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Congratulations! You've managed to find my little corner of the blogosphere, despite the size of the internet and the weirdness of algorithms. You may have your cookie now that you've found the dark side. ;-)

I have been toying with the idea of blogging or vlogging/podcasting about my crafting for a while now. But we should all thank my good friend Lisa for being so enthusiastic about my idea when I shared it with her recently that I found the confidence to give it the ole' college try. (If it turns out it was a bad idea don't tell Lisa. She's too beautiful a person to disappoint.)

Reasons why this is still likely a good idea:

I craft, A LOT. It is mostly fiber related at the moment, because that's what works for our living situation and my work/travel schedule. Therefore, most of what you'll likely be hearing from me is fiber related. However, I do sew/needle point/design/macrame/ceramics/pottery/paint/woodwork/you get the picture.

I write, and I am finding that I write increasingly about my crafting. To spare the other writing project I work on regularly from being overrun with crafting posts, I decided I'd set myself up over here with a crafting blog.
I want more geeky/nerdy crafting-loving friends! I'm a parent as well as a crafter and an activist and I have a day job, which means that a lot of my crafting is done solo because my schedule only allows for so much out-of-the-house-socialising time just now. COME BE MY FRIEND!
Also, I'm weird and I need a place to let loose the weird snarkiness that is me.

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Here, hold my beer...for the sake of fibre

I hate spiders Last night I woke up with a start. I thought at first it was because I had fallen asleep with an audiobook running and it had come to a, rather loud, theatrical skirmish. I blearily turned off the book and rolled over onto my back, only to stare straight up at a gigantic huntsman above my head. Let me take a moment to remind you lovely readers that I live in Australia, and in Australia spiders range from microscopic to the size of your face. I'm aware that generally the poison level is inversely proportional to the size of the spider, but that doesn't stop me finding a spider big enough to smother me in my sleep terrifying. Also, I did not grow up here, so I inherently have a -5 resistance to local spiders. Since moving to Australia, I've tried to sort things with the spiders myself. I have tried to reason with them; applying to their sympathies by pointing out that I, too, spin and therefore we should be able to live amicably in respectful cohabitation...

First the Tea Bags, then the yarn...Is nothing sacred anymore?

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Wow you guys! Thank you so much for checking out yesterday’s post - there were some great comments, both here and on facebook/twitter about plastics in crafting and biodegradability of certain fibres, etc. It was a blast to research and I really enjoyed engaging with everyone on that topic. This is why I decided to blog - well this and the fact that I apparently have a knack for making Fibre Fiends bust a stitch laughing sometimes and my yarny friends asked that I please direct my energies wider to help minimise the destruction. ;-) Also, hello to the reader(s) in the Phillipines, I’m so glad our mutual love of fibre (or perhaps mutual disdain for plastic?) brought us together yesterday! And a shoutout to my American readers, what are you knitting/spinning/crocheting for your July 4th holiday? A quickie regarding my Plastic Free July posts. The aim is to make sure people are aware of where the plastic is creeping in, not to shame anyone into a cave of embarrassment or...

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