[Guest Post from Noelle, Artfibers Design Director] This month I was given a very special assignment: to take total creative control over the Artfibers Yarntasting Sampler Collection. This is an opportunity that I have been waiting for since my early days at Artfibers. I wanted to do something entirely unique that has not been done [...]
Artfibers Design # 1002: Cropped Jacket Description Contemporary and classic, this comfy little jacket can be styled up or down depending on your mood. Layer it with a long sleeved pullover, with a slinky dress for evening, or a shell in a cool office! Optionally, use a pin instead of a button to adjust the [...]
It seems that for many of us, meeting with groups of other fiberholics ensures us a time slot to get something accomplished on a project or two. The only dilemma is all of the great storytelling that goes on, inspiring the occasional curse word as someone discovers that while howling with laughter they skipped a [...]
We were living in a small French village in the deep South, near Spain. On the edge of town, surrounded by vineyards, was an 8th century church. It was squat and dark, looking for all the world like a stone barn. Most of the villagers never went there. One day there was a special event. [...]
Artfibers’ “Lingo” 100% linen yarn is perfect for skirts! The drape and swing are wonderful; linen feels great to wear. This skirt is knit in the round from the top down so there is almost no finishing work. The draw string is braided. Finished dimensions given are after blocking. Sizes: small/med: 36″ (med/lg: 42″) hip [...]
Air Ecru’s intrepid pilot and tour guide, Noelle, this month takes us on a voyage that begins underground and ends underwater. Buckle up! At Artfibers we start each week with design. The subject at hand was Brioche, a complex thick/thin stretch yarn requiring double dyeing in opposite chemistries. Noelle had visited an Egyptian antiquities exhibit [...]
Brioche Bag (approximate finished size of bag section: 10″ X 10″) This archetypical bag is worn diagonally from one shoulder to the opposite hip. It is knitted in 2 identical pieces that extend from the bottom edge of the bag to the point at which the strap reaches the top of the shoulder. It is [...]
Color is light on a voyage through space, and perception of same. We invite you to join us for a worldly tour, on the maiden voyage of the new Artfibers virtual airline, Air Ecru. Our wings will be lifted by the spectrum, guided by the wisdom of color in nature and history. We’re cleared for [...]
Designer comments from Rox This stuffed brim hat is one I’ve wanted to make again for many years, and this seemed like the perfect time. In the course of the project I realized that celebrating Mother’s day can continue even after one has no more mothers physically remaining. I remember that special glint in my [...]
Zara Franks is an innovative design entrepreneur based in San Francisco, founder of VENN Apparel. Her new accessory collection in tussah silk develops a statement that is elegantly simple yet sensuous, artful in its resonance with nature. Since the design process is so mysterious, we thought it would interest our readers to hear Zara’s take [...]
