“We can comprehend each other when we recognize firstly what difference we have, and the next to try to respect our difference mutually. We should have various measures, not only one. While we are living in a small world, we cannot know well ourselves as far as we have nothing to compare with.” — Chieko [...]
Multistranding combines two or more strands in each stitch, as you create a knit or crocheted fabric. The technique is also called carrying along, since the multiple strands are held together and worked as one. You can think of the resulting fabric as a kind of tweed, but much less regular in pattern than the [...]
Baruch Gould taught a Freeform Knitting workshop last weekend at the Artfibers studio in Pinole. It was a special privilege to be there. All chairs were filled with an enthusiastic group, who seemed to share two things: advanced fiber skills, and a keen desire to experiment. Baruch had just returned from a conference on a [...]
