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08/27/2026

Noted 🧶

08/25/2026

After experiencing firsthand just how much time, effort, and skill goes into making a single garment, content creator Macy Gilliam encourages others to support brands that make an effort to fairly compensate their employees.

She also hopes her journey inspires people to make things with their own hands. Or, at the very least, to develop a newfound appreciation for the things they might otherwise take for granted because of modern-day convenience.

“I think that we are so separated from the way that things are made that we are incapable of actually appreciating them. So this is my way of reconnecting with the way things are made.”

08/05/2026

Do you have a school age child or grandchild?

07/26/2026

Going to be in Western PA this summer? Yarn shops in VK’s home town.

Now’s the perfect time to plan a visit because it’s Day 1 of the Steel Valley Yarn Crawl, which runs through August 9.

07/17/2026

Good summer projects on sale.

20% off on Selected Kits FREE Worldwide Shipping FREE Jacobean Linen Twill on physical orders! (plain, random size) Ends: Tuesday, 21st July at 12pm (midday UK time)

07/16/2026

Gotta love this!

06/13/2026

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Mary Streaker, one of the founders of the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival. Mary passed away yesterday, just two months shy of her 95th birthday.
Mary's influence on our Festival, the Howard County Fairgrounds, and countless individuals cannot be overstated. She was a teacher, mentor, artist, leader, volunteer, and friend whose passion for education, creativity, and community helped shape the Festival we know today.
Many of us were fortunate to know Mary personally. Even in recent years, she continued to attend Festival meetings when she was able, reconnecting with the volunteers and friends who had worked alongside her for decades. Her wisdom, enthusiasm, and deep commitment to preserving and celebrating the fiber arts inspired generations of volunteers, exhibitors, artists, and fairgoers.
Mary's legacy lives on through the Home Arts Department, the Fine Arts and Photo Competitions, and the many traditions she helped establish and nurture. The Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival exists today in part because of the vision, dedication, and countless hours of service that Mary and her fellow founders invested so many years ago.
On behalf of the Maryland Sheep & Wool Festival community, we extend our heartfelt condolences to Mary's family, friends, students, and all who were touched by her remarkable life. We are grateful for her contributions, her friendship, and the enduring example she set for all of us.
Mary will be deeply missed and fondly remembered.
Visitation will be held at Haight Funeral Home, Sykesville, Maryland, on June 17 from 2:00–4:00 p.m. and 6:00–8:00 p.m. Funeral services will be held on June 18 at 10:00 a.m., followed by a Celebration of Life luncheon at 12:30 p.m. in the Howard County Fairgrounds Dining Hall.

06/11/2026

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06/11/2026

https://airmail.news/issues/2026-5-9/anni-albers

Drawing from decades of conversations and archival research, Nicholas Fox Weber’s new biography restores Albers to her rightful place as one of the most influential innovators in modern textile art.

06/02/2026