Fiberygoodness Tiny Talks: Podcast for Fiber Artists and Yarn Lovers Suzy Brown

In this episode Arlene and Suzy talk about how trends come and go, a bit of history of yarn crafting, and figure out if Suzy is anti-trend or on-trend!

Arlene and Suzy talk about the gift of handmade! All the things to think about when you are planning projects as gifts, some ideas on things to make, when to start, and how to plan your projects to avoid a last minute rush!

This episode is all about how Arlene and Suzy treat their handspun yarn and knit or woven items to 'finish' them, aka set the twist and 'full'. There is also a video to go with this episode in which Suzy demonstrates a method for removing the twist energy from a single to permanently stabilise it and improve its durability: https://youtu.be/ItevBWY6maQ

We talk about the history of some of our most used fiber preparation tools, and compare old to new!

Suzy and Arlene talk about colour, working with it, using multiple colours together, how to create new palettes, and general 'we love colour' fiber art stuff!Resources mentioned: Book - Confident Color by Leland Recommended to Arlene by an art teacher who taught classes on color theoryNew Pantone app: Pantone ConnectRGB to CMY

In this episode we are talking about 'exploration' as fiber artists, with special guest and Fiberygoodness Artist in Residence Charan Sachar, spinner and potter from 'Creative With Clay" (USA). We talk about how we approach our fiber art through the lens of exploration, experimentation, and discovery.