Welcome to the very first edition of BIPOC in Fiber Finds, where we share news and happenings from BIPOC makers and businesses direct to your inbox.

 

If you have your own news or if you hear of anything you think we should share, you can send us the details via our submission form. 

📖 Did you catch last month's release of Jeanette Sloan's Beaded Colourwork: A Modern Approach To Knitting With Beads? In this beautiful book published by Laine Publishing, Jeanette highlights the possibilities of using beads in your knitting through 17 contemporary knitting patterns, all featuring Jeanette's signature colourful and luxurious style.

 

🛍️Tickets for the The Woolly Good Gathering yarn festival are now on sale. Visit the marketplace, attend a talk, participate in a workshop, listen to some tunes, eat delicious street food and be merry with your fellow crafters! The team behind the festival includes Alyson Chu, publisher of Moorit.
Edinburgh Academy, EH3 5BJ, UK | 17-18 April 2026

 

✊🏿 February is Black History Month in the US and Canada, and you can catch up on a joyful series by Deborah of @unraveled.studios as she spotlights Black fibre artists and knitwear designers she admires.

📚 In other books news, you can now order My City, My Stitches: 15 relaxed knits from Laine Publishing. Jenny Ansah takes us on a journey through the diverse neighbourhoods of East Helsinki in her collection of relaxed urban knits.

 

🧶 The Yarn Archive / 针织产品 is the UK's first specialised East-Asian online yarn shop. At the moment you can shop for select yarn brands from China, Japan and Korea. aCongrats Cindy on the launch of the shop!

 

✏️ For our Spanish-language speaking friends, designer Camila Larsen Esveile is teaching a comprehensive 11-session course on designing and writing your own patterns: Diseña, escribe, publica.
Online | Begins 12 March 2026

 

 

Again, if there's anything you think we should share in a future edition of BIPOC in Fiber Finds, let us know via the submission form!