All Fiber Arts

AllFiberarts.com website is moving. Why? Website costs and web page speed differences are huge.. so it's a no-brainer.
https://allfiberarts.com/2024/all-fiber-arts-is-moving.htm

All Fiber Arts is Moving – ALL FIBER ARTS BAND WEAVING All Fiber Arts is Moving By Paivi Suomi on November 1, 2024 All Fiber Arts is Moving For many years – since 2011 – I have hosted this website on this server. The website response time has slowed down significantly and website costs have also risen. Therefore, I have decided that it ...

Can you tell the grandchildren have been in my studio?

I'm back from my recent travels to working in my studio. I carded some wool today for spinning. Weather is turning colder so it's time to make warm woolly things.
https://youtu.be/R4E2YjnOSkg

I am on a bit of an adventure this week. I have visited Corfu many times but wanted to see what is on the other side of the sea.. Albania. So here I am. My first evening in Tirana - and was treated to a tour of the Dinasty Hotel's kitchen by the Chef. Who knows what happens tomorrow..

NOMAD WEAVER - Tour of the Kitchen - Dinasty Hotel Albania NOMAD WEAVER - Goes to AlbaniaMy First Evening in Albania - a Special Tour of the Kitchen bye the Chef of Dinasty Hotel, Tirana, AlbaniaI am on a bit of a ho...

Having a bit of fun with Needlepoint - stitching a Kalevala Design - Runo 3.

NEEDLEPOINT - KALEVALA RUNO 3 #needlepoint #kalevala NEEDLEPOINT DESIGN - Creating a Needlepoint design from scratch.This design is based on the Kalevala Tales from Finland. This design is based on Runo No. 3.A...

I came across this today.. fulled cloth from Romania.

Old Wool Technology Will Baffle Modern Generations A family's household from Maramureș, Romania, has ingenious water-powered installations still standing. The carding machine, the natural washing machine, and...

NALBINDING A HAT: I will be doing a series of Live streams on YouTube to make different Nalbinding Items. You can grab a ball of yarn, a Nalbinding needle and work along to make something. I will write out the patterns as I work through the project. The patterns will be available in my Patreon shop.
I find YouTube Live to be a bit confusing to navigate. I am not quite sure if I am Live or not as there seems to be delay in what shows up on my monitor. So if you join the Live stream could you please add a short Hello message to confirm that things are working.
I will try to do another Live stream tomorrow around 2 pm UK time.

PAIVATAR LIVE: Nalbinding a Hat - Part 2 PAIVATAR LIVE: Nalbinding a Hat - Part 2I will be nalbinding a Hat with Hand spun yarns. This is part 2 of this video series.I you would like to Nalbind a Ha...

Sometimes sewing Fish Leather can be a dangerous profession...

FISH LEATHER: Stitching a Fish Leather Purse FROM FISH SKINS TO FISH LEATHERStitching a Fish Skin and Reindeer Leather PurseTanned Fish Skin leather is an overlooked yet valuable resource. Fish Skins ca...

I have been stitching some Fish Leather and Reindeer Leather coin purses this week. They will be for sale in my Folksy shop.

The next segment of Tales of a Sea Sámi is up. Thinking about it.. imagine being a little Sámi boy who has only known life in a turf hut in the far north of Petsamo, to be shipped to live with foster parents because his Mom is very ill during war times.. who then send him off on a boat to Murmansk and Petrosovorski - what a life! next episode gets worse if I remember correctly.

TALES OF A SEA SAMI - 4 - (ENGLISH) Vainolahti to Petrosavorski Russia TALES OF A SEA SAMI - 4 - MURMANSK (Age 12)ENGLISH VERSIONSalomon (Age 12?) travels from Vainolähti - to Alexantrovski - to Murmansk - to Petrosavorski - Dur...

The Tales of the Sea Sami continue https://allfiberarts.com/2024/tales-of-a-sea-sami.htm

TALES OF A SEA SAMI - The start of WW1- 1914 in Petsamo. As told by an 8 year old Sámi boy.

TALES OF A SAMI - (English) PETSAMO - WW1 - Tales of a Sámi 1914-1917 (Age 8-11) PETSAMO - WW1 - Tales of a Sámi (AGE 8 - 11)1914 - 1917ENGLISH VERSIONMy father was a Sea Sámi. My father tells a story of his experiences growing up during...

The English version of Video No. 2 - Ice Fishing, Seal Hunting and Building a Savu Sauna

TALES OF A SEA SAMI- ENGLISH: Ice Fishing, Seal Hunting, Savu Sauna TALES OF A SEA SAMI - Ice Fishing, Seal Hunting,, Savu Sauna, Duodji crafts(ENGLISH LANGUAGE)AI EDITED - AI was used to clean up the old cassette tapes and t...

