Thoughts About Knitting, Yarn, and Everything Fibre Related.
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Colours for a Cause 2026
The A Twist of Yarn team had so much fun working with the Ellison Elementary Division 13 class on Colours for a Cause. All the children created abs...
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Cowichan Knitting
For Truth and Reconciliation Day, we wanted to focus on Indigenous fibre arts. Often it is beading and ribbon skirts that come to mind when thin...
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All About Sheep
We’ve worn wool for millennia. Socks from ancient Egypt, cloaks of the Medieval period, Fair Isle vests from the 1920’s, and the slightly itchy tou...
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Socks and Sandals Have Always Been A Fashion Staple
People of all cultures and time periods have always had a craving for handknit socks.
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A Brief History of Fibre Arts in Canada
Spinning and weaving are at the very core of our lives. In every culture, across every era, textile arts have always existed. Fibre is in everythin...
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The New Yoga
Originally Published in February 2025. Have heard about the ‘new’ yoga? Honestly, that’s what it’s called, but really, it’s the act of knitting and...
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A Revival of Knitting
Many of us may remember our grandmothers (or grandfathers!) with a set of needles clicking away, making sweaters, hats or socks. Some projects bec...
