Anne Merrow

Anne Merrow

Anne Merrow is a knitter, spinner, weaver, and all-around textile fiend. She is the Editorial Director and a co-founder of Long Thread Media. Originally from the East Coast, she lives in Northern Colorado with her husband and an ever-growing amount of fiber (not even counting her two cats).


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Long Thread Podcast: Irene Waggener

Season 10, Episode 10: Traveling in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco and small villages of Armenia, independent researcher Irene Waggener finds a common language in every knitted stitch.

From Greasy Raw Fleece to Clean, Fluffy Wool

At Clean Fleece New York, the Hudson Valley Textile Project takes on the dirty job of scouring natural fibers.

How a Fleece Becomes a Yarn: Battenkill Fibers and the Big Impact of a Small Mill

Between fiber and fabric lies an essential link in the yarn supply chain: the mill that transforms raw material into yarn. One mill in upstate New York is dedicated to making yarn that works for the whole community.

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How to Stretch a Special Yarn: Winning at Yarn Chicken

When you only have a few skeins of a yarn you treasure, you want to make every yard count. Here are 7 ways to make sure you make the best use of it.

Knitting the Simple but Clever Grand Picot Chunky Scarf

With a garter-stitch lace pattern and oversized applied edging, this design shapes itself.

Where Your Yarn Grows

Before natural-fiber yarn reaches your needles, yarn shop, and even the mill, it starts on a farm. At Wing & A Prayer Farm, producing beautiful wool is partnership between shepherd, sheep, and land.

Long Thread Podcast: Gale Zucker, Photographer

Season 10, Episode 3: Behind the camera or behind the needles, Gale Zucker loves to tell the stories of the fiber world.

Long Thread Podcast: Emily Lymm, Wool & Palette

Season 10, Episode 2: With a passion for rich, beautiful color and slow fiber, Emily Lymm uses natural dyes to create a more sustainable craft world.

Durable and Elegant: Setu Socks to Knit

Drawing on her love of Estonian culture and knitting, Nancy Bush designed a pair of geometric socks based on a historic stocking. The new version features expanded sizing and naturally durable yarn.

The Knitter’s Guide to (Not) Shopping Prime Day

The annual shopping event presents a golden opportunity to shop for what you really want . . . and skip the rest.

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