Pauline Boyle became an independent yarn dyer by accident. When she couldn't find the wool she wanted in craft stores, she thought she'd 'just have a go' creating it herself.
An Emergency Warning has been issued for Tara, Kogan, Halliford, Wieambilla, Moonie, and Durong in Queensland. For the latest, search onBut it wasn't until later in life that knitting really made its mark.
"I think the best thing about this is just being able to find a sense of community, find my people and make stuff that didn't exist before, that other people find useful," Ms Parolin said.Watching her put together the tiniest stitch marker — placing moss, mushrooms and a skull the size of a pea inside a minuscule glass bottle — it's clear a great deal of focus, creativity and patience is required.
Turning to YouTube again, she learned to hand colour wool using powdered dye and a steamer oven, and now produces beautiful, bespoke yarns under the name Melbourne City Dyeworks. "I think there is a bit of a focus on buying Australian now, really wanting to know the provenance of where everything's from … what the fibre is, or what the fleece is where it was produced," she said.Ms Boyle said crafting boomed during the pandemic and hadn't really dropped off.
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