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Great stories happen to those who knit them!
Welcome to our blog, where we celebrate the beauty of natural fibre yarns. Here, you'll find inspiring interviews with designers, expert tips and techniques, and in-depth explorations of different fibres and their unique qualities. Join us on a journey of creativity and craftsmanship and create your own great yarn stories!
The Remarkable Health Benefits of Dog Walking
Taking place on Wednesday 22nd February, join us for International Walking the Dog Day and experience the incredible health benefits of a refreshing stroll with your furry friend! From exercise...
Lily France shares her inspiration for Lady's Mantle
Lily France wearing Erinome in Meadow.Lily Kate France is a knitwear designer, blogger and keen traveler who had documented her adventures in fibre and the world on her blog Joli...
Åsa Söderman On Her New Pattern Double Act
Åsa Söderman, more commonly known in the knitosphere as Åsa Tricosa (Instagram: @asatricosa), is a Swedish knitwear designer based in Denmark. Her signature knitting technique is the Ziggurat Sweater construction....
Béatrice Mase Shares Her Inspiration For Milk Thistle
Béatrice Mase is a French designer living in Le Havre with her family. She is a 3D graphic designer by day and dedicated knitting designer by night. We were excited...
Becky Baker Talks About How To Get In The Flow
The new super cosy autumn cowl, In The Flow, was designed by a long-time friend of the Fibre Co. Becky Baker. We caught up with her to discuss her new...
Sarah Hatton Talks Cherry Bark And Inspiration!
Sarah Hatton is known the world over for her beautiful knitwear designs. Her work has featured in numerous books and publications having spent over 20 years working in the knitwear...
How to Mend Holes in Your Handknits
Our mission at The Fibre Co. is to provide you with yarn for projects you are proud of. Once you’ve made those projects, we want to teach you how to...
The Marra Project Bag
When we came up with the idea to develop a project bag we knew Marra needed to be extremely functional, but it had to be very artful too – just...
2020 Vision and Beyond: An Update from Our Founder, Daphne
I love the hope that comes with the start of a new year. The promise within every wish for a Happy New Year brings me great joy. I can spend...
Five Places to Eat Near The Fibre Co. HQ
We’re providing light refreshments at our Open House on Saturday 16th November but, if you’re looking for something more substantial during your visit, there is a huge variety of cafés...
Five places to visit near The Fibre Co. HQ
If you’re heading to Threlkeld for our Open House on Saturday 16th November, we thought you might like to know about a few of our favourite places nearby. There are...
Hanna Somatics and the Fibre Arts
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...
Meet Inese Sang, the Designer of Dubwath and Lord's Seat
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...
Meet Becky Baker, the Designer of One Sweater
As a lifelong knitter, Becky Baker lives in Scotland with her husband Lewis. She has experience working in the commercial knitwear industry for several years and is the Designer of...
Needles in the Hay: 5 Things to do in Peterborough, Ontario if you Love Craft
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...
Les Tricoteurs Volants: 5 Things to do in Paris, France if you Love Craft
Today on the blog, we’re chatting with Enrico, the owner of Paris yarn shop, Les Tricoteurs Volants. There is so much to see in the city and we think Enrico...
Supporting and Highlighting the Work of BIPOC Designers and Makers
On Friday, we will be opening up our fifth Yarn Support Programme for design submissions. As we seek to support and highlight the work of BIPOC designers, we want to...
TitiTyy: 5 Things to do in Jyväskylä, Finland if you Love Craft
Today, on the blog, we’re chatting with Tiina Huhtaniemi who is the owner of TitiTyy, one of Finland’s biggest and most popular yarn shops. In this city guide, Tiina gives...
Knit this: Caitlin Hunter’s Ninilchik Swoncho in Arranmore Light
Who is your favourite independent knitting pattern designer? We wouldn’t be surprised if many of you said Caitlin Hunter who designs under the name Boyland Knitworks. Visit any fibre festival...
Happy New Year from The Fibre Co.
As we reach the start of a new year, we want to say a heartfelt thank you to our amazing community of stockists and makers, from The Fibre Co. It...
Our Favourite Projects Knitted in Lore So Far
Our newest yarn, Lore, has been out for just over two months now and we are so pleased with the warm welcome you have given it. One of our favourite...
Celebrating Fanad Head: An Interview with Bonnie Dean and Yarn Bar
We love to work with talented independent designers, which is why we created the Yarn Support Programme a couple of years ago. As part of this programme, we sometimes find...
L'Atelier de la Création: 3 Things to do in Lyon, France if you Love Craft
L’Atelier was born from friendship and passion. Alexandre and Thomas opened the first shop in 2006 in Paris and together, they opened a total of 3 shops in the city...
Tribe Yarns: 5 Things to do in Richmond, London if you Love Craft
Today, we are sharing a guest blog post by the lovely Milli Abrams from Tribe Yarns, a vibrant new yarn shop that recently opened in Richmond, London. Tribe Yarns really...