Fibre journal
all things fibre
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!
Meet Knitwear Designer Carol Feller
It’s really exciting for us to see what a knitwear designer is inspired to do when working with our yarn. There is so much talent in the design community right...
Fell Garth II - Thanking our Sample Knitters
It takes a special team to help make a new yarn and knitwear collection launch really go with a bang. We are very fortunate at The Fibre Co., to have...
Emily's Me Made May Handmade Wardrobe
The Fibre Co. team have all been taking part in Me Made May ’17, a challenge started by Zoe of ‘So, Zo…What do you know?’, and one of the themes...
Clare's Me Made May '17 Handmade Wardrobe
The Fibre Co. team are all taking part in Me Made May ’17, a challenge started by Zoe of ‘So, Zo…What do you know?’, and today we’re talking about finding...
Kate's Me Made May '17 Handmade Wardrobe
The Fibre Co. team are all taking part in Me Made May ’17, a challenge started by Zoe of ‘So, Zo…What do you know?’, and today we’re talking about the...
Fibre Events- How to Make the Most of Them!
It’s officially fibre event season and it feels as if there’s a new must attend event almost each month. Today we’re sharing some of our favourite lessons from The Fibre...
Introducing The Waves Collection
Introducing The Waves Collection: Pattern shown, Armadale by Melanie Berg We have a deep appreciation for indie designers here at The Fibre Co. and so we are honoured to introduce...
The Hikari Collection
Introducing the Hikari collection, a collaboration with Japanese knitwear designer michiyo. The inspiration for this five-piece collection comes from the yarn itself—the world’s most inspiring and beautiful meadows. Each garment...
New Designs Using The Fibre Co. Yarn
What a week it was for new designs using The Fibre Co. yarn! It’s been absolutely amazing to see The Fibre Co. all over Ravelry’s Hot Right Now pages. Galerie...
Announcing Luma & the Debut Collection
Introducing ‘April in Paris’, The Fibre Co.’s debut collection for our new yarn, Luma. Six patterns inspired by the ‘City of Lights’ with each design taking its name from a...
6 Inspirational Knits for 2017
If December passed with you furiously knitting all the gifts in a complete frenzy to get everything bound off, wrapped and under the tree in time for Christmas, January is...
The Fibre Co. Meets The Gilmore Girls
So there we were, our latest work in progress, a bucket of ice cream, pizza, gummy bears and Netflix. It was happening, The Gilmore Girls were back! It was about...
5 Tips for Making the Most of Ravelry
We’ve always loved Ravelry – we appreciate the connections with knitters around the world and who wouldn’t love such a huge online library of designs and patterns from an amazing...
What is a Knit Along?
Guest blogger, Sally Seed When The Fibre Co.’s founder, Daphne, asked me to write about the Brenna KAL, I had to admit to total ignorance. What’s a KAL? And, even...
Guest Post: Knitwear Designer Emma Wright
The knitalong for the Brenna Cowl, designed by Emma Wright has officially begun! We asked Emma to share her inspiration and tips to get you knitting along with us. Brenna...
Brenna KAL
Helvellyn, Scafell Pike, Derwentwater As the weather turns cooler in the Northern Hemisphere, we’ve been thinking about long Autumnal walks on the Fells of our home here in Cumbria. All...
Fell Garth
Introducing Fell Garth, an 8-piece collection named after our Lake District family homestead and designed for long fell walks, farmers’ market Sundays and tea with friends. Discover the warmth of...
Nordlándda
The need for warmth and comfort is starting to reach its peak here in the Northern hemisphere and so it feels like the perfect time to turn to hand knit...