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@starfishfibers.com
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Making a difference through fiber arts, one starfish at a time. We offer a wide variety of fiber arts supplies ranging from yarn to purpose-designed 3D printed tools. Shop now at starfishfibers.com

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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 10h
Two more days! See you at Lambtown 🐑 October 3 and 4, in the outdoor vendor barn.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 30/09/2026
Cat tax time
An orange cat, comfortably loafed on a bedspread with her front paws tucked under her chest. She's looking slightly away from the camera.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 29/09/2026
Here's a sneak peek at a new product debuting at Lambtown: nalbinding taster kits! They'll be an affordable, easy way to try out the craft without buying supplies you might not need later.
A small fabric pouch with a paper label tied to it describing what's in the kit. Two one-armspan lengths of yarn, one metal tapestry needle, and a card with a link to directions to try nalbinding with the included supplies.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 28/09/2026
Last photo from our pop-up on the 13th: the public debut of our newest bags! They're the same bag as That Grocery Store that have been so popular recently, just with our logo on them. Perfect for your latest fiber arts project.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 27/09/2026
More pop-up photos: It's so hard to resist squishing the yarn all day long. The vibrant colors are definitely an eye catcher, and people often come into our booth even if they aren't a fiber artist just to look at the yarn.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 26/09/2026
Find us at the Lambtown fiber arts festival, October 3 and 4! We'll be in the outdoor vendor barn, on the nearest corner when you're walking towards it.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 25/09/2026
More pop-up photos: I bring swatches every time. This way, you know exactly how your yarn will look & feel when made into a finished piece, no matter what craft. All our swatch rings have samples made with knitting, crochet, nalbinding, and weaving, as well as sample lengths of the yarn itself.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 24/09/2026
More pop-up photos: We don't just sell yarn, we have 3D printed tools that I design and manufacture in-house as well. The nalbinding Loopships are very popular, and the SpinCue is designed to hold your spinning fiber's end securely and mark where to start drafting from.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 23/09/2026
More pop-up photos: new favorite Juniper Moon Cumulus, in its various colorways and lines. I've made a knitted shawl and a granny square to really show off how soft this yarn is, and how vibrant the colors are. Fishermen's Wool is also popular, and we still have a little bit of our Jaggerspun left.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 22/09/2026
Here's some photos from our pop-up last week! The amigurumi crochet kits are always popular, so I feature them right up at the front.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 21/09/2026
Week 36 of @vikasspace.bsky.social 2026 SAL done! #fiberarts #crafting #craft #handmade #craftsky #slowcraft #embroidery #stitching #needlework #embroidersky #embroidered #satinstitch #vikasspace #stitchingtakesforever #satinstitchembroidery #satinstitchsquad #vikasspacesal #vikasspacesal2026
A mountainscape embroidery project with only some of the color block sections stitched in
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 20/09/2026
I've made a small update to the Loopship design: a hole for a jump ring. This allows you to clip it onto a chatelaine or lanyard if you want, and allows me to string it on a cord to add to nalbinding starter kits!
A tiny plastic tool styled to look like a cartoonified Viking longship. It has a metal ring through one side almost like a piercing.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 19/09/2026
Find us at Lambtown, October 3 and 4! We'll be in the outdoor vendor barn, on the nearest corner when you're walking towards it.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 18/09/2026
Week 35 of @vikasspace.bsky.social 2026 SAL done! #fiberarts #crafting #craft #handmade #craftsky #slowcraft #embroidery #stitching #needlework #embroidersky #embroidered #satinstitch #vikasspace #stitchingtakesforever #satinstitchembroidery #satinstitchsquad #vikasspacesal #vikasspacesal2026
A mountainscape embroidery project, with only some of the sections stitched in
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 17/09/2026
I made ramen! Well, actually, it's a bobbin of Cheviot handspun, 2-ply. I think this is the crinkliest yarn I've ever made yet. It was a lot better after wet finishing, though still slightly twisty.
