WASHINGTON -- Look closely , and you'll notice something special about the greenery at the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts community center on U Street: It's made entirely of yarn. "We wanted to ...

For indie dyer and color enthusiast Nicole Clark, dyeing wool served as a creative outlet while she was taking care of her children. Now, she has spread this interest to the many knitters and weavers ...

I ask you, could that tortie color be any more perfect? (Courtesy Caroline Sommerfeld) I'm a big believer in buying local, especially in a town as fiber-friendly as Portland. But every so often you ...

Aniqua Wilkerson and Lion Brand Yarn Company created Skein Tones, a palette of 12 acrylic yarns in neutral shades of browns, creams and taupes, in hopes of making the fiber arts more inclusive As a ...

Toni Lipsey is making history -- one stitch at a time. She's among the few African-Americans and persons of color with a thriving business in the multimillion dollar yarn crafting industry. Less than ...