I Love Fiber!

Thanks so much for making this awesome collection of fiber arts creations! I love looking at them all for inspiration and to make a list of items to purchase for special friends and relatives.

Checked In Today - Fiber, Wool and Yarn

Curated By: dogwoodrose

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Getting Cozy

Gettin Cozy

Curated By: KConkle

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Unique Gifts

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What's a Tawashi?

I had never heard of a tawashi until someone mentioned one of my coaster patterns would make a good tawashi. I did some research and discovered that a tawashi is a cute little scrubber, generally made of acrylic yarn. They often have a face as well.

For my tawashi I generally use cotton yarn and nylon tulle so that you can decide whether you want to use the scrubber to wash your dishes, your bathroom, or yourself. Acrylic and nylon works great for dishes and cleaning sinks, but I would not recommend acrylic for washing your skin.


If you think you may be interested in some tawashi of your very own, please check out my Etsy shop, Laura's Left Hook. I also have patterns for several tawashi available in my Etsy shop as well as on Artfire at Laura's Left Hook.

Do your girls wear headbands?

Both of my daughters like them, although the youngest does not really have enough hair to need one yet. I have been making a bunch of headbands, so the first two had to be for them. The one above is actually one of the last ones I made; I started out following a pattern and then branched out on my own.

This one is based upon a free pattern I got from You Can Make This, which is a website with lots of patterns you can purchase.

Want something pretty to clean with?

These lovely tawashi scrubbies are made with cotton yarn on one side with a center of nylon tulle on the other. The nylon is good for scrubbing those rough spots on your skin, your pots and pans, or your glass top stove. (I would not recommend using the same scrubbie for all three, however.)

Check out my main blog for the pattern if you are handy with a hook.

Puppets, anyone?

I am in a puppet making frenzy. I am having lots of fun with them. I have Red Riding Hood, Big Bad Wolf, Rapunzel, and a ballerina so far. Check my main blog for more information about them:

Laura's Left Hook

Come check out some cacti!

I just posted about the Etsyhooker of the Week on my main blog:

Etsyhooker of the Week --- Care free plants

Come see my latest creation....

I have been working on this one for a while. If you check out my main blog (http://lauraslefthook.wordpress.com) or my shop (http://lauraslefthook.etsy.com) you can find out more about this.