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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.
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Save 15% on Hemp and Ramie until September 22 at Chaotic Fibres!
Add some bast fibre to your special projects for a late summer thrill as you explore the wonder of ancient fibres. Hemp has a long history of use in the world of fibre, going back at least 8000 years. It’s … Continue reading
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Chaotic Fibres adding Giant Himalayan Stinging Nettle fibre soon to Online Store
Stinging nettles … who would think! One of the luxuries of having a fibre business is getting to play with all kinds of fibres and blends. Our latest fascination is with Giant Himalayan Stinging Nettle fibre that will be coming … Continue reading
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Posted in Fleece and Fibre Festival, Latest Batts from Chaotic Fibres, New fibres for felting and spinning, News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged 100 Mile Fleece and Fibre Festival, 2017 ANWG Conference, ANWG, bast fibres, blending, felting, fibre festivals, Fibres West, Giant Himalayan Stinging Nettle, hemp, natural fibres, Nepal, online store, ramie, rose bush fibre, spinning, stinging nettle
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News from Chaotic Fibres
As Victoria gleefully shakes itself off after an ample dose of winter, we are finally clearing away recent shipments and looking forward to 2017 and the next round of fibre festivals and online sales. One of our latest items for … Continue reading
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Posted in Fibre festival on Vancouver Island, Fibres West, New fibres for felting and spinning, New fibres ready from Chaotic Fibres, VHWSG's Spin In
Tagged 100 Mile Fleece and Fibre, 2017 fibre events, ANWG 2017 NW Weavers' Conference, cashmere goats, cashmere top, Chaotic Fibres, Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds, Cobble Hill, Coombs, Cowichan Fleece and Fibre Festival, DHG, dyed silk hankies, felters, felting, felting fibres, felting instructor, Fibrations, fibre, fibre festivals, Fibres West, Gaia Girard, knitting, luxury fibre, nuno felters, NW Weavers' Conference, online store, Saanich Fairgrounds, silk, spinners, spinning, Treadle Lightly, University of Victoria, UVic, VHWSG, VHWSG Spin In, Victoria, viscose, viscose crepe voile
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Season’s Greetings from Chaotic Fibres
Wishing you a wonderful Christmas season! The recent snow and cold here on Vancouver Island reminds us of our years living in climates where a real Canadian winter brought days of crystal gleaming snow before slush and banks of melting … Continue reading
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Posted in Fibre festival on Vancouver Island, New fibres for felting and spinning, New product from Chaotic Fibres, VHWSG's Spin In
Tagged acid dyes, cashmere top, Chaotic Fibres, Cloverdale, felters, felting, fibres, Fibres West, merino, online store, Saanich Fairgrounds, silk, silk cocoons, silk hankies, spin in, spinners, spinning, studio sale, superfine cashmere, Vancouver Island, VHWSG, Victoria, viscose, viscose crepe voile, viscose fibre
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Chaotic Fibres suggestions for felting fibres
We’ve got you covered for felting! The excitement of felt::feutre and the world of felting continues to both captivate us and drive our collection of fibres to new and greater heights. Check our Online Store’s page on Felting Wool and … Continue reading
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Posted in News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged 21 micron Merino, Batts or roving, Bergschaf, Bergschaf batting, Camel/Merino, carded Finnish batt, dye, felt::feutre, felting, felting wool, fibres, finnish, Fiona Duthie, Maori batts, Maori/Bergschaf, Merino Top, Merino/De-haired Yak, needle felting, online store, roving or top, supplies, wet felting, wool
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Chaotic Fibres heading for Penticton
Woe are we! Trying to fit as much fibre into a small van as possible for felt::feutre! We leave Victoria early on Monday for the drive to Penticton and will be ready to set up first thing Tuesday morning at … Continue reading
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Posted in felt-feutre, Felting Symposium, Penticton BC, News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged ball brausers, Bergschaf, Cobble Hill, corriedale, Cowichan Fleece and Fibre Festival, falkland, felt::feutre, felters, felting, fibres, finnish, gotland, icelandic, jacob, Maori, merino, norwegian, online store, Penticton, Shatford Centre, shetland, silk, south american, Teeswater, welsh, Wensleydale, wet felting, wool, wool blends
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Chaotic Fibres at Fibrations this weekend!
Doing some final prep and product selection for this Sunday’s Fibrations event at Robert Porter Park behind Sir James Douglas School in Victoria’s fabulous Fairfield neighbourhood. As has become the case, we have way too many fibres and products to … Continue reading
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Posted in felt-feutre, Felting Symposium, Penticton BC, Fleece and Fibre Festival, New fibres for felting and spinning, New fibres ready from Chaotic Fibres, News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC, Online wool store, Victoria BC
Tagged acid dyes, alpaca, angelina, ball browsers, bfl, black diamond bamboo, Bonsai Sprayers, camel, cocoons, corriedale, door prize, Fairfield, felt::feutre, felters, felting, Fibrations, fibre, fibre lovers, hemp, merino, mohair, Mulberry silk, needle felters, polwarth, prefelt, pulled sari silk, ramie, Robert Porter Park, silk, silk lap, spinners, tussah silk, Victoria, yak
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Chaotic Fibres, Victoria new products
Just over three weeks to Fibrations and we’re excited! This will be our second year with this iconic outdoor fibre event here in Victoria. Set your calendar for Sunday, August 21st and head to Robert Porter Park just off Moss … Continue reading
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Posted in felt-feutre, Felting Symposium, Penticton BC, New product from Chaotic Fibres, News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC, Online wool store, Victoria BC, Victoria
Tagged acid dyes, baby alpaca, Baby Camel, bamboo, bfl, camel, Chaotic Fibres, Eurolana Dyes, extra fine Merino, felt-feutre, Felt::Feutre 2016, felters, felting, felting supplies, felting symposium, feltmaking, Fibrations, fibres, hemp, Manx Loaghtan, Manx National Heritage, Moss Street, Penticton, protein fibres, ramie, Robert Porter Park, rose bush fibre, roving, seacell, sheep, silk, spinning, tussah silk, Victoria
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Chaotic Fibres off to felt::feutre!
Holy yak fibre! Chaotic Fibres has been selected as one of the feature vendors for felt::feutre 2016 in Penticton this September. We are delighted with the accolades we’ve been given in a recent news post on the felt::feutre website. The … Continue reading
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100 Mile Fleece and Fibre Coming Up!
Set your calendar for Sunday, May 29th! The annual 100 Mile Fleece and Fibre Fair at the Bradley Centre in Coombs is one of Vancouver Island’s great fibre events, and it promises to be bigger and better than ever. Yes, … Continue reading
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Posted in 100 Mile Fleece and Fibre Festival in Coombs, Fibre festival on Vancouver Island, News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged 100 Mile Fleece and Fibre, alpaca, Bradley Spinners, Chaotic Fibres, Coombs, Coombs Country Market, felters, felting, fibre, fibre festival, merino, mohair, sari silk sliver, silk, spinners, spinning, suri alpaca, trilobal, tussah silk, Vancouver Island, wool, yak
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