I have just given my Dad an English voice - thanks to magic AI.

TALES OF A SEA SAMI - Childhood Memories in Petsamo ENGLISH TALES OF A SEA SAMI - Childhood Memories - PETSAMO (Pechenga) - ENGLISH VERSIONAI EDITED - AI was used to clean up the old cassette tapes and to repair my Fa...

I have updated this video - with better images and sound. And hope I have improved the subtitles. Learning as I go along here. There will also be a podcast version soon.

TALES OF A SEA SAMI: PETSAMO - WW1 - 1914-1917 (Age 8-11) TALES OF A SEA SAMI: PETSAMO - WW1 - (AGE 8 - 11)1914 - 1917My father was a Sea Sámi. My father tells a story of his experiences growing up during the war y...

A lovely afternoon at my Dad's old fishing shack at Finn Slough, Richmond, BC.

FINNSLOUGH AFTERNOON FINNSLOUGH AFTERNOONFinn Slough, Richmond BCFinn Slough is a little fishing community that was established by Finnish fishermen who settled in the area in th...

I am going to be trying out a YouTube Live video this afternoon. Fingers crossed it works ok. This will be a continuation of the Fish tanning videos I posted earlier this week. Here it is - for those who missed it

Working with Fish Leather LIVE STREAMStitching some pouches with Fish leather I tanned.0:00 Introduction - waiting for Stream to start0:03:00 Start0:04:30 Making Fish leather pouches0...

I bought some 'tanned' fish leather from Ebay and other sources.. and wasn't very happy with the quality of the leather. So am working on ways to improve and soften it. My first test turned out nicely. The tilapia is now soft and pliable - and I stitched a small Sami pouch with it. and made a video on the process.

FISH LEATHER TANNING - PART 2 FISH LEATHER TANNING - TURN SKINS INTO LEATHERAfter Fish Tanning - You've got to return the skin to a very much more natural state of being a fish again, rat...

Fish Tanning! I am starting to get back into the tanning of fish leather. I found some old videos I took +5 years ago (taken on a small camera) I have put these together and did a voice over.

FISH LEATHER TANNING - SALMON FISH LEATHER TANNING - SALMONAfter Fish Tanning - You've got to return it to a very much more natural state of being a fish again, rather than a chemical car...

Needlepoint - If Kaffe Fassett can do videos about Needlepoint, I thought.. why can't I? This isn't a 'how to Needlepoint - it is just enjoying the craft on a rainy 'summer' day.

NEEDLEPOINT - Needlepoint Stitching on a Rainy Day NEEDLEPOINT - Needlepoint with Plant Dyed YarnsNeedlepoint Stitching on a Rainy DayIf Kaffe Fassett can do videos about Needlepoint - why can't I?Among all t...

Am working on my latest commission - a small reindeer leather pouch. Here's a video.

SAMI DUODJI - Reindeer Leather & Pewter Pouch SAMI DUODJI - Reindeer Leather & Pewter PouchPewter / Tin Thread EmbroideryI am making a hand stitched Reindeer Leather pouch or small bag using Reindeer Lea...

Started on a small tablet weaving project today - a narrow band for some Sámi reindeer leather bags I am making.

TABLET WEAVING - Sami Narrow Tablet Woven Band TABLET WEAVINGSami Narrow Tablet Woven Bandusing 12 Tablets16/2 Organic Cottonin traditional Sámi Colours: Red, Green, Yelliow, Blue, Black

I came across this wonderful video on YouTube about the Finnish / Karelian Kantele. The language spoken was Finnish (with a Karelian accent) The subtitles provided were in Russian. I have updated this video to add English subtitles. As I am not the original producer of this video, I have it set to Unlisted. Only those with the link can access it. I do not earn any income from this video on YT - not that I do anyways - I am not a 'big' youtuber. I hope that you enjoy it. If you click on the CC link you should be able to see the English Closed Captions - or the Finnish one.
https://youtu.be/hvkFI41eV2I

When I'm not weaving and crafting.. I love going to gigs and live music at pub and music festivals. I just realized that over the past +10 years in the UK, I have >500 short videos I have taken at these local events.. taken on old cameras, iphones etc. And now I have video sfw editing tools so I can make some of them look and sound almost good.. (still learning so it's not perfect yet.. )so I started a new YT channel. just for fun and good memories of those memorable events. So I will be posting a few of these a day. Please Subscribe if you would like to be updated on the latest. YT/
Live Music by the Locals

PaivatarMusic Paivatar Music - Live Music by the Locals I am not a musician but I love music. One of my favourite past times is to visit local pubs and watch live music performances and Open Mike sessions. I have a collection of a few hundred music videos I have recorded over the past 10+ years - recorded on vari...