Fibre Share, The Fiber Swapping Club | Podcast Episode #83

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Have some extra yarn in your stash?

Well if you do you can share it with a new fiber friend with FibreShare! Through FibreShare you can connect with someone new and swap yarn. How cool is that?! Today I’m joined by Ashley, Founder and CEO of FibreShare, a business who’s sole purpose is to help you meet someone new in your niche and get some yarn that’s just for you.

You’ll Learn About

• What FibreShare is
• How to Participate
• When enrollments are open each year
• That’s it’s not just for crocheters!

Episode Transcript

Brittany:
Is your stash busting at the seams? I know mine is. Hey there, and thank you for joining me in episode 83 of the BHooked Podcast. I’m really thrilled you’re here today. I hope you won’t mind. We’re going to do something just a tiny bit different. Now, I heard about this thing called Fibershare, and oh my goodness, this is the coolest thing, and I just had to share it with you today. I have the founder on the show sharing all about Fibre Share—what it is, and more importantly, why it’s something that you should perhaps consider. And that little tidbit at the intro was your little cue. If you have a large yarn stash, well, you definitely want to tune in to this episode.

All right, so before we talk to Ashley, the founder of Fiber Share, I want to take a quick moment to thank my sponsor, Red Heart. You all know I love Red Heart. I love their products, and I always love it when they come out with something new. I’ve talked a little bit about their Loop It yarn, and I want to continue to encourage you to give that yarn a try. It’s something so different and so innovative—you don’t even need a hook or a needle to do it. Now, you know, I personally don’t have any kiddos of my own, but I can imagine that this is a wonderful way to get your kids involved in your craft. All they have to do is use their fingers, and the yarn has all of these little loops where you just sort of weave them in one another to create the project. Super, super cool.

You can check out Loop It at your Michaels store or, of course, on Red Heart’s website. You can go to redheart.com/loop-it. That’s redheart.com/loop-it. You’ll find some tutorial videos to give you some inspiration on how you can use this yarn, and I think you’re really going to love it.

Awesome. Now let’s not delay anymore. Let’s dive right into my chat with Ashley, the founder of Fibershare—a really great program for you to potentially get involved with so that you can connect with other people in your industry or with the same passion as yours, and so that you can de-stash. And as a little bonus, you get something really special as a result of all this.

All right, let’s hear from Ashley. So Ashley, hi, welcome to the show.

Ashley: 2:51
Hi, how are you?

Brittany: 2:53
I’m doing wonderful. It’s such a pleasure to have you here today. I have to be totally honest up front. I am a complete newbie when it comes to FibreShare.

Ashley: 3:03
That’s totally okay.

Brittany: 3:04
Now, I’d love to come from that perspective for my listeners, because I’m sure there are a lot of us who perhaps don’t know what Fibershare is. But I think that you solve a problem that so many of us have. So in its most basic form, how would you describe Fibershare to somebody who’s never heard of it before?

Ashley: 3:23
Yeah, so in its most basic form, Fibershare is an international yarn and fiber swap. So approximately three times a year, you get to sign up for one of our swaps. We have them three times a year, and you just give us some information about your craft preferences, your fiber preferences, and then we take your information, match you up, and give you two partners—one you send yarn to, and another that you receive from. But really, it’s more than that. It’s a global community.

Brittany: 3:56
Oh, very cool. So it sounds like somebody who, like me, who has probably more yarn than they have time to actually make things out of, can potentially swap that or maybe even just give it to somebody else who needs it. Is that kind of what it is?

Ashley: 4:13
Yeah, so we don’t have a whole lot of guidelines as far as whether the yarn has to be new or can come from your stash. It’s about putting together your package or putting something together that’s thoughtful. So if you get matched with someone whose color preferences or yarn preferences are much different than yours—if you don’t have anything on hand—then yes, you have to go out and purchase something. But I will tell you, a lot of the yarn that I swap comes from my own stash.

