Smoky Mountain Fibers

08/09/2021

I closed my Etsy shop today. It was a decision that made sense. Sales are so low that it's a surprise when I get one. If you are a customer and need something that you purchased from me in the past (i'm thinking the ever popular grab bags), contact me on my personal page or via email.

05/07/2016

It's time for the WNC Yarn Crawl! I'll be demonstrating dyeing Sunday, May 8th, 2-4 pm at Friends & Fiberworks, 901 Smokey Park Highway, Asheville. Join us!

https://friendsandfiberworks.com/

Yarn Shoppe and Learning Center Asheville, NC

03/24/2016

Just refreshed the hand spun yarns at Locally Grown Gallery.

03/23/2016

Got home late last evening to a smell that only means one thing...You left the dyepots on too long! Everything is okay. I do this about once a year to keep my brain aware of what could happen. Pay attention!

03/22/2016

Well, Etsy is forcing me to update my shop. Thanks! really... I mean it.

11/25/2015

...is back in business. All the brick and mortar stores in the Asheville area a well-stocked and the Etsy shop is going quite nicely too! Of course I need to get back to dyeing. Thanks to all my wonderful customers!

11/09/2015

I'm taking a brief vacation from my stash. It's a little anxiety producing, but I'm bearing up as well as possible. read more about it if you wish...http://smokymountainfibers.blogspot.com/2015/11/and-now-for-little-r.html

This blog chronicles my work as a fiber artist: spinning, dyeing, knitting, designing, and felt making. I am also a gardener, contra dancer and caller, English Country Dancer and leader. I teach in a small college not too far from Asheville, North Carolina.

10/30/2015

I'm at SAFF; My fiber is at SAFF at the Friends & Fiberworks booth. Gradient yarns too!

10/13/2015

and you have warm feet! and hands. and heads. and friends.

Knitting has many benefits, like improving your mood and strengthening your brain.

09/18/2015

As a sock knitter among all my sock knitting friends, this little tool could come in handy!

Why do socks and shoes have different sizing?..one of those weird garment industry things....when I set out to find out about shoe sizes, I was surprised to find that across the industry there is not an overall accepted standard....so, I gathered up numbers from around the world, averaged them, and…