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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: merino
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
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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From Fantastical Felt Feutre to Charismatic Cowichan: Chaotic on the Road
What a week it was in Penticton! It was such an inspiring time having the chance to meet so many talented felt artists and see such amazing work, both in the gallery of professional works and in the wonderful pieces … Continue reading
Posted in Cowichan Valley Fleece and Fibre Festival, felt-feutre, New fibres for felting and spinning
Tagged alpaca, angelina, camel, cape merino, Cobble Hill Hall, Cowichan Fleece and Fibre, felt artists, felt-feutre, felters, felting ball brausers, Felting workshops, Fiona Duthie, flax, Icelandic top, Jean Gauger, merino, merino silk prefelt, needle felting pads, Penticton, prefelt, silk, tussah, wool nepps
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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
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 featuring Extra Fine Merino Minis at felt::feutre
Do you have a felting project in mind but need a bit of colour? Our Extra Fine Merino Minis are perfect for needle and wet felters wanting deliciously soft fibre and a wide colour range to increase their stash. Each … Continue reading
Posted in felt-feutre, Felting Symposium, Penticton BC, News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged Caipirinha Merino, Chaotic Fibres, Devon, extra fine Merino, felt::feutre, felting projects, fibre, Fog Merino, international felting symposium, massam, merino, needle felting, Okanagan School of the Arts, Penticton, Shatford Centre, wet felters
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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
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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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
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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Fibres West 2016 a Success!
Wow … wow … wow! Fibres West 2016 was a blaze of activity and an incredible weekend. It was great to see vendors we had met either at last year’s Fibres West or at other fibre events, and it was … Continue reading
Posted in Fibres West, Fleece and Fibre Festival, News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC, News from our Online Store, Tools for Felting from Chaotic Fibres
Tagged 100 Mile Fleece and Fibre, bamboo rovings, bfl, Bonsai Sprayers, Bradley Centre, Chaotic Fibres, Coombs, corriedale, felt, felt makers of Pompeii, felters, felting, feltmaking, fibre festival, Fibres West, gotland, merino, mulberry, needle felting, online store, polwarth, rose bush fibre, spinners, spinning, tussah, vancouver
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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
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 2015 Stocking Stuffer Promotion Ending in 2 Days
The fading wisps of Chaotic Fibres’ 2015 Year End Promotions are calling! We hope your holiday season was busy, exciting and filled with special moments amongst family and friends. We also hope you are planning your first fibre adventure of … Continue reading
Second Chaotic Fibres Stocking Stuffer!
It’s time for another Christmas Stocking Stuffer for you from Chaotic Fibres! Our West Coast storms delayed this post – we appreciate your patience!! Grab a 20% discount on our Outrageous Chaotic Bags of Fibre until December 31st. Have some … Continue reading
Posted in News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged alpaca, Chaotic Fibres, Christmas, Christmas Socking Stuffer, coupon, coupon code, discount, elf, felting, fibre, locks, merino, mohair, silk, silk ribbon, Slubs, spinning, wool, wool nepps, Xmas, xmas special, yak
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