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).
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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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.
With a garter-stitch lace pattern and oversized applied edging, this design shapes itself.
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.
Season 10, Episode 3: Behind the camera or behind the needles, Gale Zucker loves to tell the stories of the fiber world.
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.
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 annual shopping event presents a golden opportunity to shop for what you really want . . . and skip the rest.
Season 9, Episode 9: Beginning as employees in a Philadelphia yarn shop, Kate and Courtney have built a partnership around a shared vision: wearable classic knitwear and yarns.
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On the quest for the softest yarn you can find? You’re missing out.
