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Announcing our 2022 Fiber Arts Challenge: Field t

Announcing our 2022 Fiber Arts Challenge: Field to Fingers
Locally grown fibers and leather tell a story of the land, the animals, the plants, the dyestuffs, and the people in our communities. Let's weave ourselves and our community together through fiber arts. Build your community too through our HTF member make-a-long meetings July through November.
▪️Create mittens, gloves, fingerless mitts, oven mitts or other “hand” item
▪️Use any method or combination of methods: knit, crochet, felt, weave, braid,
sew, or your own technique
▪️Use fiber or leather grown and processed in our Fibershed, which includes Wisconsin counties: Green, Lafayette, Grant, Iowa, Dane, Rock, Jefferson, Dodge, Columbia, Sauk, Richland, Vernon, Crawford; and Illinois counties: Joe Daviess, Stephenson, Winnebago
▪️Consider using undyed or naturally dyed fibers and thrifted material
▪️ Enter online at heartlandthreads.org. Entries due December 1, 2022; random drawing January 1, 2023 for fiber-related prizes. You do not need to be a HTF member to enter or win.
▪️We will share projects online in Spring of 2023.
#FieldtoFingers2022 #HeartlandThreadsFibershed #LocalFiber #LocalYarn #Fibershed #DriftlessRegion #WisconsinFiberArtists #WisconsinFiberArt #WisconsinKnitters #IllinoisFiberArtist #IllinoisFiberArt #IllinoisKnitter #MadisonKnitters

I spy with my little eye a pair of HTF members enj

I spy with my little eye a pair of HTF members enjoying their fiber arts practice while sitting in front of the store of third HTF member, Orange Kitten Yarns.
Reposted from @brendaccr Happy World Wide Knit in Public Day!

How cool is this art piece by @riverwindsfarm?

How cool is this art piece by @riverwindsfarm?

HTF member @purveyoroffineyarns is showing us part

HTF member @purveyoroffineyarns
is showing us parts of the fleece to fiber process in a series. Check it out!
Reposted from @purveyoroffineyarns this raw fleece is about to skirted, in preparation for a wash and a spin
#makers #singlebreedyarn #fleece #polypay

Free tonight? In the Madison area? Come out to sup

Free tonight? In the Madison area? Come out to support @fiddlesticksknits and all in the queer community.
Reposted from @fiddlesticksknits Early this morning words of hate speech were scrawled on our doorstep. We had planned this post to be one of Queer Joy to kick off pride month, but in light of this mornings unfortunate events, we are feeling righteous anger 😡 and are inviting you to join us this evening from 5pm-8pm for a counter protest where we will be writing our own unapologetically queer & trans positive messages up and down the block.
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we will not let hateful people make us feel that we don’t belong, Fiddlesticks is our place of community. We keep each other safe, we’re here, queer we're not going anywhere.
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share widely, tell your friends, and please, join us from 5-8 (during the regularly scheduled knit social) to add your own pro queer & trans musings to our impromptu sidewalk mural.
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#fuckterfs #queerjoy #hereandqueer #hatehasnohomehere #pride #pridemonth

Too much floof! Reposted from @karly.mcmillan.5

Too much floof!
Reposted from @karly.mcmillan.5 Two alpacas yesterday hadn't been sheared in a couple years. It was slow going getting all that matted fleece of them, but they were very patient.
#alpacasofinstagram #alpaca #ShearEveryYear

Heartland Threads board member @tschwalbe put toge

Heartland Threads board member @tschwalbe put together this amazing Local Fibers basket for the the silent auction at this week's Legal Association for Women's "I Resolve" event. The event is a fundraiser for the Domestic Abuse Intervention Services (DAIS) legal program in Dane County.
Link to DIAS in our bio, just in case you or anyone you know needs help. The site has a button for safe, quick exit just in case. There's also a donate link on the DIAS website if you can help them with their work.

We could never be sick of @motherofpurll1 expressi

We could never be sick of @motherofpurll1 expressing their joy over their new linen dress. Isn't it fab? Lauren in a designer and fiber artist in our fibershed area. Those of you looking at local flax, Lauren has some linen patterns on their website!
Reposted from @motherofpurll1 I am going to be living in this dress all summer! Are you sick of it yet? 🥵 check the cover photo on this reel to see a really cute picture.
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The knitting pattern is my original design, the iris crop top, available on rav and my site. The only edit I made was to make it longer.
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#summerknitting #memademay2022 #knittingpattern #knitallthethings

