Craft and Sip! Painting with Wool Series: Wool Baskets / Flameless Tea Light holders These gorgeous wool creations can be used as baskets or flameless tea light holders to create a cozy ambiance in the room. They are paper thin and let the light filter through beautifully. What is even…
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Cupcake Soap Workshop
These cupcakes might look good enough to eat, but they are the most adorable soaps! In this class, Ginger Stoops will teach you how to make your own cold-processed soap using an easy recipe that uses simple ingredients.These soap bars have a wonderful, clean feel and excellent lather. They are…
Lotion Bars and DIY Deoderant Making Class
Making your own bath and body products from natural ingredients makes you feel good about what you are putting on your skin. Lotion bars are wonderful for the skin and fun to make, and natural deodorant sticks are only a simple step away from the basic recipe. In this workshop…
Fiber Arts News
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Why Fiberarts Is Experiencing a Revival
Long before the pandemic, many people were already starting down the path of taking up arts. Crafts like knitting, crochet, weaving, felting, embroidery, and handspinning yarn were already on the rise. The pandemic caused sales in classes and craft supplies of all types to skyrocket by almost 166%. These numbers are only expected to increase, and there are some good reasons why this is so.
Artist's Life
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The Essential Art of Dabbling as an Artist
Like many, my journey into the world of fiber arts was passed on to me by my grandmother. She taught me to crochet before I started school. At age eight, I learned to knit as my first 4-H project. It did not take me long to learn that fiber arts were like those mystery chocolates we used to get for Valentine’s Day. You just had to keep trying one after another, with each one more delectable than the last. Now, 35 years later, I have an impressive list of different techniques in many mediums, most of which I learned by dabbling…..and there is nothing wrong with that. I still like to dabble, only now it is with purpose, and I think it has made me better as an artist.