make sure our deep appreciation of yarn is supported […]