A spinning wheel bobbin full of plied 2-ply white wool yarnThe yarn has been wound off using a niddy noddy, and the spinner holds one end to stretch it gently to show the full skeinA close-up shot of the white wool handspun yarn, showing the two-ply structure and slight overtwistingThe skein once tension is released... it crinkles up and wrinkles like a brick of dry ramen noodles.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 16/09/2026
Here's the latest photos of Celestial Wool and Fibers Starry Sock! We've finally finished swatching for it, and I'm so excited to really show off how stunning this yarn is.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 15/09/2026
Here's everything I made that placed at the Monterey County Fair this year! Super happy with the results 😊 Details in the alt text.
From left to right:
- 100% Polwarth 3-ply handspun yarn, from a braid dyed by Wonderland Dyeworks
- 100% Merino 3-ply handspun yarn, from Paradise Fibers combed top
- Beginner simplified Hardanger embroidery
- 100% Corriedale 2-ply handspun yarn, from a braid dyed by Eugene Textile Center
- Handspun handknit cowl in linen stitch, from the Corriedale yarn
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Reina @ home @tarantunya.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I think the coolest part about being some form of artist is that I can just go “wow I wanna do/make/draw/crochet something like that” and BAM I do it and it’s there and I made it with my hands
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 14/09/2026
Thank you to our wonderful booth team yesterday at the Moose Lodge! The pop-up was a huge success, and we're already looking forward to Lambtown!
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 14/09/2026
I'm getting a lot better at lazy joints with nalbinding - swatches for the shop are the perfect way to practice! I think if I ever make my own socks, I'm going to do them this way even though it takes longer than knitting. Yarn is Celestial Wool and Fibers Starry Sock in the Chestnut Roan colorway.
An in-progress swatch done with nalbinding out of a warm brown yarn
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 13/09/2026
Come join us TODAY for a pop-up shop at the Monterey Moose Lodge Second Sunday Market from noon to 4pm. Hope to see you here!
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 12/09/2026
Come join us for a pop-up shop at the Monterey Moose Lodge Second Sunday Market, TOMORROW September 13, 2026 from noon to 4pm. Hope to see you there!
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 11/09/2026
Come join us for a pop-up shop at the @monterey.moose.lodge.876 Second Sunday Market, on September 13, 2026 from noon to 4pm. Hope to see you there!
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 10/09/2026
Here's the crochet cowl, restarted thanks to a change in my default tension. Good change - I'm no longer strangling my hook. I also learned how to do a single crochet foundation chain thanks to a craft club member!
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 09/09/2026
The Down Cellar Studio Podcast Pigskin Party '26 kicks off TODAY! We're proud to be a first-time Pro Shop Sponsor. Check out the details here: www.downcellarstudio.com/pigskin26/
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 08/09/2026
Woven swatch of Celestial Wool and Fibers' Starry Sock yarn in the Wuthering Heights colorway. I just love how the colors pool!
A small coaster-sized woven square in a yarn in varying tones of warm brown ranging from nearly-white to dark chocolate.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 07/09/2026
Week 34 of @vikasspace.bsky.social 2026 SAL done! #fiberarts #crafting #craft #handmade #craftsky #slowcraft #embroidery #stitching #needlework #embroidersky #embroidered #satinstitch #vikasspace #stitchingtakesforever #satinstitchembroidery #satinstitchsquad #vikasspacesal #vikasspacesal2026
A mountainscape embroidery project, partially stitched in with different colors
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Wildmaven @wildmaven.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Just finished a 21-year crocheted temperature blanket. Each strip is one year. Each 6-stitch row in each strip is one day. Colors are max temperature for each day. We lived in 4 different US states. This commemorates our married years so far. 🧶
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 06/09/2026
Come join us for a pop-up shop at the Monterey Moose Lodge Sunday Market, on September 13, 2026 from noon to 4pm. Hope to see you there!
