Over the past year, but especially the past few months, my team and I — just like pretty much everyone in an independent niche field — has struggled with how best to keep reaching the friends, colleagues, and clients we’ve worked with for decades. Staying in touch keeps getting trickier in the modern era, with […]

We are so excited coming into May 2023 and celebrating two full years OFFICIALLY as Franquemont University! Our “mid-year” trimester is our Meteor Trimester and is filled with exciting events and classes. As part of this celebration, there’s daily fiber sales posted to our Discord for the month of May. And finally, we’ve launched an Instagram […]

How do I access the content my membership entitles me to? Live classes were held on Zoom and the recorded videos are unlisted on YouTube. The playlists and video links, and all community interaction, are shared on Discord in private, members-only channels. To gain access to these channels, please go to https://abbysyarns.com/webshop/membership-account/ (this link is […]

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At last, it’s available digitally! The spinning fundamentals program I developed for Stringtopia Fiber Arts Studio is aimed at taking you from your first interest in making your own yarn by hand all the way up to being a comfortable intermediate spinner in only 4 months including your practice time. SPINNING I meets weekly for […]

Dear Chris, As I write this now, I’m in a tourist service Sprinter van whose driver wanted to pick up more passengers from Ollantaytambo to Cusco via Chinchero. It’s Mother’s Day and I’m headed for Chinchero to put flowers on your grave. This place has changed so much in the past 42 years. I hope […]

So, I’m doing a thing. When I set out to try to plan this venture, initially, a few years ago, I thought I was completely different from my parents. We’ll come back to that. I guess the idea for this whole thing started at my mother’s velorio — her wake, basically. We buried her in […]

Dear Chris, Well, it doesn’t get any easier. Today, you would be 70. Five years ago today was the last time I wished you a happy birthday, and the last time anybody heard from Molly. I spend a lot of March 9ths bursting into tears suddenly, and today’s really no exception. And yeah, to be […]

Victoria and I have been working hard during our current transition period. If you haven’t heard the news, Victoria was accepted for a Kiva small business loan! We’re hoping funding will happen soon, and are already in the process of getting her own workspace setup in her own home. This is an incredible opportunity for […]

So right about a week ago, Victoria Crossman, who was my first-ever production right hand at my old brick and mortar studio got ahold of me and let me know she had some space in her schedule. It probably won’t surprise anyone who knows her, or who remembers my studio, that I leapt at the […]