Debbie
@chihnu.bsky.social
Yarn, books, cats, SciComm, climate resilience, collaborative conservation. Indie dyer, MAD Dyeworks. Resistance through craft and community. No AI. All views are my own. ABQ, NM, USA (she/her)
Still some Balloon Glow left from this weekend's mini fiber festival. It will be heading to The Yarn Store at Nob Hill later today.
October 6, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Still some Balloon Glow left from this weekend's mini fiber festival. It will be heading to The Yarn Store at Nob Hill later today.
Albuquerque area fiber folks! Are you missing MAVWA this year? Come by The Yarn Store at Nob Hill this weekend for a mini fiber festival! MAD Dyeworks will be joined by Desert Wools, ZiaWoolz, Fabrilliant Bags, Enchanted Spinners, and the Oveja Project with Chief the sheep!
October 1, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Albuquerque area fiber folks! Are you missing MAVWA this year? Come by The Yarn Store at Nob Hill this weekend for a mini fiber festival! MAD Dyeworks will be joined by Desert Wools, ZiaWoolz, Fabrilliant Bags, Enchanted Spinners, and the Oveja Project with Chief the sheep!
OMG I'm in love with the finished skeins. 😍😍😍
September 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
OMG I'm in love with the finished skeins. 😍😍😍
Fresh from the dye pot, this year's Balloon Fiesta colorway. Inspired by the Balloon Glow nights!
#yarn #indiedyern #handdyedyarn
#yarn #indiedyern #handdyedyarn
September 15, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Fresh from the dye pot, this year's Balloon Fiesta colorway. Inspired by the Balloon Glow nights!
#yarn #indiedyern #handdyedyarn
#yarn #indiedyern #handdyedyarn
I'm almost halfway done with my current spin. I got about a lb of Aurora Borealis from World of Wool. I've just got a little bit left of the first half lb, and then to start the second single. Plan is double plied for a sweater.
#handspinning #yarn #spinning #spinningfiber
#handspinning #yarn #spinning #spinningfiber
September 13, 2025 at 9:00 PM
I'm almost halfway done with my current spin. I got about a lb of Aurora Borealis from World of Wool. I've just got a little bit left of the first half lb, and then to start the second single. Plan is double plied for a sweater.
#handspinning #yarn #spinning #spinningfiber
#handspinning #yarn #spinning #spinningfiber
My one picture from this weekend's fiber festival. I ended up taking home less than I brought so it's a win! I also sold several people on the wonders of targhee wool, a 100% American breed developed by the USDA. It's squishy.
September 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
My one picture from this weekend's fiber festival. I ended up taking home less than I brought so it's a win! I also sold several people on the wonders of targhee wool, a 100% American breed developed by the USDA. It's squishy.
Good morning from this adorable cheese addict.
September 1, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Good morning from this adorable cheese addict.
Reminder that Heart of New Mexico Fiber and Arts Gathering is this weekend at a wildlife West in Edgewood, NM! MAD Dyeworks will have yarn and fiber at Yarning's booth and I'll be demoing with the Enchanted Spinners!
August 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Reminder that Heart of New Mexico Fiber and Arts Gathering is this weekend at a wildlife West in Edgewood, NM! MAD Dyeworks will have yarn and fiber at Yarning's booth and I'll be demoing with the Enchanted Spinners!
I am prepping for Heart of New Mexico Fiber and Arts Festival, Labor Day weekend at Wildlife West in Edgewood, NM. MAD Dyeworks yarn and fiber will be at Yarning's booth for sale. I'll be demoing spinning at the gazebo - come say hi!
#knitting #yarn #handdyedyarn #indiedyer
#knitting #yarn #handdyedyarn #indiedyer
August 19, 2025 at 5:10 AM
I am prepping for Heart of New Mexico Fiber and Arts Festival, Labor Day weekend at Wildlife West in Edgewood, NM. MAD Dyeworks yarn and fiber will be at Yarning's booth for sale. I'll be demoing spinning at the gazebo - come say hi!
#knitting #yarn #handdyedyarn #indiedyer
#knitting #yarn #handdyedyarn #indiedyer
Should I dye more of these colorways? I only did two of each and the yarn store owner claimed them right away.
July 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Should I dye more of these colorways? I only did two of each and the yarn store owner claimed them right away.
There's a hummingbird nest in my backyard and I'm so excited!
July 26, 2025 at 4:44 PM
There's a hummingbird nest in my backyard and I'm so excited!
Hey, #Albuquerque! Enchanted Spinners are touring ABQ yarn stores for #TourdeFleece, and I'll be doing trunk shows at Nana's Yarn Stash 7/20 and Yarning 8/3.
We'll also be at Fiber Arts on 4th 8/17 but no trunk show.
Come on by and spin with us!
We'll also be at Fiber Arts on 4th 8/17 but no trunk show.
Come on by and spin with us!
July 9, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Hey, #Albuquerque! Enchanted Spinners are touring ABQ yarn stores for #TourdeFleece, and I'll be doing trunk shows at Nana's Yarn Stash 7/20 and Yarning 8/3.
