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Free Guide: 10 Colorful Drum Carding Projects for Fiber Artists
Add some color to the long, dark days of winter with our new PDF guide, Color Exploration: Recipes For Beautiful Batts! We’ve collected some of our most popular blog tutorials into one handy PDF for easy reference. Also included are some … Continue reading
Giving Back During the Holiday Season
The holiday season is a wonderful time to help those in need, and we recently learned of an organization called Growing Peace in Afghanistan, which provides technical advice and start-up financial support to Afzenda, an Afghan non-governmental organization that is … Continue reading
Posted in Charity, Inspiration
Tagged charity, fiber arts community, giving back, holiday
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Meet Our Makers: Hobbledehoy Yarn & Fiber
Earlier this fall at the Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival, we had the good fortune to cross paths with Liz Porter of Hobbledehoy Yarn & Fiber. Liz, a single mom, has two of our Finest Doublewide Carders that she has used … Continue reading
Color Inspiration: Autumn Leaves Batt Project
Capture the colors of the season with a cornucopia of colorful batts and this simple tutorial! Use your favorite photo of fall foliage to create your palette, or take a long walk and collect a few pretty leaves to inspire your color … Continue reading
Posted in Carding, Inspiration, Tutorial
Tagged batt blending, color inspiration, tutorials
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Fibery Fall Events with Strauch Fiber Equipment
Each fall, we close out the year with several fun fiber festival appearances. Today we’ll share some photos from 3 events we recently attended. We hope you’ll add one, some or all of these to your fiber itinerary for next … Continue reading
Posted in Sheep
Tagged events, Fall Fiber Festival, fiber festivals, SAFF, Shenandoah Fiber Festival
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Meet Our Makers: Rock Mills Farm
Back in July, we attended the Fiber Marker sponsored by Fibernate and had the pleasure of meeting Mary, owner of the Rock Mills Farm in Rappahannock County, Virginia. Mary’s booth was filled with beautiful hand-processed fibers sourced locally. We fell in … Continue reading
Color Inspiration: Sock Monkey Layered Batts
Until now, most of our batt inspiration has come from nature, but today, we’re looking to the iconic sock monkey for our color inspiration. These adorable handmade toys have a long history dating back to the late 1800s, and today they … Continue reading
Tips for a Successful Spinzilla 2018
Fall is almost here and Spinzilla is just around the corner! Whether you’re falling back into fiber arts or preparing for a monster of a spinning week, here are some tips to make your next spinning project successful and enjoyable! … Continue reading
Color Inspiration: Wheat Fields Batt
Signs of the seasonal shift are starting to pop up and the first official day of fall will be here before you know it! We often think of the autumn harvest, but did you know that winter wheat is actually planted this time … Continue reading
Posted in Carding, Inspiration, Tutorial
Tagged color inspiration, drum carding, fiber prep
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Routine Maintenance for Strauch Ball Winders & Drum Carders
Most fiber artists rely on our products to save them time, whether it’s through more efficient winding of yarn hanks on a swift and ball winder or speedily processing a large amount of fleece or fiber with a drum carder. Aside from … Continue reading
Posted in Carding, Strauch Products
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