Tag: plant fibres
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Knit a Neutral – Plant Fibre Edition
In 2019 I did a whole blog series called Knit A Rainbow which ended with a Knit a Neutral post. I have been reminiscing over this series so have decided to bring back Knit a Neutral. But because the weather is hotting up I have decided to focus on plant fibres. There are some beautiful…
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Fibre Talk – Linen
This post was originally written by Natalie Selles and published on our blog back in 2015. The Fibre Friday posts have now been edited to reflect our current selection of yarns, under the new heading Fibre Talk. This week’s fibre feature is linen. Linen has been used as fabric for thousands of years. Some of…
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New Yarn – BettaKnit Soy Cotton and Love My Jeans
Continuing in this blog series of new yarns from BettaKnit we move onto Soy Cotton and Love My Jeans. Two interesting yarns with a range of great colours. Perfect for home accessories and summer knits.
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Plant Fibres! Knits for Summer
It is known that us knitters like to knit all year round, come rain or shine. But when the sun is shining what yarns do we reach for. Plant Fibres of course! Plant fibres offer us a cooler alternative and provide a vegan option for those who would prefer to not use, or have allergies to animal fibres.…
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Fibre Fridays: Soy and Bamboo
As knitters become more conscious of where their yarns come from, we are getting more interest in what are often categorized as vegan yarns. These are yarns that do not come from an animal. We’ve already talked about the most obvious ones, cotton and linen, but there are a few others that we carry in…
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