We'll also be at Fiber Arts on 4th 8/17 but no trunk show.
Come on by and spin with us!
We'll also be at Fiber Arts on 4th 8/17 but no trunk show.
Come on by and spin with us!
Joy is resistance when the govt would have us despair. Find your happiness & community. The powerful criminalize existence & identity, but diversity makes us rich & strong. Just like a braid of fiber, different colors blend together to form a beautiful whole. #tourdefleece #spinningfiber #resistance
July 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Joy is resistance when the govt would have us despair. Find your happiness & community. The powerful criminalize existence & identity, but diversity makes us rich & strong. Just like a braid of fiber, different colors blend together to form a beautiful whole. #tourdefleece #spinningfiber #resistance
If you're local to Albuquerque, I had a huge fiber restock at The Yarn Store at Nob Hill just in time for #tdf2025! The second picture is my TdF colorway, Sakura Garden. Also more Year of the Woodsnake, Our Lady of the Underground, and Prickly Pear. #handdyed #spinning #spinningfiber #indiedyed
June 22, 2025 at 5:16 AM
If you're local to Albuquerque, I had a huge fiber restock at The Yarn Store at Nob Hill just in time for #tdf2025! The second picture is my TdF colorway, Sakura Garden. Also more Year of the Woodsnake, Our Lady of the Underground, and Prickly Pear. #handdyed #spinning #spinningfiber #indiedyed
I spent days looking for the right pattern for this yarn. I love the finished product! Artemesia from @berrocoyarn.bsky.social, yarn is Bamboo Pop in Bright Spot. A few issues with the pattern that will hopefully be fixed in an errata later, but I figured it out. #knitting
May 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I spent days looking for the right pattern for this yarn. I love the finished product! Artemesia from @berrocoyarn.bsky.social, yarn is Bamboo Pop in Bright Spot. A few issues with the pattern that will hopefully be fixed in an errata later, but I figured it out. #knitting
April reads. Standouts - All the Christmas Notch series by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone. Frothy & filthy fun that starts with the premise of a porn star accidentally cast as the lead of a wholesome Hallmark-esque Xmas movie. Also a gruesome & wholesome graphic novel about a serial killer bear.
May 2, 2025 at 7:14 AM
April reads. Standouts - All the Christmas Notch series by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone. Frothy & filthy fun that starts with the premise of a porn star accidentally cast as the lead of a wholesome Hallmark-esque Xmas movie. Also a gruesome & wholesome graphic novel about a serial killer bear.
MAD Dyeworks, along with our friends @breakingyarn.bsky.social @dyemonkey.bsky.social, Desert Wools, and ZiaWoolz, are participating in a trunk show at Nana's Yarn Stash RIGHT NOW through Saturday (LYS Day). If you're in Albuquerque area, come on by!
April 25, 2025 at 7:40 PM
MAD Dyeworks, along with our friends @breakingyarn.bsky.social @dyemonkey.bsky.social, Desert Wools, and ZiaWoolz, are participating in a trunk show at Nana's Yarn Stash RIGHT NOW through Saturday (LYS Day). If you're in Albuquerque area, come on by!
This was a test knit I totally failed the deadline for. It was supposed to be a sweater but I kept knitting it until I ran out of yarn. I really love it; wish it were longer. Super cool construction and a really fun knit. Seasaw Sweater by Victoria Chaplina. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #knitting
April 10, 2025 at 8:15 AM
This was a test knit I totally failed the deadline for. It was supposed to be a sweater but I kept knitting it until I ran out of yarn. I really love it; wish it were longer. Super cool construction and a really fun knit. Seasaw Sweater by Victoria Chaplina. www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib... #knitting
April 8, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Caspian sitting on my freshly cleaned and folded hand-knit sweaters after I shaved them.THANKS, CAT.
#cats #handknitting #knitting
#cats #handknitting #knitting
March 19, 2025 at 4:47 AM
Caspian sitting on my freshly cleaned and folded hand-knit sweaters after I shaved them.THANKS, CAT.
#cats #handknitting #knitting
#cats #handknitting #knitting
I had the pleasure of test knitting the Scandent Pullover by @gretchenmacdesigns.bsky.social last month. It was released today! Use code SCANDENT for 20% off.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
February 18, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I had the pleasure of test knitting the Scandent Pullover by @gretchenmacdesigns.bsky.social last month. It was released today! Use code SCANDENT for 20% off.
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
www.ravelry.com/patterns/lib...
If you're heading to the Winslow Fiber Arts Retreat, I'm destashing some handspun!
#yarn #spinningyarn #handspin #fiberarts #indiedyer
#yarn #spinningyarn #handspin #fiberarts #indiedyer
February 14, 2025 at 7:41 PM
If you're heading to the Winslow Fiber Arts Retreat, I'm destashing some handspun!
#yarn #spinningyarn #handspin #fiberarts #indiedyer
#yarn #spinningyarn #handspin #fiberarts #indiedyer
February 11, 2025 at 11:55 PM