Back in university, I took a random fashion history course (which turned out to be about a lot more than just fashion). There, I learnt about fast fashion: the modern phenomenon where clothing is produced quickly and cheaply to keep up with the great...

Since getting my own wool spun into yarn several years ago, I have experimented with natural dyes from local materials. Although chemical dyes may produce more vibrant colour, I choose to work with plants and other natural materials I find around my ...

This article was originally published as a blog post for Pembina Fibreshed on April 16 2023. It is used with permission.Some of my earliest memories are of a sea of blue flowers swaying in the breeze as I rode my bicycle along the gravel road that bo...

So you’d love to craft with wool but don’t know where to start? I created this article for you.People have hand-crafted with wool for centuries. The beautiful aspect about traditional handwork is that you don’t need a ton of special skill and expensi...

As a sheep farmer, I have explored the wonderful benefits of wool over the years. The more I learn, the more captivated I become.Not only has wool been used as a material for bedding, clothing and household textiles for centuries, wool boasts many he...