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How-To: Save Your Fiber From Clothes Moths

How-To: Save Your Fiber From Clothes Moths

Our very own Haley Pierson-Cox survived to tell the harrowing tale of her clothes moths infestation with this indispensable tutorial to save your yarn stash, fabric, wardrobe, and sanity during an infestation.

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How-To: Insulate a Chicken Coop with Alpaca or Wool Roving

How-To: Insulate a Chicken Coop with Alpaca or Wool Roving

If you’ve got chickens and are lucky enough to have access to large quantities of (not fancy) alpaca or wool roving, you can turn that leftover fiber into wonderful natural winter insulation for your chicken coop!

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Fiber Composite 3D Printing

Fiber Composite 3D Printing

Anyone that reads this site has probably heard of 3D printing, but the idea of printing fibers will be new to most. “The Bug” is a sort of composite fiber 3D printing machine. Instead of simply laying melted plastic (or other media) on top of itself, it lays fibers with a UV-cured resin on top […]

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Suspensión: Embroidered Art from Fiber Artist Ana Teresa Barboza

Suspensión: Embroidered Art from Fiber Artist Ana Teresa Barboza

I am utterly awed and charmed by the gorgeous, dramatically textured landscapes in the Suspensión series from Lima, Peru-based fiber artist Ana Teresa Barboza.

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How-To: Homemade Bird’s Nest Fiber Dispenser

How-To: Homemade Bird’s Nest Fiber Dispenser

Kill two birds with one stone, figuratively speaking, by simultaneously getting rid of some leftover fiber and helping your beaked buddies get a cozy start on their nesting efforts with this thoughtful homemade fiber dispenser.

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