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Jessica Kelly
May 25, 20233 min read
The Benefits of Crochet for All
The craft of Crochet has been around for 100’s of years. There has been evidence of it further back then knitting even. But more recently...
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Kami Noyes
Jan 12, 20222 min read
Temperature Blankets
Have you heard of the Temperature Blankets? I keep seeing people talk about them and decided to start looking into them. The basic idea...
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Kami Noyes
Nov 24, 20211 min read
The Adventure of sweater knitting… Part 2
My fifth sweater, was a super fun bottom-up. I made my own colorwork with it by knitting with 2 yarns in different colors, keeping one...
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Kami Noyes
Nov 21, 20212 min read
The Adventure of sweater knitting… Part 1
First a little bit about my fiber journey. It all started with the sheep, then selling their wool (18 years ago), couple years later I...
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Kami Noyes
Nov 3, 20211 min read
All About Color ~Yellow vs Gold
I love to continue learning... Being a dyer I kept running into issues when I was trying to get a certain color that had a mixture of...
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Kami Noyes
Aug 8, 20212 min read
Dyeing Wool with Plants
Learning something new I decided to try Natural dyeing. I dusted off my Rocky Mountain Dye Plants book, downloaded "Picture This" plant...
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Kami Noyes
Jul 31, 20213 min read
Have you ever wanted to own a fiber sheep?
We have been raising our own sheep for 18 years. Through the years we have learned so much about raising a great lamb for multipurpose...
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Pam Allmendinger
May 20, 20214 min read
Are You Ready for Some Prepping? The Tools Part 2
Last time I shared some common tools that can be used when prepping fiber. And while I also shared the common outcomes for using those...
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Pam Allmendinger
May 12, 20213 min read
The Tools, Part One
Are You Ready for Some Prepping? Have you taken the plunge and bought a fleece, or gotten your hands on some washed locks, or maybe a...
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Tammy Jordan, Goldieknots Montana
May 9, 20213 min read
Putting it Together – The Art of Plying
One of the last steps in spinning yarn is plying. It’s putting together two or more strands of spun singles to create the final yarn. As...
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Kate Stowell
May 4, 20213 min read
Consider the source …
Not everyone wants to raise sheep. But I am immensely grateful that many of those who do love to post pics of their lambs and sheep on...
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Tammy Jordan, Goldieknots Montana
Apr 27, 20212 min read
Needle-Felting – Another Beautiful Use for Fiber
When most people think of wool, they generally think roving (if you’re a spinner), or yarn, (if you’re a knitter or crocheter), but there...
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Pam Allmendinger
Apr 6, 20213 min read
My Journeys Are Connected
Since I was a little girl, I’ve been fascinated with spinning wheels. It began while being read to, or reading – fairytales, I’m sure....
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Kate Stowell
Mar 21, 20213 min read
When It Comes to Fabric It’s All About the “Hand”
It’s always nice when something learned in the past sticks with you in ways not fully appreciated at the time. Maybe you experience the...
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Pam Allmendinger
Mar 14, 20213 min read
A Journey of Curiosity and Exploration,
This is a story about playing with two yarns, each with different fibers; a journey of curiosity and exploration. It began several years...
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Kate Stowell
Mar 7, 20213 min read
Finding Joy and Peace in your projects....
When we moved to Montana after living in Florida for 43 years, I packed a lot of things, yarn and fabric included. But that was nowhere...
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Kami Noyes
Feb 28, 20212 min read
Welcome Guests..
As some of you know I will be having a couple fiber ladies joining Ranching Tradition Fiber as guest writers. I am super excited to...
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Kami Noyes
Jan 26, 20210 min read
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