Brittany: 4:49
Yeah. I don’t think that I—or probably, I’m sure there’s probably a lot of us in the community too—who have something extra on hand. Yeah.

Ashley: 4:57
I mean, I think it’s just a thing.

Brittany: 4:59
It is. It is. I think there is something about just, well, going to the yarn store and buying something—even if you don’t have a project in mind—we’re usually inspired by something. And then for some reason, that inspiration just falls away. And yeah, it sounds like we can pass that on to somebody else who has the time and who needs that yarn for something.

Very cool. So first, I want to talk a little bit about the background—like how FibreShare got started—because I think it’s such a cool concept. And then I want to walk through some of the, just all of the details, like how does somebody sign up, what happens when they do, and sort of like those little details there.

So first of all, when did Fibre Share start?

Ashley: 5:46
So Fibre Share started in 2015 when a friend of mine on Instagram, a fellow weaver from Australia—her name is Cherry—reached out to me and said, “Hey, wouldn’t it be fun if a group of us got together and swapped yarn?” And at that point, really, the intention was— you know, weavers use many different fibers in smaller quantities, right? So it was really easy, the idea, to kind of swap up with a couple people and actually build your stash very quickly and easier.

Because you could take one skein of yarn for a weaver and divide it into two, and I get to have something new, and Cherry gets to have something new. So that’s kind of where it started from. And especially on Instagram, it’s very easy to kind of see yarns that are available elsewhere and kind of feel like you’re out of the loop, like you can’t get your hands on something.

Brittany: 6:56
Very cool. So I love how it started as something casual, just something that you wanted to do with some of your friends. When did it dawn on you that this could be something—we could really have something here?

Ashley: 7:08
Yeah, so very quickly, actually. That first round that we had, it was by invitation only. So we just really messaged some people that we admired on Instagram or had already had relationships with and asked, “Hey, would you like to do that with us?” And seven weavers joined in.

And once we started kind of posting on Instagram about what we were doing, everyone was like, “When are you going to open this up to the public?” So it has happened very organically just by word of mouth. And a couple of months later, we opened it up to the public. And I think that first round, we had a little over 60 participants.

Brittany: 7:54
Wow. That’s so exciting when you find something that really does serve a great purpose in the industry. And like you said, it just happens organically. So it sounds like you started out in like the weaving category, we’ll say. When do you think it merged into some of the other fiber arts like knitting and crochet?

Ashley: 8:15
Knitting is by far our biggest category, followed by crochet. And it happened very soon after. I think that first public round was mostly weavers, but then that second one was mostly knitters, and then crocheters afterwards.

Brittany: 8:34
Ah, okay.

Ashley: 8:35
Yeah, we have a fairly lengthy questionnaire, which really gets to the bottom of what your preferences are and what your colors that you like and things like that.

Brittany: 8:45
Okay. So that’s a good segue into what it is to be a member—how to become a member. So what’s the first step? If somebody says, “Man, this sounds really cool. I want to see if this is for me,” what would you recommend they do?

Ashley: 8:58
Yeah, absolutely. Plug into the Instagram community and sign up for our newsletter.

Brittany: 9:32
Okay. Are those three dates predetermined to be around a certain time or does that change?

Ashley: 9:40
It’s usually in the spring, the summer, and the fall.

Brittany: 9:44
Okay. So that’s easy enough. So as it sits right now, how do we sit with the fall release? Has that already occurred?

Ashley: 9:54
Well, the signups have ended and we’ve matched everybody and emails went out last week actually.

Brittany: 10:03
Oh man. Okay.

Ashley: 10:03
So they’re currently in the, you know, the meat of it. They’re swapping right now.

Brittany: 10:09
Wonderful. Okay. So we’ll have to maybe hold off until the spring it sounds like, but definitely a great idea to follow you on Instagram to see what it’s all about and to figure out if it’s something that you think you can do.