Look at this great sweater made mostly from Stash

Look at this great sweater made mostly from Stash Swap yarn. Anyone have advice regarding Giulia's softening question?
Reposted from @giuliamadethis raglan tee (first time calculating it myself!!) made with all secondhand yarn!! most of it is from the @heartland_threads stash swap from april and some is thrifted!! i blocked this after taking pics to try to make it a little longer but it’s still drying a bit and i haven’t tried it on since
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has anyone tried using vinegar to soften wool? please let me know how it worked out because some of these yarns are a little scratchy 😅
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#knit #knitting #knittop #raglan #scrapyarn #trico #knittersofinstagram

What a gorgeous piece of local fiber art with an e

What a gorgeous piece of local fiber art with an equally gorgeous story.
Reposted from @lindadeederrickson Sarasponda Spinners, my spinning guild met today to arrange and join squares, creating an afghan for one of our members. Squares are made by members, using handspun natural color yarns and we all take turns sewing them together. Everyone eventually gets one of these afghans.
Our guild is a “sisterhood” of spinsters. In past centuries, a spinster was simply a person who spun fiber into yarn for family textiles. Often that person was an unmarried woman. Eventually the meaning of “spinster” evolved from a spinner to a single woman. I think we should take back the original meaning. Are you with me?
#saraspondaspinners #sarasponda #spinningguild #afghanmaking #knitting #weaving #sisterhood #mycommunity #mytribe

Reposted from @fiddlesticksknits Restock Alert ! ⚡️Attention Crocheters, we have a variety of new ergonomic and hand turned Crochet hooks made by local woodturner @higgledypiggledywood
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The woodturner Behind @higgledypiggledywood Stephen started crafting one of a kind crochet hooks because his spouse loves to crochet. each one is tested by avid crocheter @kt.they.them to ensure they are structurally sound. 💞
There are a variety of sizes for different hand sizes, and the natural beauty of the wood grain is sure to impress. come get your hands on one in the shop and feel the difference.
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#crochetersofmadison #localyarnstore #localartisans #handmadecrochethook #woodturning

Do you have a bizarre stash of teensy oddball bits

Do you have a bizarre stash of teensy oddball bits? Things that are too small to really do much with, but you don't want to throw away? Personally, those tiny scraps of silk have been in my sewing box for about 15 years. I've found uses for the larger pieces I had, but I kept hanging on to the little bits because I knew in my heart of hearts that I would eventually find a home for the tiny bits.
HTF member @cruhaak has asked if we could put out a request for those odd bits. She has been making small wrapped figures in her studio, and they have morphed unexpectedly into a larger work. She is looking for things like the cut offs from sewing, left over yarn balls and bits that are too small for anything, vintage thread that might be weak and can’t be used in a machine, fabric bits - anything 12” x 12” or smaller, leftover tension swatches, bits of trims or ribbon. She's really looking for variety in color, pattern, or texture.
She writes that she would be happy to take these odd ball things off someone’s hands and keep them from the landfill. If you would be interested in donating to her project, please reach out to Christina directly (@cruhaak) or comment here and tag her so she can message you. I put a T pin in the pic for scale so you can really see that she's just looking for leftover bits. I had brought a small piece of lovely yarn to the stash swap thinking maybe someone would take it, and I remember Christina picking it up.
Those teensy bits of silk will head to a new home and real purpose. 🧡🧡
#repurpose #reuse #HeartlandThreadsFibershed
#HeartlandThreads

@lovelandacresfarm said it perfectly. Reposted f

@lovelandacresfarm said it perfectly.
Reposted from @lovelandacresfarm Dear mamas, moms, mommies, stepmoms, bonus moms, foster moms, adoptive moms, single moms, mamas of those gone too soon, grandmas, aunties, the struggling moms, those longing to be moms, the broken & grieving ones too, the ones that carry different labels and fill in when another’s is gone: you are valued. you are revered. you are loved.
#melaninmilkmaid 🤟🏽
#farmlife #nigeriandwarf #goat #kid #goatkids #mothersday #smallfarm #wisconsin #dairydonedifferent #browncows #blackfarmers #communitycare #mutualaid #education #livestockandlittles #literacytoo #littlefreelibrary #itswhatwedo #nourishingradicallove #lovelandacresfarm

Do you know about Mending Mondays with General Man

Do you know about Mending Mondays with General Manager, Jen Davis, of @thesowsearyarn in Verona?
From reattaching beads on a luxurious vintage sweater to narrowing a very wide handleknit boat neck to redoing the stitching on a leather bag, Jen does it all and can show you tricks for extending the life of your textiles to keep them out of a landfill or incinerator.
#sowsear #mendingclothes #heartlandthreads #fibershed #supportlocal #localfiber #localyarn #reuse #repurpose #recycle #reduce #buylocal #yarnshop #fibershop

