Just in case you need one, consider this a friendly reminder that Mother’s Day is this Sunday! Luckily, we have some great ideas for last minute gifts. Whether mom is the crafter or you want to craft for her, here are some suggestions we think she’ll appreciate! If your mother loves the fiber arts and you have a good idea of what she...

Over the course of the past few weeks, we’ve celebrated a number of ways to support our planet through our crafting. We talked about considering the yarns we use and what it means for yarns to be vegan, organic and natural. We looked at patterns that could reduce waste and improve our impact on the environment. We found creative alternatives to yarn that...

As we continue to celebrate Earth Day, it seems only fitting that our brand spotlight this month should be Urth Yarns! Not only does this wonderful company create beautiful yarns, they also support our planet! We are proud to work with this family-owned business and hope that, if you haven’t already, you’ll fall in love with their heart for service and eye for color.  ©...

Yarn dyeing is an incredible art form for expressing creativity. No two skeins of handpainted yarn will be exactly the same, and the colors and combinations are limited only by your imagination. You may have a particular look in mind or you may just let yourself be led by your feelings and emotions that day. Either way, you’ll end up with unique skeins...

Putting on handknit socks is a wonderful feeling, but what if you could wear beautiful handknit socks that also help the environment? Talk about a win-win!  The Urth Yarns Uneek Sock Kit comes with two identical pre-wound cakes of yarn in a wide variety of color schemes and your choice of their Classic Sock pattern or, for something even more unique, their Toe...

Here’s a fun activity inspired by our recycled and alternatives yarn article! Easy enough for kiddos and crafting novices, this is a forgiving project with minimal materials and loads of potential. Gather up those plastic bags that seem to multiply when you aren’t looking and a pair of scissors. That’s all you’ll need to create some plastic yarn - aka plarn! Use plarn...

After discussing vegan, organic and natural yarns last week, we were reminded just how finite our planet and its resources are. Luckily, there are wonderfully creative people that are finding ways to recycle yarn, to make yarn from recycled materials and to use recycled materials to craft instead of yarn! We don’t pretend to have captured all of the inventive options out there,...

We celebrate our planet all year round, but this time of year it feels extra special. Whether you are choosing eco-friendly yarns, making projects to reduce your impact on the environment or choosing to use digital patterns to limit your paper consumption, it all adds up! We thought it would be fun to feature some patterns that allow us to help Mother Nature...