Congratulations to SusanfromStatenIsland — you are the lucky winner of a copy of Self-Striping Yarn Studio. I already heard back from Susan and her enthusiastic response was a joy to behold! Coming up soon: book reviews….I’ve got several lovely books to review now that we’re getting closer to autumn. In the meantime, enjoy this Hellenic-inspired coupon code at my Artfire…
Tag: black bunny fibers
Part two….
I arrived home after a red-eye flight both exhausted and energized by Pasadena! I only had a few days to enjoy at home with Boris before hopping on another plane — this time to Nashville! I’d never been to Nashville before and I simply could not believe how warm and friendly everyone was. We even had a waiter sit down…
Paddy’s Pub!
My next limited edition batch of yarn for Jimmy Bean’s Wool went live today as part of their Micro-Brew series. Introducing worsted-weight Paddy’s Pub…. It’s 100% merino wool, each skein has approx. 215 yds/100g, and it knits as a typical worsted weight: about 4.5 to 5 sts per inch on US size 7-9 needle. There’s a special pattern download available…
In which I get kissed on the lips by a hot chick, sell a lot of yarn, and run into J. Lo
This week is one of those weeks when I feel like the president of the Lucky Club. I just had the most amazing weekend in New York City with my people. It was VK Live’s fifth anniversary, and the show was packed with students, shoppers, designers and others from the industry. I got to teach an amazing group of students…
Month three: Chianti
Time keeps zipping along and we are already at the third month of the Pairings Yarn Club. It’s been such a wonderful project and this month, I was particularly excited to see the interplay between yarn, dyeing and pattern. We started with a lovely laceweight blend of merino, angora, tencel and cashmere. Brooke suggested we riff off the theme Chianti,…
Take a peek!
Late last week, we mailed out the very first packages of the Pairings Yarn Club. It was a family affair: the kids helped me tape labels and pack envelopes, and even Mr. Black Bunny assisted with packing. (He wanted to put a slip of paper inside the envelopes that said “Lovingly packed by Tom” but I told him that would…
The positively, absolutely true story of vending in Seattle.
When I packed all my yarn up, ready to leave for Seattle, it looked like this: (That doesn’t include the three gigantic boxes I had already shipped out….) My booth partner Brooke and I had spent a lot of time planning, talking to folks in the industry, calculating a break-even point, and figuring out what our booth would look like,…
Booth 405!
Sometimes an opportunity presents itself, and you just can’t say no. When Brooke Nico, co-owner of the Kirkwood Knittery and knitting designer/teacher extraordinaire, asked me if I would share a booth with Kirkwood at VK Live: Seattle, the show was only two months away. I had some misgivings — mainly about my ability to produce enough yarn and roving to…
So much fun your head might explode
I’m spending the whole day this coming Saturday at Loop Yarn, in Philadelphia, and we’ve got all sorts of fun stuff planned. Start out by taking my class, “Making Friends with your Handpaints.” If you’ve ever wondered why handpaints pool and what you can do about it, this is the class for you. We’ll talk about how handpaints are made;…