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Save 20% on yarn! A computer glitch with yarn prices on our Online Store has been found and corrected. Save on all existing yarn stock with a minimum $50 order before shipping. No coupon code is required.Chaotic Fibres is having a retirement sale! Starting April 12th save 20% on all stock with a minimum order of $50 before shipping. No coupon code is required. Simply fill your shopping cart at www.ChaoticFibres.com and watch your savings grow as you go beyond the $50 minimum. We have had a wonderful time and we really appreciate all the memories and relationships we have built through Chaotic. Thank you!CONTACT CHAOTIC FIBRES
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 Preparing for Cowichan Valley Fleece and Fibre Festival
Moved! Settled – more or less! We’re back in business and getting ready for the Cowichan Valley Fleece and Fibre Festival. Yes, we have finally moved our stock out of storage and into our new home after almost two months … Continue reading
Posted in Cowichan Valley Fleece and Fibre Festival, Fleece and Fibre Festival
Tagged Cobble Hill, Cobble Hill Community Hall, Cowichan Valley, felters, fibre fair, Fleece and Fibre Festival, hand spun, local fibre, silks, specialty fibres, spinners, Vancouver Island, Victoria, Weaving supplies, wool
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Chaotic Fibres in Victoria. New, hand painted yarns, skeins and tops for Fibres West
Tulip buds are straining to open, cherry tree blossoms float by as the breeze settles gently on Victoria’s streets and Sharon’s latest hand painted yarns, skeins and tops are finished and ready for Vancouver’s Fibres West. Even if you’re encased … Continue reading
Posted in News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged Blue Faced Leicester, colourways, facebook, felters, Fibres West, guild, hand painted yarns, Kid Mohair, knitters, longwool, OOAK, skeins, spinners, Teeswater, tops, vancouver, Vancouver Island, weavers, Wensleydale, wool, yarns, Yukon
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Silk Yarns ready for Fibres West
We are packed to the rafters! Getting ready for Vancouver’s Fibres West in less than 2 weeks. We are still receiving some last minute shipments from Europe, preparing, packaging, pricing and loading the new products on our Online Store. We … Continue reading
Posted in News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged Agriplex, Banana Fibre, Banana Silk Yarn, Bonsai Sprayers, breeds of sheep, Cloverdale Exhibition Grounds, felting pads, felting supplies, Fibres West, hand spun, knitters, merino, Merino prefelt, online store, Sari Silk Ribbon Yarns, Sari Silk Yarn, silk, silk threads, silks, specialty fibres, spinning, vancouver, variety of wools, wool, yarns
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Maori Wool, an Excellent Needle Felting Choice
Mirror, mirror on the wall … which wool is the fairest of them all? So many to choose from and such a range in the characteristics that make each one unique. No witch hunt, spells or strange potions being mixed … Continue reading
Fibres West 2015 in Vancouver, BC
Fibres West is only a few weeks away and we’re busy collecting and preparing a great mass of fibre for the two day festival and trade show. The 7th annual fibre event is being held at the Cloverdale Exhibition’s Agriplex … Continue reading
Posted in News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged alpaca, batt, dorset, feltmakers, fibre, Fibres West, hankies, knitters, noil, silk, slubbs, spinners, throwster, trade show, vancouver, wool, wool blends, yak
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Chaotic Pazzo Collection
Sharon just made up a couple of skeins for her Pazzo Collection Yarn to take to a Metchosin knitters group on Tuesday. Pazzo is Italian for crazy! And these wild skeins are crazy indeed. The inspiration came from Saturday’s visit to … Continue reading
Store shelves are piling up!
Our online store shelves are piling up as we receive shipments from across North America and from Europe. It’s exciting and busy as we open packages and work at loading the items on our yet-to-go-live online store. Yes, we’re hard … Continue reading
Posted in News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged merino, online store, sari silk, silk, silk hankies, silk noils, wool
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Moroccan Inspired Scarves
Our travels to Europe a couple of years ago took us to Marrakesh and the exotic flavours, colours and textures of the thousand year old medina. What an experience it was wandering and getting endlessly lost in the souks of … Continue reading
Posted in News from Chaotic Fibres, Victoria, BC
Tagged hand dyed, hand spun, knitted, linen stitch, llama, Marrakesh, mohair, Moroccan, scarves, seed stitch, silk, wool
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Dyeing spectacular fibre!
Having such fun playing with painting dyes in striking, vibrant colours. These should make spectacular fibre once they’re carded in stylish blends.
Posted in dyeing, New fibres ready from Chaotic Fibres
Tagged dyeing, felting, knitting, natural fibres, spinning, wool
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