January 12, 2012 – 6:03 pm
When wonderful cochineal comes your way, what can you do but make pink. Pink, glorious pink! I am not usually a pink person, but it is hard to deny this much color enthusiasm. Introducing our newest color: Raspberry. From left to right: Bolinas Sock, Temecula Sock, Sierra Sock, and Larkspur Lace.
November 25, 2009 – 10:33 am
New Fibers: Grab Bags! 2 oz of assort fibery goodness including any of the almost 50 fibers Tactile has carried. How much fun is that? Each grab bag will include at least 7 different fibers. Maybe a bit of California Variegated Mutant (CVM) locks, or some merino-bamboo, could it be yak-tussah or shetland? The picture [...]
October 10, 2009 – 1:40 pm
We wish to let you know that effective today Brooke and Maia will no longer be operating Tactile: A Fiber Arts Studio as a partnership. Going forward Maia will be operating Tactile. Brooke is re-launching Sincere Sheep. We thank you for your support and look forward to continuing to work with you in the future. [...]
Black Sheep Gathering We are headed off to Black Sheep Gathering in Euene, Oregon. If you are coming, please stop by and say hi. We have some yummy new products debuting this weekend. Samplers! When I started spinning, I wanted to try everything. I still do. We thought you might too. Ancient Breeds: Finn, Gotland, [...]
Fiber Club Opening Our Fiber Club will open on June 5th for shipments starting in July. We have some really wonderful fibers planned, we hope you can join us! April Fiber Club Here is April’s club shipment, 2 oz of Merino-Angora (50/50) for the Luxury club and 4 oz of Finn wool for the Comfort [...]
We have some new fibers in the store along with some new tools. Since they were announced last year, we have wanted St. Blaise combs. They are the brain child of Robin Russo and her husband Pat Russo. Combs are used for removing short and weak fibers leaving aligned fibers that are a joy to [...]
You can now find Tactile yarns and fiber at Urban Fauna Studio in San Francisco. They are located in the Sunset district near Golden Gate park, one block from the N Judah Muni transit line. They carry mostly indie product lines, including a lot of local indie crafters. They also carry a full line of [...]
On the way to our club members! If you are on Ravelry, there is a spoiler thread set up in the Tactile group. Hope to see you and your creations there.
Tactile’s Organic Cotton Worsted yarn is featured on page 13 of the current Knit.1 magazine (on newsstands starting today). It is number 7, the pink yarn. Find yummy new colors here, including the featured color: Painted Desert.
September 5, 2008 – 10:45 am
Alpaca! This week we are offer alpaca spinning fibers and yarns. So soft and luscious and warm. Even though I live in a mild climate, I am always trying to work alpaca into my spinning and knitting. Alpaca has wonderful drape. Blend some alpaca with wool to add drape and warmth. A selection of naturally [...]
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