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FINN SLOUGH

FINN SLOUGH Finnslough is a small fishing community located near the mouth of the Fraser River in Vancouver, BC. My Father was a Sámi/Finnish fisherman. After relocating from Finland, he immigrated to […]

KNITTING

KNITTED HANDWARMERS

Knitting Yarn Kits – 50 Shades of Colour from Plants These plant dyed yarn kits are suitable for knitting, crochet, nalbinding and weaving. 4 PLY ORGANIC WOOL SOCK KNITTING KITS DK Organic […]

NEEDLEPOINT KITS

NEEDLEPOINT TAPESTRY KIT 12A

Natural Plant Dyed Needlepoint Tapestry Wool These are hand dyed tapestry wool yarn kits. The yarns that I use for these kits are organic wool, no nylon, no chemicals, just pure natural […]

HANDSPUN

HANDSPUN YARNS Handspun Yarns for Knitting, Nalbinding, Crochet and Weaving Paivatar Handspun Yarns will soon be available for purchase again. Thank you for your patience while I rebuild this website. HANDSPINNING

RYA RUGS

HAND DYED RYA YARNS - 1998

RYA RUGS Rya Rugs and Rya Rug Kits I first started to weave and design Rya Rugs several years ago (1998). At the time, I was employed by The Mining Company as […]

NALBINDING

Nalbinding Needles

Naalbinding The craft of nalbinding pre-dates knitting and was widely used throughout the world to create fabrics. The nalbinding needles were hand carved using wood, bone, horns or antlers. nalbinding, naalbinding, thumb […]