Fibershed Wardrobe Refresh at May Pop

I’ve always been fascinated with and loved the idea of Fibershed. Similar to a watershed or a foodshed, a fibershed is a geographical area where we can gather and produce fiber supplies with the smallest environmental impact. The anti-fast fashion non-profit has leadership based out of California, but we have a local affiliate group here: […]

All About Silk Spinning Retreat

I got to attend a spinning retreat hosted by my friends Christine (Treasure Goddess) and Teri (Fiberterian) in the before times, and I was really missing it over the years. So when they decided to offer another, I signed up as quick as I could! This one was all about silk, which was a little […]

Toy and Miniature Museum

To celebrate Father’s Day coming up, I wanted to share a recent trip I took with my dad to The National Museum of Toy and Miniatures! This amazing museum is steps away from my office, and we had an opportunity for Staff Appreciation Week to bring our family for a free visit. Perks of working […]

AdhDiy Craft Cafe

I had an absolutely delightful outing in the West Bottoms neighborhood of KC last weekend. I first learned about the AdhDiy Craft Café through Instagram. It was like a paint-and-sip place, but in addition to painting, there were a bunch of craft options. You can BYOB, but they also have tea! (When I told one […]

Return to Adventures at the Ren Fest

It was pretty unexpected (at least for me!), but Marci returned to the Kansas City Renaissance Festival in its guest artist booth for all of September! She’s sharing the booth with Marcia of Alpacas at Orchard Hill Farm (Reba’s owner!), so there’s a ton of fibery goodness out there this year. Since my September was […]

KC Regional Quilt Fest

I’m not much of a quilter unless I’m hanging out with my quilting aunties. It requires an amount of equipment and precision that I am usually not in the mood for. However, this did not stop me from visiting the Kansas City Regional Quilt Festival with them while they were in town. This is a […]

A Record Breaker (Maybe)

I have been looking forward to today for a while. Not because it’s Valentine’s Day, even though I always treat myself on Valentine’s. No, I was looking forward to today because I got accepted to be a part of the stress test at the new KCI terminal! If you’re not from KC, let me explain. […]

ThanksKnitting 2022

But I guess it’s ThanksCarding this year! Taking advantage of the lovely weather in Kansas City this morning to card a bit more cotton before it’s cold again. It keeps me well out of the way of the chefs! Since I have to keep most of what I’m working on for the next six or […]

Off to the Fair

Y’all know I have a hard time turning down a challenge (and usually even a harder time completing them…). Yarn Social is back on their game with a summer-long challenge, much like their Bingo Game in 2020 and the Road Trip last year. Neither of those went very well for me, you might recall, but […]

Dean and Bean Crank In

Spent another weekend learning some new fiber skills! This one was a lot closer to home: The Dean and Bean Crank In. Long time readers know my mom is a sock knitter. Truly, that label is more accurate than just “knitter,” because 97% of the stuff she knits is socks. That’s what she’s always wanted […]