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Bendigo Pick up Shipping option Enabled!

Order Now, Pick up at Bendigo!!!!

Guess what! Bendigo is nearly upon us!

*Small fluttering of the heart*

I have created a shipping option for those of you wanting to make sure you don’t miss out on or don’t forget something you REALLY WANT at Bendigo.  This is only for instock items only!  Make sure you bring some ID, or let me know in the order notes who to expect to pick up your order 😉

How do you use it?

Just place your order like usual and at the last screen where you choose you shipping option, there is a Free Pickup Bendigo – Flower Shed, Woolcraft Area…. click that, double check no postage was applied and See you in a couple of weeks!!!!

War of the Gauges!

Fiberific Ep # 57 I answer the question, Why don’t all knitting needle and crochet hook gauges work for all Crochet hooks? I talk hook construction, anatomy of a hook, and the different types of hook and needle gauges, and finally what I think about this whole debate, and which one to buy!

To continue the fun come and join the Fiberific Fun Zone group on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/groups/fiberificfunzone/
To get one of Niki’s Gorgeous Hook and Needle gauges go here https://www.shepherdessau.com/collections/notions
To get one of the Lacis Slide On knitting and crochet gauges go here http://amzn.to/2s6fUfy – purchases made using this link help this channel!

 

Click to pic to go to the video!

 

New Postage Option & Instagram Winner Announced!

Hi everyone!!!

I am currently trialing an option for $3 surface mail no tracking for small items like knitting needles and crochet hooks.  By choosing this option you accept that this item cannot be traced and if lost by Australia Post, Fiberific! is not responsible for replacing your order. So while the option is there, I personally prefer the Flat rate $8 post option as it is trackable. This choice is now yours.

 

Congratulations renee_makes!!!! Winner of the Instagram 500 Followers Promotion!

 

 

 

 

 

500 Followers on Instagram Giveaway!!!

Wow! We hit 500 followers on Instagram!!!

As a thank you I would love to send a hank of Sunflower Sock yarn, Chiaogoo 9″ (23cm) 2.5mm circular and 4 size small blinglets to one lucky person.

To be in with a chance just make sure you follow Fiberific! on Instagram ( www.instagram.com/fiberific ) and comment which colour you would like to win!!

Prize postage is worldwide and included in the prize 😉 Winner will be announced on Friday 3 Feb 2017 at 9.30 Aest. Winner will be chosen at random. Prize pack total value not less than $40 Aud.

2017 Here I come!!!

2017 is a going to be a year of new beginnings. I plan on leaving the Casa De Fiberific on more occasions! So first Cab off the Rank is Caffeinated Crafters.  I realised that one of the big reasons I don’t go out is there is nowhere sort of local to me that has a night time Stitch and bitch kinda group.. So I have bitten the bullet so to speak and have started one!

See you next week!

Christmas Shut Down!

Hi Guys!

Well Christmas is upon us again!

The webstore be closed from December 24th 2016 at Midday until January 20 2017.
There will still be some YouTube videos, facebook posts and tweets and insta’s going on and even a few Live chats too!

This year has been a year of major change for Fiberific! with the beginning of the YouTube Channel. And attending the larger scale events like Craft and Quilt Fair. And changes in my own personal life too, like my baby finishing primary school and getting ready for the adventure ahead that is high school.

Next year will be bringing a few more changes, new yarn lines, New events to attend, and a new look to the website too…

 

Merry Christmas!!

The week that was.. not even over yet

Well this week has been full of fun and chaos! Trying to keep focused on your fibery job when it has been over 30 degrees C everyday is hard!

Monday, I used the random generator thingy to choose the 2 winners for the wonderful Daenerys Shawl kits, The Daenerys shawl is one of those wonderful patterns that it looks harder than it is!! And you can sit and watch the world go by while knitting it. I thoroughly enjoyed knitting it up! If you want to make your own Daenerys shawl, click here to go the pattern on Dominique Trad’s Ravelry Page!  Then its time to record the video for Tuesday! I set everything up, takes a good hour or so.. get my YouTube face on, and sit in my chair.. just as I hit record, literally at that precise moment, my neighbour fires up his lawn mower, it is 10.30am and 30 degrees on a Monday, who does that.. so I can’t record.. its too loud and I have to wait.. without mussing up my hair or makeup… Finally he is done at 11.30 and I hit record!  Movie Magic is made and this is the result…

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Fiberific! Episode #31 – In this video I discuss which spindles I think  are good for beginners, how to choose fluff, and a quick introduction to using your new spindle… I also share my favourite spindle makers!! Click the Pic if you want to watch it!

Tuesday is always a fun day of social media, hanging out checking my YouTube, Instagram and Facebook! Also it seems to be the day I get most housework done.. although it was another scorcher, and I did hang about in my house.. as I had been a big sook, and put the Aircon on.

Wednesday this week I had a special visitor! One of the people who took my Double Ended Crochet Class, I did while at the Majacraft Magic Camp in Roturua, New Zealand,  earlier in the year. We chatted about houses that are filled with fluff (mine looks like a yarn/ spinning store was loaded into a truck, backed into my house and then exploded) I wish I was joking. After my guest drove off into the heat, I got on with the business that is Thursday Quickies!! Its a video series, that I have started… I was only interrupted by the courier and that is OK!

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Fiberific! Episode #32 – My Top 5 tips for using silk!   Thank you goes to Anke Verhave for asking the question!

If you have something you want me to do a quickie on, contact me support@fiberific.com.au

As usual these are just my tips, you may have others! You may not like my tips.. These tips are valid for knitting, crochet, spinning and weaving, at least a few of them anyway. Click the Pic if you want to watch it.

And then Thursday was a day filled with opening the Chiaogoo box up and holy dooley! When I decided to order some big stuff… it was not in my brain as big… like 25mm circular needle, they are HUGE!!! So if you need some big needles, or hooks, I small have a selection!

ChiaoGoo Flexible Hooks 32″ (80cm)

ChiaoGoo Bamboo 24″ (60cm) Fixed Circulars

ChiaoGoo Stainless Steel 40″ (100cm) Fixed Circulars

ChiaoGoo Bamboo Hooks

 

First Step towards the Horizon

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That sounds dramatic doesn’t it.. too much? Maybe.. but then I am a bit of a drama llama.  Over the coming months there will be some changes happening at Fiberific!, nothing bad, nothing too scary, at least for you guys.. But the first thing is, I will be increasing my YouTube uploads to twice per week, Tutorial Tuesdays, and all the other bits in on Thursdays… I will be monitoring and tweaking how this goes, so there maybe movement.. I also planning a knit a long.. so keep your eyes peeled… in the mean time you can watch Today’s video on how we can all support our friends and local businesses without spending a cent 🙂 Clicking my picture will take you to the video or you can click here… https://youtu.be/HTCoJcBiofM