Fidalgo Artisan Yarn and Clothing
Hand Dyed Yarn and Clothing Shop
After we open the shop, we had the opportunity to bring in the work of Mark Casteel from Rainy Day Studios. He was playing around with creating turned yarn balls out of reclaimed wood. Mark lives on Whidbey Island, just south of Fidalgo Island, and has his workshop on his property. The bowls and have been very popular. He uses…
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It is funny, but there are often quirky decisions in this line of work. For Fall, we are dyeing a wonderful traditional wool from Cestari. We are also designing a fabulous vest that features this yarn. So do I dye it and put it on the shelf? Do we wait and make kits with the fabulous pattern and custom colors?…
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During the summer, we put a small table and two chairs at the entrance of the shop. It’s not the prettiest scenery, but the flowers and potted plants make it a nice place to sit and rest, wait, knit, and/or chat. Sometimes we even get a few minutes to sit ourselves…
We’ve all heard of yard art, but what about Yarn Art? What is art? I’ve been thinking about MY definition these last months. Anacortes is a thriving art community and so there is a lot to see and experience. I haven’t come to any firm conclusions except that art requires skill. Skill is developed through experimentation, testing, talent, and time….
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This is the first week in August; the northwest summer is going by so quickly! It has been a beautiful, dry summer and I am very busy at the dye pots. I have an outdoor dye studio at home where I do all the dyeing. I have three pots and work 5-6 hours each session. It is a lot of…
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Sometimes a yarn is so beautiful, the dye job so outstanding, that I bring it home to photograph and it just sits. And it waits. And I look at it every day, sometimes opening the skein again, enjoying the splendor and color work, and thinking of how it will look when knit. I know I must give it up soon…
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