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Hanna Somatics teacher, Karen, is standing against a wooden gate wearing a yellow garter stitch shawl in Lore

Hanna Somatics and the Fibre Arts

October 4, 2019 / 2728 / 0

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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Foundations AW19/20: The Comfort of Craft

October 1, 2019 / 2177 / 0

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 smiling slightly and is resting her chin on her hand.

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Meet Inese Sang, the Designer of Dubwath and Lord’s Seat

September 17, 2019 / 1459 / 0

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

Close up of the Wythop yoke sweater in Acadia. It is knitted in hot pink and has little rosebud bobbles circling the yoke of the sweater. You can see the beautiful multitonal quality of the yarn.

Knitting Tutorials

How to Knit Bobbles

September 11, 2019 / 4216 / 0

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

Pile of Foundations AW19/20 designs folded on a wooden chair by a window.

Pattern Ideas

Our Beta Knitting Team for Foundations AW19/20: Part 1

September 6, 2019 / 2627 / 0

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

A flat swatch, knitted in bulky yarn, is on top of a paper background. There are two yarns attached to the swatch.

Knitting Tutorials

How to Alternate Skeins

August 27, 2019 / 9696 / 0

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

Three hanks of Cumbria on a wooden table with some fleece and drop-spindles nearby

Yarn Inspiration

The Story of Cumbria: a Workhorse Yarn from The Fibre Co.

August 20, 2019 / 1859 / 0

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

Close up of Joy, our model, wearing a One Sweater in an oatmeal colour. She is gazing to the side with lots of vines behind her.

Pattern Ideas

Introducing One Sweater: a Wardrobe Classic in Cumbria

August 1, 2019 / 4237 / 0

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 stands in front of a wooden door in a yellow wall. She is wearing a beige One Sweater and has short wavy hair and glasses.

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Meet Becky Baker, the Designer of One Sweater

July 24, 2019 / 3722 / 0

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

Owner, Deanna Guttman, stands in the doorway of her yarn shop, Needles in the Hay

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Needles in the Hay: 5 Things to do in Peterborough, Ontario if you Love Craft

July 3, 2019 / 5022 / 0

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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Hanna Somatics and the Fibre Arts

Foundations AW19/20: The Comfort of Craft

Meet Inese Sang, the Designer of Dubwath and Lord’s Seat

How to Knit Bobbles

Our Beta Knitting Team for Foundations AW19/20: Part 1

How to Alternate Skeins

The Story of Cumbria: a Workhorse Yarn from The Fibre Co.

Introducing One Sweater: a Wardrobe Classic in Cumbria

Meet Becky Baker, the Designer of One Sweater

Needles in the Hay: 5 Things to do in Peterborough, Ontario if you Love Craft

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