Tag Archives: fibre

Bye Bye Birkeland… Sort of

By monnibo | Published: May 2, 2012

Birkeland Bros. is a 73-year-old family business in Vancouver, and earlier this year announced they would be closing due to the health of 4th generation owner, Cara. Brothers Olaf and Mike arrived from Norway in the 1930′s and set up a wool processing business in 1939 on Main Street. The business centered around The Old Lady—a two tonne 100+ years old belt-driven carding machine. So in the Spring, everyone was buying up fibre and wool from Birkeland—all the things were for sale. It was sad that such a pivotal part of Vancouver’s fibre history was going to end. It was Continue Reading »

Posted in Crafts, Knitting | Also tagged birkeland bros, crafts, felting, Knitting, misti alpaca, sweet georgia yarns, wool, yarn | 1 Response

Carrot-Orange Bran Muffins (recipe)

By monnibo | Published: March 17, 2011

I’ve been craving carrot-orange muffins since I saw them at Tim Horton’s a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, everything at Tim Horton’s seems to be loaded with sugar, so I decided to make my own. These carrot-orange muffins are made with bran and are low-sugar to boot. If you want them celiac-friendly you can use gluten-free flour. Carrot-Orange Bran Muffins 1

Posted in Cooking, Recipes | Also tagged baking, bran, carrot-orange muffins, cooking, food, low-sugar, muffins, recipe | Comments closed

FibresWest 2010

By monnibo | Published: March 28, 2010

I didn’t go to the first annual FibresWest last year, so on Friday I decided to head out to Abbotsford and take a gander. I dragged Chelle along for the ride and we had a very good time. I am the kind of person who needs to look at everything before I decide to buy, whereas Chelle would purchase when she got the urge (gift yarn only, yarn diet). At the Abbotsford Exhibition Parkt AgRec building | Posing with “yarnpiggy“! Indigo Moon… where I smushed different skeins of yarn together and demanded they make “yarn babies”. Knitopia Wools (now located Continue Reading »

Posted in Crafts, Knitting, Out & About, Personal | Also tagged Crochet, festival, fibreswest, Knitting, spinning, yarn | Comments closed

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