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 05/09/2026
My latest handspun: 100% Finn wool in a 3-ply that came out to roughly a DK/worsted weight. Earmarked for August since he loves yarn like this!
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 04/09/2026
Done with the product photos for Celestial Wool and Fibers' Mystic Mohair! Thanks to Avery for the two lovely swatches that show how much the mohair shows up against the background yarn. Shop now: starfishfibers.com/products/cel...
A hank of yarn, a hand-wound ball of the same yarn, and two swatches done with knitting and crochetA hank of yarn and two swatches done with knitting and crochet
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 03/09/2026
The granny square sample, all completed! I really enjoyed working on this - the color changes are soooo much of a "just one more row" sort of thing. The goal is to have this in our pop-ups so that you know how much fabric one cake will get you, and how the color changes look when worked up.
A crocheted granny square in a rainbow gradient yarn
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 03/09/2026
Dude. Cat. Come on. #catsky #crochetsky
A person is attempting to crochet, but their cat has plopped himself in their lap, getting in the way. He and his person stare at each other.
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Twin Cities Geek @twincitiesgeek.com · 03/09/2026
Love making things with yarn or thread but wish you could make it work better with your body's needs? Check out these #accessibility aids that can help with dexterity, grip strength, vision, and more. #TwinCitiesGeeks twincitiesgeek.com/2026/09/12-t...
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12 Tools to Make Knitting, Crochet, and Cross-Stitch More Accessible for You
This is by no means an exhaustive list, but hopefully there are a couple useful items here that can help out a fellow crafter!
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 02/09/2026
New yarn colorway from Celestial Wool and Fibers! This one's on their Starry Sock base, and inspired by Princess Mononoke by Studio Ghibli. Only four skeins on hand, so once it's gone, it's gone.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 01/09/2026
We're a Pro Shop Sponsor for BostonJen's Pigskin Party 2026! Rack up the points using any of our 3D printed fiber arts tools in a Pigskin Party exclusive color, and get 20% off storewide with an exclusive coupon code! Details here: www.downcellarstudio.com/pigskin26/ #DCSPigskinParty26
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 31/08/2026
Come join us for a pop-up shop at the Monterey Moose Lodge Sunday Market, on September 13, 2026 from noon to 4pm. Hope to see you there!
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 30/08/2026
Week 33 of @vikasspace.bsky.social 2026 SAL done! #fiberarts #crafting #craft #handmade #craftsky #slowcraft #embroidery #stitching #needlework #embroidersky #embroidered #satinstitch #vikasspace #stitchingtakesforever #satinstitchembroidery #satinstitchsquad #vikasspacesal #vikasspacesal2026
A mountainscape embroidery project with only some of the sections stitched in.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 29/08/2026
We'll be at Lambtown this year, on October 3rd and 4th! Join us in the outdoor vendor barn. #lambtown #fiberarts #crafting #craft #handmade #craftsky #slowcraft #spinning #handspun #handspunyarn #handspinning #yarnsky #yarn #spinsky #spinningfiber #spinningwheel
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 28/08/2026
Nalbound swatch is done for Celestial Wool & Fibers' Whimsical Worsted in Rhiannon! While superwash wool yarn isn't the usual go-to for nalbinding, this helped me learn which types of joins work well for fiber that can't be spliced by felting.
A square swatch of fabric made with nalbinding, in a sort of speckled range of purples and pinks.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 27/08/2026
Such an adorable, squishable frog. Mossy the Frog, crocheted by Avery.
A bulbous, cartoon-style frog crocheted from a kit. The tools, pattern, and kit box are displayed next to the frog
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 26/08/2026
Here's our fancier option of our two brand new project bags. 100% organic cotton, one inside pocket and one outside pocket, and a ring to clip your keys or notions. The top folds down to keep your projects clean and contained on the go. Shop now: starfishfibers.com/products/sma...
