Makers tend to feel a strong sense of empowerment from their crafts. Whether you knit or crochet, seeing all of those tiny stitches come together to make something beautiful can feel like you have superpowers!... Continue reading
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Here, at The Fibre Co. HQ, we live, work and play in the beautiful English Lake District, which has inspired many great poets, artists and conservationists. The cultural landscape that surrounds us is the reason... Continue reading
Inese Sang is an independent knitting pattern designer, living in Canada. We first met Inese through our Yarn Support Programme and loved her clever use of texture. When we were putting together Foundations AW19/20, we... Continue reading
Bobbles are three-dimensional stitches that create fun texture on your fabric. They are very popular in traditional Aran-style sweaters, but you will also spot them as decorative features on lots of knitwear these days. Whilst... Continue reading
We understand that it can sometimes be difficult to envision how a design might look on you based on the pattern photos. If it’s not in your size or in a colour you dislike, it... Continue reading
Have you ever knitted a whole project only to realise that your fabric is colour-blocking or pooling in unexpected ways? This is something that many makers have experienced and it can be very disappointing, especially... Continue reading
If you’re anything like us, you dream of owning a wardrobe full of handknits that you can reach for over and over again. When you put in the hours of knitting a sweater, you want... Continue reading
A simple sweater is universal: it's the kind of garment that any wardrobe could benefit from. For makers who love to draw attention to a beautiful yarn, it also makes the perfect canvas. With that... Continue reading
Becky Baker is our Design Manager at The Fibre Co. as well as the designer behind our upcoming One Sweater pattern. A lifelong knitter, she lives in Scotland with her husband Lewis. Becky has worked... Continue reading
In today's city guide, we are sitting down with Deanna Guttman who is the owner of Needles in the Hay, a beautiful yarn shop in Peterborough, Ontario. In this blog post, Deanna shows us around... Continue reading
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