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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!

Yarn of the Month - Road To China Light

Road to China Light is inspired by the luxury textiles that were traded along the ancient Silk Road. This sport-weight yarn blends natural fawn baby alpaca, camel hair, cashmere, and...

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Yarn of the Month - Meadow

Meadow is a heavy lace-weight yarn spun with The Fibre Co.’s trademark blend of luxury fibres with a rustic appearance, combining baby llama and fine Merino wool for softness, silk...

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Yarn of the Month - Acadia

Inspired by rugged rocky coastlines, Acadia is a rustic blend of fine Merino wool (providing warmth) and baby alpaca and silk noil (adding drape and lustre as well as an...

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One Sweater KAL - Video Tutorials

The One Series started out from one basic principle: ‘a simple sweater is universal: it’s a garment that every wardrobe benefits from.’ So far in our One Sweater Series, we...

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Yarn of the Month - Arranmore Light

This September we are celebrating our very first Yarn of the Month, Arranmore Light, and with it, we begin our yearlong celebration of yarn and knitting, The Almanac Series, a...

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New Yarn Colours at The Fibre Co. - Competition Roundup

Five weeks ago we launched seven new colours across four of our yarn lines including, for the first time, speckles. We couldn’t be happier with the response from our stockists...

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#tfcbrights vs #tfcneutrals - Your Chance to Win

To celebrate 7 new colours we’re launching across 4 of our yarn lines we have a special competition kicking off today. You can win 3 skeins in your choice of...

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Craft as Therapy? (aka The Yarn Lover's Mantra)

How much do you know about the idea of crafts as therapy? The healing power of craft is something we see appear on our timelines again and again. As a...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Happy Holidays

As the last few details fall into place and those last minute handmade items seem like they *just* might get under the tree in time, we’d like to offer our...

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