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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...

Happy Plastic Free July fellow geeks and crafters!  I hope your week has started off well - hopefully those of you roasting have found a cool bevvie, and those of you lucky enough to feel a bit of proper cold (no Sydney, you do not count) I hope you have been able to curl up with a hot bevvie and your craft of choice. (Everyone please applaud the amazing Lisa in finishing her first ever lace project! May your ears be ever warm and toasty.) So, the weekend saw the start of Plastic Free July, an international movement coordinated by the Plastic Free July Foundation  to bring awareness about the damages plastic, and particularly single-use plastics, are having on our world and to challenge everyone to make changes - however small they may seem - to address the plastic crisis. This year the focus is on Refusing plastics in day to day behaviours. For those who follow me on twitter  (what, you don't? you're missing out! We are having a fibery blast over there) ...

Hello lovelies, It took me a while to decide what I wanted to write about today. My morning started off with yet another suckerpunch to the gut by the Trump Regime. Anyone else think they are playing the 'hold my beer!' game with the rest of the worst of the worst world leaders? Anyhow, I was feeling particularly unimpressed after reading the news, plus I burnt my coffee (yeah I know, first world problems that one) and then had a grumble with Liebling. (Nothing intense, it's been a long week and we are both a bit overworked with everything. We basically grumbled at each other about all the things that were pissing us off, but then both ended up a wee bit sore that we were each causing the other a bit of grief. We're still on speaking terms, lol.) However, this did mean that I started off my day in a rather persistent funk. I inwardly grumbled my way through the first part of my day, doing my chores and my real job. But then I got to have a crafternoon catch up wit...