Ashley: 10:23
Right. And that’s the thing is we’re constantly posting everyone’s packages. If you sign up for our newsletter, we do have like a welcome series that goes out as well that kind of gives you the basics of what Fibershare is. And, you know, we’re constantly adding tools and resources to our blog as well.

Brittany: 10:47
Okay. Well, that sounds neat. So let’s say somebody is on the website. They want to sign up. Now, is that something you can sign up and you’re put on a wait list? Or is it you sign up and you’re kind of guaranteed a swap? How does that work?

Ashley: 11:04
Yeah. So every time we open signups, they’re open for a week and anyone can join. There is no limit yet, but we did almost have 3,000 participants in this current round. So I don’t know if there will be a time where we’ll have to kind of put a limit on it, but for now, everyone is welcome.

Brittany: 11:27
Okay. So that makes sense. It sounds like the signups, there’s an open window and there’s no really wait list. It’s when it’s—you get in there and you do it before it closes.

Ashley: 11:39
Yeah. And if you have signed up for previous rounds, you have to sign up for each round as well. Just because we don’t ever want to assume that you’re able to share, you know, during an active round. Because some people, like, they do sit out rounds. They’ll, you know, whether they’re moving or traveling or starting a new job and things like that.

Brittany: 12:01
Hmm. Okay. So if somebody gets through on that open timeframe and they are committing to a swap, what is it that they are, I guess we’ll say, signing up for? What is it that they have to swap with somebody? I mean, obviously yarn, right? Obviously.

Ashley: 12:21
Well, the basics is 200 grams of yarn or fiber and to ship it by the deadline. So depending on what craft you sign up for, it really just depends on what you’re going to send. So if you are a spinner, obviously you’re not going to be sending the end product, which would be yarn. You’d send fiber. So they’re a little different. And then we just added embroidery yarn this last round. So they would swap like 200 grams of embroidery thread and fabric.

Brittany: 12:55
Okay. So you said that there was a questionnaire and I’m assuming that takes place during the signup. What are some of the things that people need to have on hand? I would assume most people would know the answers to those questions, but perhaps giving them a glimpse of maybe what to expect could help them prepare.

Ashley: 13:15
Yeah, for sure. So there’s basically three sections. So the first part is you fill out your name, where people can find you on social media, and some preferences. How do you like to be communicated with? So whether Instagram DM or email and things like that. And then the second section is more into like what types of yarn do you like, the weights, the colors, what’s your fiber philosophy. So, you know, whether you like acrylic or, you know, you only want natural fibers. And then the third section is about you and where can your partner send your package, so your mailing address, and if you intend to send internationally, your phone number for customs.

Brittany: 14:08
Okay. So what does the timeframe look like from the time that they submit to the time that they’re actually supposed to get that in the post, or is there a deadline for that?

Ashley: 14:19
Yeah, there’s two different deadlines for shipping. One is international, which happens two weeks before domestic. But you have—I think international has four weeks to put together a package and domestic has six weeks.

Brittany: 14:37
Okay. So that person then who is signing up is responsible for packaging and shipping, correct?

Ashley: 14:44
Yes, they are responsible. And then also on the other end, if you’re international and there’s any fees due upon delivery, you’re responsible for that.

Brittany: 14:55
Okay, makes sense. After they’ve shipped that, then is there any obligation other than to, I mean, probably share on social, which they would do anyways, but is there anything that’s required after they’ve sent out that package?

Ashley: 15:08
Not really. We do ask, though, that people thank their partners for taking the time to send them something. And that doesn’t have to be elaborate or a showstopper. It can just be a quick message or a comment thanking them for their time, basically.

Brittany: 15:27
Yeah. I could see how that would open up a new friendship, potentially.

Ashley: 15:32
Yeah. And that’s really the goal. I know the thing that kind of draws people in initially is the idea of getting a package of yarn just for them. But at the same time, a lot of people sign up because they’re interested in the friendships and the relationships that they could gain from Fibershare.

Brittany: 15:54
Yeah, it kind of reminds me of like a pen pal, like you could become a pen pal with that person. I know for me, if I were receiving yarn from a partner, I would love to show them what I made out of that.