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Small organic cotton project bag
Carry your projects around in style, whether you knit, crochet, or stitch! This 100% organic cotton tote bag features sturdy straps and a fold-over flap.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 25/08/2026
New in the shop! Our first official branded project bag! It's the same size and style as the ever-popular Trader Joe's mini totes, with the Starfish Fibers logo printed on one of the outside pockets. Shop now: starfishfibers.com/products/sta...
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Mini canvas tote bag
These mini totes are perfect for small projects like socks and cowls. Two exterior pockets are perfect for anything else you might need to have on hand.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 24/08/2026
Another shelf sample in progress out of Juniper Moon Farm Cumulus Rainbow in Aurora Borealis. I'm in love! This one's a granny square that I'm going to keep working until I run out of yarn. That way, people can estimate how much fabric one cake of yarn will get them for both knitting and crochet.
A granny square in progress out of a rainbow gradient yarn, with the crochet hook resting on top of the square and the yarn ball next to the square. Blurred in the background is a small tote bag with my logo printed on it.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 23/08/2026
Making some more progress on @vikasspace.bsky.social "Orange and Teal Mountains" pattern #fiberarts #craftsky #embroidery #stitching #needlework #embroidersky #embroidered #satinstitch #vikasspace #stitchingtakesforever #satinstitchembroidery #satinstitchsquad #vikasspacesal #vikasspacesal2026
An embroidery mountainscape project, with a small number of the color sections stitched in
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 22/08/2026
Week 32 of @vikasspace.bsky.social 2026 SAL done! #fiberarts #crafting #craft #handmade #craftsky #slowcraft #embroidery #stitching #needlework #embroidersky #embroidered #satinstitch #vikasspace #stitchingtakesforever #satinstitchembroidery #satinstitchsquad #vikasspacesal #vikasspacesal2026
A mountainscape scene embroidery project, with only some of the color sections stitched in
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 21/08/2026
Week 31 of @vikasspace.bsky.social 2026 SAL done! #fiberarts #crafting #craft #handmade #craftsky #slowcraft #embroidery #stitching #needlework #embroidersky #embroidered #satinstitch #vikasspace #stitchingtakesforever #satinstitchembroidery #satinstitchsquad #vikasspacesal #vikasspacesal2026
A mountainscape embroidery project with part of the sections stitced in
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 20/08/2026
Week 30 of @vikasspace.bsky.social 2026 SAL done! #fiberarts #crafting #craft #handmade #craftsky #slowcraft #embroidery #stitching #needlework #embroidersky #embroidered #satinstitch #vikasspace #stitchingtakesforever #satinstitchembroidery #satinstitchsquad #vikasspacesal #vikasspacesal2026
A mountainscape embroidery project, with about a third of the canvas stitched in.
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LooseThreadStitchery @loosethreadstitch.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
#TBT to August 2023 and some pretty purple petals. #Blackwork #embroidery on 14-count Aida. Pattern here: www.loosethreadstitchery.com/shop/p/daisy...
A close-up photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth.  The piece is shaped like a stylized flower with layered petals surrounding an octagonal yellow centre.  Each petal fades from white or light purple near the centre to darker purple at the edges, and is filled with a repeating geometric motif.  The petals are outlined in white thread.  The camera is held near the outer petals.A photo of a piece of blackwork embroidery on black Aida cloth.  The piece is shaped like a stylized flower with layered petals surrounding an octagonal yellow centre.  Each petal fades from white or light purple near the centre to darker purple at the edges, and is filled with a repeating geometric motif.  The petals are outlined in white thread.
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Starfish Fibers @starfishfibers.com · 19/08/2026
Something about this picture of my cat gives me the same vibe as those elementary school annual photos with an apple on the desk.
A brown, black, and white tabby cat curled up on a blanket, looking at the camera. He has his paws tucked under his chest. Sitting right in front of him is a small hand-wound ball of yarn in purple and pink tones. The cat is ignoring the yarn, surprisingly.
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