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Book Review, Needle Felting: Sculpting People With Wool by Terese Cato

Posted on February 24, 2015 by Otto

Today we’re excited to review a lovely new book, Needle Felting: Sculpting People With Wool by Terese Cato. Terese was taught to sew, knit, and crochet by her aunt. Her aunt didn’t have any formal training, only the skills learned … Continue reading →

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The Birth of a Carder

Posted on January 27, 2015 by Otto

Today we’d like to show you how our carders are made. It all starts with American wood. The rough lumber is stored in one of the dry and protected barns. These building are where the carders are born. Next we … Continue reading →

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2014

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Otto

2014 was another great year for us at Strauch. Here are some of the highlights from this year. We started supporting a local non-profit organization, Infinity Acres, they teach disadvantaged and handicapped youth to work with fiber. We received many beautiful … Continue reading →

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Christmas Crafting Inspiration

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Otto

Joanne has made this beautiful beaded tree to add to our Christmas decorations, so today we’d like to share some of our other favorite Christmas crafting ideas that we’ve found around the web. First off, here are some photos of … Continue reading →

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Skein to Scarf

Posted on November 15, 2014 by Otto

This year at SAFF the traditional sheep to shawl competition was updated to a skein to scarf competition. A team of three fiber artists, one weaver and two spinners, spin the yarn and then weave the hand spun yarn into … Continue reading →

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Fall Shows

Posted on November 5, 2014 by Otto

We had a wonderful time traveling and meeting so many wonderful fiber enthusiasts this fall. We’ve wrapped up our fall show season, and would like to share some photos from our adventures! First up, photos from the Southeastern Animal Fiber … Continue reading →

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A Visit With The Woolery

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Otto

Last weekend Nancy and Chris Miller of The Woolery came to visit Strauch headquarters and see how all our machines are made! They stock the full line of Strauch tools, and we had a wonderful weekend visiting. Nancy and Chis … Continue reading →

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Show Season!

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Otto

Show season is just around the corner, and we’d love to see you in person! Whether we’ve met you a dozen times before at shows or you’re attending your first fiber event we hope you’ll stop by and introduce yourselves … Continue reading →

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Featured Artist: Elysa Darling

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Otto

Today we’re excited to feature a wonderful fiber artist, Elysa Darling from 222Handspun. Elysa creates and sells beautiful art batts and art yarns through her Etsy shop, and blogs on her website, 222Handspun. Today we’re sharing photos of Elysa’s batts … Continue reading →

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