Ashley: 16:07
Yes. And we have several avenues on how to do that. We have hashtags and everything. And it’s really great because really the community just kind of does it for us. You know, they’re out there sharing and interacting with people. Some partners get together in real life and post pictures. Lately, since we are in the swapping part, people are putting together their partner’s package, so they’ll tag their partners on Instagram stories and when they’re out yarn shopping for them. And it’s just really fun.

Brittany: 16:44
Oh, neat. It sounds like when that person is paired, then you get their social handles and that sort of thing. So it’s easy to stay in touch with that person then.

Ashley: 16:54
Definitely. Yeah.

Brittany: 16:56
Okay. I love that. I love that. Because otherwise, if you just have somebody’s address, it’s such a social world right now where we’re using social media. And that’s really the preference for a lot of people to reach out and connect with people.

Ashley: 17:12
Definitely. Yeah.

Brittany: 17:14
So we’ve covered a lot of the details of how it works and even touched a little bit on why somebody would want to be a member. But I’m curious to hear it from your perspective. What are some of the best benefits that you’ve seen from your community? I’m sure you get feedback. And why do people love it so much?

Ashley: 17:35
The thing I hear over and over again is that it just gives you this avenue to kind of relax and think about somebody else for a change. You know, it’s just nice to go shopping for someone else. You know what I mean? Like I know that I buy yarn for myself, but for some reason it just is so much more fulfilling to go out and buy something for somebody else every once in a while.

Brittany: 18:08
Yeah.

Ashley: 18:09
I don’t know.

Brittany: 18:09
Yeah. So you do see—I mean I’m assuming you would see the person’s preferences, like what colors they like and the type of yarn that they like. So you can take that and use it and really pick something out especially for that person.

Ashley: 18:27
Yeah, for sure. And I’ve gotten partners before where their tastes are totally different from mine. And the cool thing about that is that I can actually go and look and see yarns that I normally wouldn’t work with. And it’s funny—a lot of times it kind of changes my mind about a particular colorway or a particular fiber. I may not have thought that I would like it, but then I end up, I do.

Brittany: 19:02
Yeah. I have felt that way too. A lot of times when I receive a—I’m a member of Knit Crate. So when I get that in the mail, I don’t always know what colorway I’m getting and that’s part of the fun for me. But a lot of times because I don’t have control of that, then I’m sort of pressured to maybe think outside the box and receive colors that maybe I wouldn’t have chosen, but have actually fallen in love with them. So I think there’s definitely something to that.

Ashley: 19:33
No, for sure. And I know other people have said it too—that it just puts them a little bit out of their comfort zone and gets them talking to somebody they normally wouldn’t have talked to. Or, you know, just it takes their mind off of whatever they have going on in their life.

Brittany: 19:54
Yeah. So I’m curious. I know probably for weavers, they would get maybe a variety of different fibers because that makes sense for them. But I’m thinking knitters and crocheters—200 grams, you can do a decent size project with that, but you could also do maybe a couple of small projects. Do you find that people will often share the same type of yarn like for that whole 200 grams or do people mix it up a little bit?

Ashley: 20:22
Um, you know, it’s a little mix of both. To be honest, a lot, a lot of people send a lot more than 200 grams. But it’s really important for us to have that threshold on the lower end so that more people can participate. But, you know, the reality is people do send more. And I’ve seen people send all of one colorway or one of each. And people will also have conversations with their partner. What kind of projects do you like to knit? Or do you like to do blankets or hats? And then maybe pick from there what to send.

Brittany: 21:06
That makes sense. So I’m thinking a little bit now about the community. I know just seeing your page on Instagram, you do have a large following there. And I know community is a big aspect of the Fibershare brand. Can you tell me a little bit about that community and what that means to you as sort of one of the creators of this?

