[For Free Members] Digits & Threads member and textile artist Barbara Williams attended the Artisan Town Hall hosted by The Campaign for Wool Canada to learn more about the campaign’s efforts to advance the domestic wool industry. Here’s her summary.
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[For Armchair Members] Nova Scotia’s TapRoot Farms was already one of the largest organic farms in Atlantic Canada when they decided to begin growing and milling flax. Learn about their operation, including how flax is processed into yarn.
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[For Armchair Members] Alberta farmer Tara Klager sought and received A Greener World’s Animal Welfare certification for her fibre flock. Here’s why she pursued this official designation, and what the process involved.
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[For all readers] Faced with garment sizing standards that don’t accommodate many body types and proportions, Kim McBrien Evans set out to create a new set of standards, drawing on a variety of sources and her own expertise. Here, she explains the methodology she employed to build a new and more inclusive set of standard body measurements for garment sizing, and her new chart is available for free download.
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Knitter Karri Munn-Venn writes about taking the leap that so many yarn lovers dream of: becoming a sheep farmer. Meet Loretta the guardian llama and a flock of adorable Southdown Babydoll sheep, and enjoy living vicariously through the first couple of seasons at Fermes Leystone Farms.
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Take a guided tour of the mill at Ontario’s Wellington Fibres. Enjoy a peek at the specialized equipment and learn about the steps involved as wool fleece is processed into yarn.
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The Canadian wool industry declined after World War II from a sustainable national textile industry to a cheap commodities pipeline for the export of 90% of our wool. Learn about the Canadian Campaign for Wool’s five-year Wool Plan 2021-2026, a strategic framework for reviving and strengthening the Canadian wool industry. The plan involves rebranding and revaluing Canadian wool, advocating for stakeholders from sheep farmers to Canadian consumers, and increasing awareness of Canadian wool internationally.
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When knitwear designer and yarn purveyor Catherine Knutsson had an opportunity to source Canadian-raised mohair, she jumped at the chance to fulfill her dream of developing a fully Canadian, non-synthetic, wool/mohair-blend sock yarn. Here’s her story.
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