wool is not enough

Color and Texture …

[Translate] For most of us, there is usually a choice between color and texture when creating a piece. I was with Shoshana from Wool Is Not Enough the other day when I saw something that allows for both. Sho is working on a blanket for a friend’s wedding. The blanket consists of a collection of 12″ squares that are sewn together to form the blanket. One square in particular caught my eye … here is a picture of it. This is a square from the book The Great American Afghan, and it is done using the Ultra Alpaca by […]

W.I.N.E. …

[Translate] Continuing with things I love in the month of February, it’s time to post about one of the newer yarn shops in Vancouver – Wool Is Not Enough. Shoshana opened WINE last August in the Tinseltown Mall in Chinatown, Vancouver. The concept was very unique as the store – which she referred to as a Very Little Yarn Shop – was almost completely mobile and was set-up almost overnight. With the help of her husband she was able to convert a simple ordinary kiosk space into a very nifty yarn shop. You weren’t fooled by the size for […]