Ashley: 21:32
Yeah. So to me, the community is just a place where anybody can go to kind of geek out about yarn. And what I mean by anybody is it doesn’t matter who you are or what your skill level is or what kinds of projects you like to make. You don’t have to be a pattern designer or a dyer to participate—which I think is really great because sometimes, I know for me, it’s felt like some communities are a little bit harder to get into because it is so heavily focused on maybe makers or people who make it their job to do these things. And it might feel a little intimidating to try and get into those conversations. And the thing I like about Fibershare is it doesn’t matter if you’re a big yarn dyer or a pattern designer—you can join in.

Brittany: 22:45
Yeah. I think that makes so much sense. And it’s good for people to realize that we have a mixed audience here. A lot of us are just hobby crocheters and knitters, but a lot of us do use this as our job or maybe our side hustle. And I know those people can certainly relate to how difficult it is to break into the market or something like that. I’m curious, is it a good opportunity for somebody to perhaps try a new craft? So let’s say I’m a crocheter, but I want to start spinning. Would it make sense for me to swap? I’m thinking from my perspective, maybe I wouldn’t know what to send that person because I’m breaking into something that I’m unfamiliar with, but I’m almost seeing and hearing that perhaps your partner can help you with that.

Ashley: 23:38
Yes. And I will tell you from experience, I am primarily a weaver, but I also spin yarn. But I’ve been becoming more into knitting and things like that. And one round, I think the only thing I had ever knit before was a scarf and a washcloth, but I was like, you know, I want to know more about it. So I’m going to try it. And I signed up as knitting and it was so fun. I learned so much. And I would definitely—you know, people will ask that sometimes. They’ll email and say, I’m new to this. Should I sign up? And the answer is yes. It’s just a great experience because once you’re plugged into the community and maybe you’ve made one or two friends, the exchange of information and skills is invaluable.

Brittany: 24:37
By the way, I love how you mentioned a moment ago that you participate in this as well. I think that is so cool that as one of the founders that you participate in it. That shows the community how needed this service is and how much you stand behind it. I love that.

Ashley: 24:55
Yeah, every round, me and Beth are participating. So it’s a lot of fun. And, you know, I’m going to be completely honest, some rounds, I’m just like, I don’t know if I can, you know, take it on. One time I was actually in the middle of a move. And I said, Beth, I don’t know if I can participate. And she’s like, Nope, you’re going to participate. And I was glad that I did because I ended up making a pretty good contact in the process.

Brittany: 25:23
Very cool. It’s all pretty much random, right? I’m assuming you pair people up based on their fiber philosophy, but other than that, it’s pretty much random?

Ashley: 25:37
Yes and no. I do spend three days matching. Once signups are done, I put it into an Excel spreadsheet, and I do read and pay attention to certain columns. So when I say columns, like craft category, fiber philosophy, colors, and their shipping preference—because you can pick whether or not you’d like to ship internationally or domestic. So I put people into groups based on that information and try and make all of their wishes come true. But it’s not always—I’m not always able to do that. And from there, it does get a little random, because with almost 3,000 signups, there’s no way that we could ever read everyone’s answers.

Brittany: 26:35
Right. That would be a full-time job for several people. My husband, by the way, would totally geek out that you use Excel for this. He is like an Excel wizard. I know only the basics.

Ashley: 26:47
It’s so funny that you say Excel wizard because on Instagram, that’s what a couple people were calling me during the most recent swap. Oh, yeah? So cool. Yeah. But I learned, you know, at my day job that I had up until May. So… I’m so glad that I know Excel or else I don’t think I don’t know any other way I could do it.

Brittany: 27:10
Yeah, I was even just thinking that how on earth what tool is she using to be able to do this? And I’m really grateful that you shared that here on the show because I was definitely wondering how you do it. I love figuring out how things work, especially from like a business standpoint.

Ashley: 27:28
Definitely. Yeah.

Brittany: 27:30
I’m thinking now, we know that you’re into several different types of fiber philosophies. It doesn’t matter what you’re into. If you love fiber, and that’s sort of like the umbrella over it all, if you love fiber, then you can choose from any of these categories. Do you see that expanding anymore in the future, or do you feel like you’re sort of tapped out on fiber share hobbies?

