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!
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6 Knitted Hat Patterns for Women
Winter knitting is starting to feel increasingly important as frost and our first sprinkling of snow hit headquarters here in Cumbria this week. When it’s cold outside, we want nothing...
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Meet the Designer... Brittney-Jean Bailey
We love to discover new designs that use The Fibre Co. yarns and, just as much, to find new designers who are using them too. This cosy sweater pattern from...
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Tommy Martin - the photographer behind the images
Many readers have already appreciated Tommy Martin’s images for the Innisfree collection as well as several other designs published by The Fibre Co. so we thought you’d like to get...
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The Innisfree Collection
“I will arise and go now, for always night and day I hear lake water lapping with low sounds by the shore”- The Lake Isle of Innisfree, W B Yeats...
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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...
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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...
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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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Arranmore, ‘Donegal heritage’
Inspired by the breathtaking scenery of Ireland’s Northern Headlands, The Fibre Co.’s newest yarn, Arranmore (Gaelic name: Árainn Mhór), is spun in a mill that traces its roots to the...
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Tricoter en France? Votre avis...
Je suis heureux de vous annoncer qu’il y avait 9 gagnants choisis au hasard à partir de 1400 qui ont participé à notre enquête: « The Fibre Co: Tricoter en...
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Zen Variations
Knitting, as meditation. Indulging our making, becoming entranced by the movement of the tools and materials as we work, is an act of physical meditation. Our hands making is a...
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Yarn Shop Day and a Sneak Peek
Working with The Fibre Co. stockists to celebrate our yarns and patterns is one of the things we love the most about our work. We love learning the character of...
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The Shepherdess
Part of the story from our Fell Garth Collection has been its deep roots in Cumbria, our current setting for The Fibre Co. From stylists to locations and photographers, Cumbria...
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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...
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Cumbria: 'Unto the Hills'
It’s always a joy when our latest yarn receives such a warm response from the fibre community. Cumbria was launched in 2015 and has been knit and loved so much...
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Celebrating Making
When The Fibre Co. was established in 2003, hand crafting was a very big part of the way in which we worked. From the mini mill in Maine, yarns were...
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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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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...
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The Fibre Co. at the Pom Pom Christmas Party
This year, Pom Pom Quarterly will be hosting their Christmas party and pop up market in Foyles, London and The Fibre Co. are honoured to be sponsoring the event. We...
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The Fibre Co.: Our Story
It’s sometimes hard to convey just how much our love of natural fibres has informed our process at The Fibre Co. Despite over a decade of creating unique blends rich...