About

Since 2001 Australian fibre artist Michelle Snowdon as been spinning, dyeing and teaching about creative art yarn throughout Australia and the USA.

Her handspun art yarn and one of a kind wearables have been published in books by Lexi Boeger, Pluckfluff and Ashley Martineau, Howtospinyarn / neauveau.

Browse the shop for one of a kind hand dyed & handspun yarn, fibre supplies and fibre-arts tools and equipment, browse the art gallery. I hope you are as inspired by the multitude of possibility these timeless crafts bring.

 

Michelle Snowdon is a Blue Mountains Fibre Artist internationally and nationally acclaimed for her unique enquiry into the process of handspinning yarn. Michelle considers the art of handspinning as a deep self-expression.

Through experimental enquiry into unconventional techniques, Michelle’s handspun threads push the boundaries of how yarn is made on a humble spinning wheel.

It begins with making extraordinary yarn, expressive threads ebb & flow and loop together, creating a luxurious tactile experience for the wearer. Each yarn I spin is a one-off work of wearable art.

Hand-crafted yarn holds a story, telling threads become a metaphor for life's journey.. every inch of yarn undulates with a living rhythm to create individual expressive works, as well as functional wearable garments, beanies, & textile jewelry, gifts of pure warmth from my hands to yours.

Sustainable materials, processes and techniques are the driving-ethos behind my studio practice. Wool is sourced both locally & organically where possible from Aussie farms, Peace Silk is harvested only when the moth has completed it's full life-cycle and the dyes used are certified environmentaly friendly and heavy-metal free.