Ashley: 27:59
I hope so. No. Um, you know, we waited to, um, embroidery is new this round. So, and we waited a couple rounds to even add it, um, because I was, uh, you know, I don’t have any experience in embroidery and neither does Beth. So at first we were like, I don’t know if we should add embroidery, but never say never because we did. And I’m glad that we did. I don’t think that there are any more crafts we could add, but I, again, I’m not going to say never.

Brittany: 28:34
Right. You never know what will come along.

Ashley: 28:37
Exactly. You know, punch needling was new last round. I didn’t think that, you know, there was ever going to be a new kind of wave of interest in that, but there was. And so I’m excited to see what the trend is maybe in a year or so.

Brittany: 28:55
Yeah. Do you have one category that’s always more popular or some of them sort of even?

Ashley: 29:03
Knitting by far is the biggest category, followed by crochet.

Brittany: 29:08
That’s so interesting. See, I’m sitting here thinking of why and how that is. I’m assuming maybe we just have more knitters and crocheters, or maybe those people are more in tune to social media. So yeah, interesting little thought experiment there.

Ashley: 29:25
Yeah, I don’t know why some are over the other. It just turns out that way.

Brittany: 29:31
Yeah, very interesting. Right now, I’m curious to hear… your role. We’ve learned so much about Fibershare and what it is and how it can solve a problem for somebody. But tell me a little bit about you. What is your particular role within this?

Ashley: 29:52
Yeah, so I am founder and CEO, which is basically just a fancy title. Right. Yeah, I wear many hats. I I basically manage the social media. I match partners and orchestrate emails every round. And if you send us an email, I’m usually the person you talk to. Yeah,

Brittany: 30:22
I can totally relate to that fancy… I wear all hats title. That’s sort of the one I gave myself as well.

Ashley: 30:29
Yeah, I mean, I think everybody has that title that they put on their business card. But basically, I just do whatever needs to be done.

Brittany: 30:38
And that’s the bottom line of any business owner. You just do what you have to do to get things done. Now, you mentioned Beth, so you do work with a partner, and we’ll have the pleasure of having her on the show in a couple of weeks. What does she do? Just a brief overview.

Ashley: 30:58
Yeah, so her title is creative director, but she manages the website, the blog content, and all of our graphic design work.

Brittany: 31:11
Okay, very cool. So, I mean… What I want to pull out here is that the founders, the people who are in this business and doing all of the work are people who enjoy a fiber craft themselves. Yes. And I love that. I think that gives people a way to connect with you. It’s not just a brand. It’s a person behind this brand. And my experience, I saw you on Instagram. and had seen you there for a while. And I just thought, wow, I really need to connect with them. I would love to have one of them on the show. And I sent out just a general email through the contact form and it’s hit or miss with that. We’ll be honest. Sometimes you’ll get a response and sometimes you don’t. And I didn’t know what to expect. I had no expectation of But you guys just blew me out of the water. I had a response. I believe it was the same day. And that’s incredible. I know it was a busy time for you as well. So real people behind the brand, and I love that.

Ashley: 32:19
Yeah, it’s very important to us to be authentic and as down, you know, we’re just people too, you know. And I think some people– you know, see the followers that we have on Instagram and think it’s just a business. But I really do think that that’s why people keep participating is they realize we’re just normal people too, just trying to have some fun and meet some new people.

Brittany: 32:49
Yeah. And through a service that, like I said, can really help people out. It gives people the opportunity to maybe de-stash a little bit if they have too much and it gives someone else the opportunity to enjoy that yarn that maybe they couldn’t buy in their hometown.

Ashley: 33:06
Exactly.

