Posts tagged ‘yarn’

Yarn Madness

July 9th, 2009

As I was surfing the net for anything new about knitting and needlepoint stuff, I came  a cross an article in ajc.com, which was originally published in 2006. It’s a three -year old news, yet, I can’t help but be nosy about the whole subject. A 70-year old woman have been convicted for the twelfth [...]

Knitting something to wear is really challenging. I enjoy making hats, shawls, sweaters and mittens. And, a  colorful spring scarf is something I would like to make. It will absolutely create a fabulous look. Vibrant colors bring out the best in a knit product.
One technique to having colorful  accessories is to use several colors in [...]

Martha Stewart visited Lion Brand Yarn Studio to record her crochet as well as knitting segment. In the same way, the new retail shop was featured on her show on March 23 of 2009.

Two expert shearers worked fast to shave off thick fur of the alpacas. These fibers will be sent to a New York mill to be made into a yarn, which will be later sold.

Illegal sellers of yarn from Central America have jeopardized US  textile factories. A big company in the US underwent 80%  employee lay-off due to yarn transshipment.

Research Inc. conducted a study in behalf of Craft Yarn Council Of America on the number of women who do crochet and knitting in 1994 and 2002.

Using clay pot upside down on the yarn ball can keep it from tangling while knitting and crocheting. The pot to be used should have enough weight to keep the yarn ball in place.

The textile industry is checking on product quality of fabric by means of  evalauting a fabric’s fiber, yarn, fabric construction as well as color fastness.

Yarn

March 25th, 2009

Here are the best sites about yarn I recommend from my personal research through google. They are very complete and convenient to use.