HTF member @leaflivestockwoolco will be at Macktow

HTF member @leaflivestockwoolco will be at Macktown this weekend too, teaching a log cabin weaving class. More info the Macktown website, link in our bio.
Reposted from @leaflivestockwoolco Have you guessed my favorite pattern is Log Cabin Pattern on a Rigid Heddle Loom???
Looks intimidating, right? I agree.
Looks intricate, right? I agree.
Looks pretty fabulous, right?
Complete agreement.
Overwhelming... well, maybe at first. But anything that's worth it should be a challenge.
I can guide you step by step thru this pattern so you can weave and create intimidating, intricate, fabulous log cabin too!
Macktown Living History: It’s All About Fiber fest is May 7 in Rockton, Illinois. Yours truly will be teaching the log cabin weaving pattern on a rigid heddle loom; please join me!
Which color/shade combo is your favorite??
#Weaverfever
#weaver
#rigidheddleweaving
#rigidheddleloom
#weavingteacher
#weavinginstructor
#logcabin
#logcabinpattern

Thank you to everyone who helped make our first St

Thank you to everyone who helped make our first Stash Swap a huge success. We helped a lot of yarn go to new homes, but also a lot of other fiber arts supplies including fleece, an entire wooden case of punch needle fiber, knitting needles, crochet hooks, patterns, fabric, and more.
At least one unfinished project transferred to a new owner who is really excited to finish it. We had two people bring identical green fuzzy yarn that went to a new home to become an Oscar the Grouch. Lots of yarn squishing and snuggling happened along with lots of great conversation. It was great to meet so many of you!
We are already planning to do this again in the fall. 🧡

So we didn't know that April 30 was also Local Yar

So we didn't know that April 30 was also Local Yarn Store Day until just this week, long after the date for the Spring Stash Swap was selected. Oops.
We are so lucky to have lots of LYSs here in our Fibershed. Stop by to show them some love today if you can, but also anytime throughout the entire year. These all carry some local fibers in their inventory!
@blankcanvasarts53913 in Baraboo
@dragonflyyarnshop in Janesville
@ewetopiayarn in Viroqua
@fiddlesticksknits in Madison
@fireflyfibers in Beaver Dam
@flaxenfleece in Sauk City
@hookandshuttle in Palmyra
Kaleidoscope Fibers in Cambridge
@knitcircus_yarns in Madison
@ninasdepartmentstore in Spring Green
Orange Kitten Yarn in Monroe
@spry_whimsy in Stoughton
@sunsetyarn in Madison
@thesowsearyarn in Verona
@thestitchinghourgalena in Galena
@theyarnstation in Mineral Point
@wallofyarn in Freeport
Who am I forgetting or didn't know about? Tag us in the comments with the name and location of the LYS, and I'll add it to the list.
#LYSDay

HTF member Round Barn Fiber Mill is looking for a

HTF member Round Barn Fiber Mill is looking for a new employee or two. They are located in Durand, IL, near the stateline border. They aren't on IG, so we put a link to their website with their contact info in our bio.
#HeartlandThreadsFibershed #LocalFiber #Fibershed #FiberArts #ShopLocal #LocalCulture #SupportYourCommunity #DurandIL #WinnebagoCountyIL

Will we see you on Saturday at our stash swap? We

Will we see you on Saturday at our stash swap? We hope so!
Part of sustainability is using what has already been created. If you have fiber arts supplies that aren't being used, send them on to a new home to spark someone else's creativity.
Bring anything fiber arts related that you would be happy to part with - spinning fiber, yarn, fleece, needles, hooks, drop spindles, notions, weaving supplies, patterns, felting supplies, or whatever.
Do you just want to hang out with a bunch of other fiber artists for a while? Come on over! We'd love to meet you. All are welcome. You do not need to be a member to join us at this event.
We do hope that most will offer freely, but if you have some special stuff that you want to sell, that's between you and the other party. Respect intellectual property rights of designers; if offering patterns, the copy you bring with should be your only copy.
We will meet at Sequoya Library in Madison from 1-3 pm on April 30.
#HeartlandThreadsFibershed #LocalFiber #Fibershed #FiberArts #ShopLocal #LocalCulture #SupportYourCommunity #MadisonKnitters

I know our last post was about bast fiber, but app

I know our last post was about bast fiber, but apparently our members have bast fibers on their minds too. 😊
Reposted from @driftless_weaver We prepped our beds for a fiber flax crop. Flax seeds will be sown soon❤️
#fiberflax #flaxtolinen #homegrown #lifeatkoselighollow #gardenprep #flax #flaxseed #spring #spinnersofinstagram

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