Brittany: 33:07
Very cool. So tell me a little bit about you and what you do. I know you said you do a lot of weaving and you’ve started diving into knitting. For somebody who’s just interested in connecting with you as a person, tell me a little bit about what you have going on. Is Fibershare a full-time thing for you? Yeah. So

Ashley: 33:30
yes, I actually quit my job in May. Congrats. Thank you. Yeah, it was very exciting, but very nerve wracking at the same time. And even sometimes today, I’m like, I have no idea what I’m doing. But yeah, I quit my job in May with the intention of going full time with Fibershare and my other… crafty business, loom denim, which I sell just basically, um, yarn right now, hand spun yarn. But I also, um, I started out weaving three years ago and you know, it’s, it’s just my passion, things that I like to make. Um, and loom denim will probably change in the next few weeks. I’m not sure, um, right at the moment how that’s gonna work out because I Fibershare has gotten to a point, thankfully, that it consumes so much of my time that I’m in a little bit of a transition with everything. But I would… like to do more things for the makers with loom denim. So we’ll see how that goes. Yeah. But for right now, Fibershare is my main gig. Yes.

Brittany: 34:55
Very cool. Okay. So if people want to connect with you, probably the first thing that you’d recommend is follow Fibershare on Instagram.

Ashley: 35:04
Definitely.

Brittany: 35:05
And then are you on Instagram with loom denim?

Ashley: 35:10
Yes, I am. Um, it’s loom underscore denim and, um, yeah, you can just find, um, I’ll share a lot of my crafty pursuits there, um, outside of Fibershare, but I, um, always share my Fibershare packages and chat with my partner there.

Brittany: 35:27
Awesome. Okay. So I will link to all of that in the show notes page, as well as the Fibershare website. So people can, browse around there and see what’s going on. And do you have a Facebook page?

Ashley: 35:42
Yes, we do. Fibershare on Facebook. And then we also have a group, the Fibershare Tribe. It’s a closed group, but it’s a lot of fun too. And you can also visit our website, fibershare.org.

Brittany: 36:01
Awesome. Okay. Ashley, thank you so much. It’s been such a pleasure connecting with you today. I’ve learned so much about this podcast. I think I’m definitely going to have to look into it for the spring because I actually this week am doing a little bit of, we’ll say, fall cleaning, sort of going through my stash and reorganizing things. And I’m realizing that I have more than I know what to do with, which is a wonderful blessing. But at the same time, I’d love to maybe share the love and extend that to a Fiber Share partner.

Ashley: 36:37
Yeah, we’d love to have you.

Brittany: 36:39
Well, thank you so much. It’s been such a pleasure. Thank you. And it looks like the next round is going to happen in the spring. So you want to stay tuned for that. If this sounds like something that you’re interested in taking part in. I know for me, it sounds really exciting. Like I mentioned to Ashley, I have a lot of yarn here that I really don’t know if I’ll get the chance to use. And I would love to be able to share that with a partner. and connect with somebody new. I love meeting new people in the industry, whether they’re hobbyists, whether they’re makers or they’re other designers. That’s really why I’m here hosting this show because it does give me the opportunity to connect with amazing people like that. Now, you might not be able to create a podcast, but this is one way that you can really get involved and start meeting new people. So you can find all of the links, the resources that Ashley and I talked about over on the show notes page. You can find that at behookedcrochet.com slash session083.

As we wrap things up today, let’s take another moment to thank Red Heart for sponsoring today’s show. Now you may have heard if you follow me over on my website or on any of my social pages that I’ve just launched a crochet along or a cal using one of Red Heart’s new yarns, Hygge. That’s spelled H-Y-G-G-E and I love it. It is seriously one of the softest yarns I have ever run my fingers through. And I walk you through an entire afghan using a really interesting design, if I do say so myself. I haven’t really seen a blanket come together like this before, and it was so much fun. So that crochet along is occurring right now and will continue through October 6th. That’s basically when the community is working on this together, and you can find the link Facebook event page and interact with the participants over there as well.

Thank you so much. I appreciate your time and attention today, and I look forward to serving you next week. I’ll see you there. Bye-bye.

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