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June 1st, 2010
Golden Fleece — an epic yarn
by
nyle

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 [...]

May 31st, 2010
Sash Bag — Free Pattern
by
rox

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 [...]