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We are located in lovely Victoria, British Columbia, at the southern tip of spectacular Vancouver Island. We promise fast and efficient delivery through Canada Post. Local pick up can also be arranged. The best way to reach us is by email at chaoticfibres@gmail.com.
Tag Archives: angora
Felters’ stash now available at Chaotic Fibres
A riot of colour exploded in Sharon’s studio! The skies were dull and she wanted to brighten up the day. What better way to cheer things up than make fibre become sunshine. Having her own fibre store and a great … Continue reading
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Posted in Latest Batts from Chaotic Fibres, New fibres for felting and spinning, News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged alpaca, angora, Ashford, bamboo, batts, blender carder, Chaotic Fibres, corriedale, felter, felters, felting, felting projects, fibre, fibres, merino, online store, Pat Green carder, pulled sari silk, spinner, wild carder
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Chaotic Fibres bringing on the batts!
No, it’s not because of trying to stretch Halloween or a fascination with vampires, it’s all because of the fibre! Sharon’s eyes lit up at the mass of new fibre from our recent shipments, and she just had to crank … Continue reading
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Posted in Latest Batts from Chaotic Fibres, News from Chaotic Fibres, News from our Online Store
Tagged angelina, angora, Ashford Wild Carder, batt, batts, bfl, camel, carder, fibre, firestar, gotland lamb, locks, merino, mohair, Nepps, online store, OOAK, polwarth, rosh bush fibre, seacell, shetland, silk, silk noil, soybean, spinning, tussah, wool
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Going Batty at Chaotic Fibres!
Sharon has gone batty! We have just launched a series of numbered Chaotic Batts that are wild combinations created especially to feature colour and texture with some of our best, most unique fibres. Being spoiled for choice is one of the … Continue reading
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Posted in BC, News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria
Tagged alpaca, angelina, angora, bamboo, batt, Blue Faced Leicester, cards, felted, felters, felting, Fibres West, Kid Mohair, knitters, merino, Perendale, Rose Fibre, Saanich Fairgrounds, silk, spinners, spinning, wool nepps, wool slubs
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Handspun Madness.
Here’s a chance to add some chaotic texture and kaleidoscopic colour to your freeform knitting projects with some fabulous hand spun yarn from Chaotic Fibres. We’ve loaded up our online store with skeins of Sharon’s OOAK hand dyed, hand spun, ranging … Continue reading
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Posted in Hand Dyed, Hand Spun Yarn
Tagged alpaca, angora, freeform knitting, hand dyed, hand spun, hand spun yarn, knitting
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Alpaca farm on Vancouver Island
We visited Yellow Point Alpacas recently during a studio tour for the Cedar and Yellow Point area, an hour and a half north of Victoria. Lenie and Peter have been raising alpacas for years and they really love and care … Continue reading
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Posted in News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged alpaca, angora, batt, carding, fleece, merino, pulled sari silk, silk, spinning, Vancouver Island
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Cobble Hill to take in the 2014 Cowichan Fleece and Fibre Fair
Busy few days sourcing out new, local fibre. We drove from our Victoria home to Qualicum Bay area last week to visit Jenny at her Up A Creek Farm and get mohair she’d collected from her angora goats. It’s so … Continue reading
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Posted in News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged alpaca, angora, Cotswold, felting, knitting, local fibre, mohair, silk, spinning, Vancouver Island
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