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​Threads of Change exhibit

11/28/2024

 
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Our anniversary exhibit, Threads of Change: Celebrating 50 years of the Northern Fibres Guild, was hosted in the  community gallery at the Yukon Art Centre for December through January. There was an art opening on Thursday, 28 Nov. 2024. 
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The centrepiece of the exhibit was our Yukon Climate Stripes tapestry, which was collectively woven by ~30 NFG members during July at the Jenni House arts residency in Whitehorse. It is an amazing piece of collaborative creation, and was displayed with many additional inspiring pieces made by our members.

Quiviut Knitting & mittens

2/6/2023

 
Simone's been busy.  Here's her knitted hat using:
  • Marmot brown - 100% quiviut from the Alaska Research Centre
  • Glacial Blue 60% quiviut, 20% angora, 20% silk;
  • Alaska Blueberry: 55% quiviut, 30% cashmere, 15% silk.

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And Knitted mittens using Briggs & Little "Tuffy" yarn.
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Knitted mittens using Briggs & Little "Tuffy" yarn.

Tapestry Crochet

5/1/2021

 
By Nicola Hanna

I got inspired to get into crocheting again after Toos presented some of her pieces done in Tapestry and Tunisian Crochet at the November 2020 meeting. I ordered one book each for these two techniques and a couple of weeks ago bought the yarn at Itsy-Bitsy. Their website is really well set up to determine beforehand what one wants to have a closer look at right at the store, which simplifies and speeds up the process of buying wool under the current circumstances. 

I just finished a bag in Tapestry Crochet which is now on its way to my sister in Portugal!

PictureTapestry Crochet Bag
The bag is done from the bottom up, starting with a round piece of leather with holes punched into, through which the first single crochet stitches are made. Then you work your way in rounds to the top.

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Tapestry Crochet Bag with single shoulder strap
I made a single shoulder strap and used a mule deer antler tip for a clasp as a northern touch to the southern bag!
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Mule Deer Antler Tip Clasp
This last photo shows the inside of the bag with the crossed yarns - one gets a pretty good idea why it is called Tapestry Crochet!
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Inside of Tapestry Crochet Bag

Sock Blanks and Kep

12/19/2020

 
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By Susan Clark
This is a sock blank (wool blend) painted at the workshop in Janice Brodie’s backyard during the summer. The blank came pre-knit with the yarn doubled. Once dry it was unraveled and made into two ‘identical’ balls for knitting.
And below are the socks knit from the yarn.
Photo 3 in the gallery - Inspired by Jean Carey’s presentation about the Shetland Wool Week, I purchased the Fisherman’s Kep pattern from the museum in the Shetlands and made my first fisherman’s kep. The wool is Geilsk Tynd 100% wool Made in England and purchased at Itsy Bitsy Yarn Store. I wanted to get as close as possible to the colours of the Aurora Borealis, somewhat contained by what was available and what I had in my stash. 


painted sock blank
Knitted Sock
Kep

Kate's Finger Puppets

9/16/2020

 
PictureKnitted finger puppets
Its been a long time between meetings. A few of us made it out last night to Yukonstruct and had our first Show & Tell. These are Kate Williams Finger Puppets that she knit as well as used a few felt pieces. Great way to use up scraps. They are adorable. Thanks for showing us, Kate!

Summer Vest

7/13/2020

 
By Nicola Hanna
​Seeing that we have a cooler summer so far, I decided to make a summer vest from raw and Mulberry silk yarn I acquired at last year's and this year's auctions. 
I found a pattern that I liked:

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Sweater pattern chosen
​But I had to adjust the pattern for the weight of the yarn I was using and the amount I had available!

This is the finished result:
Finished Sweater
​I am happy with it - and would also be happy to get some really warm days so we can take the vests and jackets off!

Cheers!
Nicola

Cardigan knit

5/5/2020

 
by Susan Clark  
Pattern “Chartreuse” by Baby Cocktails  
Material : Llama Natural Worsted from Estelle Yarns by way of Itsy Bitsy Yarn store. 

The sleeves were done first on double pointed and then circular needles in the round. The body was knit as a single piece adding the sleeves in at the appropriate place with  pockets incorporated as the body was knit. The wool was a Christmas gift from my son and it was a challenging knit, especially at the yoke and shoulder area and  matching the two front cable panels coming around to the back of the neck.

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Cardigan knit by Susan Clark

Wild Rabbits

4/7/2020

 
PictureBarbara's 2nd Wild Rabbit
Created by Barbara Scheck
Pattern: Wild Rabbit by Claire Garland
Purchased through Ravelry.com

This rabbit, the second of three that I am knitting for my granddaughters, is mostly knit with wild fibre. Grizzly Bear, Arctic Blue Fox, Mountain Goat, and Quiviut make up most of the fibre. This fibre was handspun and purchased from Wendy Chambers several years ago. Some alpaca that I also found in my stash was used as well. 

The 15 pages of the pattern were at first daunting as not many rows were ever the same, but it was fun to see it come together and I am still enjoying the knitting as I begin the third and final bunny this weekend.


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First Bunny made with grizzly bear, quiviut, and commercial fibres

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