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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: wool
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
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
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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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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Yakkity Yak … Chaotic Fibres goes nomadic
What’s new and exciting? The world of fibre is unfolding like a rare, beautiful flower, opening slowly with the world waiting breathlessly to create magical gardens. What’s old is new again. Yak has become popular – easy to understand when … Continue reading
Posted in New fibres for felting and spinning, New fibres ready from Chaotic Fibres, New product from Chaotic Fibres, News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged bamboo, bast fibre, cashmere, Chaotic Fibres, coopworth, corriedale, felting, fibre, goat, Kate Humble, Maori wool, Mongolian, Nancy Johnston, needle felting, nomadic herders, online store, ramie, ramie fibre, rose bush fibre, sheep, spinners, spinning, Tengri, wool, yak
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Chaotic Fibres at VHWSG’s Spin In, February 27th
Chaotic Fibres will be selling all kinds of fibre at the Victoria Handweavers and Spinners Guild ‘Spin In’ on Saturday, February 27th from 10am until 3:30. This event will be held at the Saanich Fairgrounds, a spacious and perfect location … Continue reading
Posted in Fibres West, Fleece and Fibre Festival, News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC, VHWSG's Spin In
Tagged basketry, baskets, chaotic batts, felted, felted bags, felters, fibre, fibre festival, fibre packs, Fibres West, knitting, lace, Laurie Steffler, rug hooking, scarves, shawls, silk, specialty fibre, spin in, Spin In 2016, spinners, spinning, Tsawwassen Ferry, Vancouver Island, VHWSG, Victoria Handweavers and Spinners Guild, weaving, wool
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Merry Christmas Gift for You from Chaotic Fibres
It’s time for our final 2015 Christmas Stocking Stuffer from Chaotic Fibres! Treat yourself to a 25% discount on our Wensleydale Noil as well as both our undyed Tussah and Mulberry Silk Noil until December 31st. Felters and spinners will love using … 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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Chaotic Fibres now on Instagram!
We now have a bigger social media footprint at Chaotic Fibres! Over the past couple of days Dave has loaded photos and added appropriate tags, all with the goal of showcasing some of the neater products we’ve discovered and have … Continue reading
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
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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New treasures galore at Chaotic Fibres for spinners and felters!
Just in from one of our European suppliers … a fresh batch of popular Bonsai Sprayers for wet felters! Are you tired of wetting your projects with the old hand spray misting bottle you salvaged from an emptied Windex sprayer? … Continue reading
Posted in News from Chaotic Fibres
Tagged Bonsai Sprayers, extra fine Merino, felters, felting needles, felting pads, feltmakers toolkit, fibres, Gotland Top, Merino prefelt, Merino Top, needle felting toolkits, nuno felters, online store, prefelt, pulled sari silk, Shetland Top, space dyed wool top, spinners, Tussah Silk Top, wet felters, wet felting toolkits, wool
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