by ochreyarn | May 4, 2022 | Uncategorized
Yarn & Craft Market 2022 – Handknit & Crochet Guild Victoria This market is one of Victoria’s premier fibre, fleece, yarn and accessories markets – featuring a carefully curated selection of Victoria’s finest producers and dyers of...
by ochreyarn | Jun 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Ochre Yarn is raising funds to create on-the-job training opportunities for Nepalese women as the country continues to be among the worst affected by COVID -19. With up to 9,000 daily cases of the virus reported between mid-April to mid-May, Nepalese artisans are not...
by ochreyarn | May 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Association for Craft Producers (ACP) is a non-profit trade organisation that provides design, marketing, management, and technical services to low income, predominantly women, Nepalese craft producers. Meera Bhatterai founded ACP in 1984 with a vision to pay...
by ochreyarn | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized
‘Ochre Yarn’ rejects ‘fast fashion’ and has an ethos that works with a Fair Trade Organisation in Nepal to produce product that is designed from fibre to finished product in an ethical way, using natural fibres and yarns of the highest quality. A love of...
by ochreyarn | Oct 29, 2018 | Uncategorized
Festival of Natural Dyes We’re particularly excited about this workshop: Natural Dyeing with Australian Native and Garden Plants. If you have ever wanted to try your hand at natural dyeing, but didn’t know where to begin, this 2 day workshop will get you...
by ochreyarn | Oct 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
This is a beautiful example of Laine’s newsletter content we just had to share with you… Stories from the Stash A few weeks back I wrote briefly about how my knitting has always somehow reflected my life situation. Lately I’ve been going through my...
by ochreyarn | Sep 4, 2018 | Uncategorized
At Ochre, we’re inspired by craftsmanship that has a social conscience. The team at the craftsmanship.net blog’s motto is to ‘shine a light on those reclaiming craftsmanship’s principles of excellence and durability as a pathway to a better...
by ochreyarn | Aug 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
It’s hard to believe that it was just over 2 months ago that we exhibited at the premier Soul Craft Festival. We had a wonderful weekend sharing our craft with you and look forward to next year’s instalment. See more about the festival...
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