Cloth of Kin

11/17/2025

Learn to Spin on a Spinning Wheel – 6 Hour Workshop
Friday, November 29 or
Friday, December 13
Garneau Studio, near the U of A Hospital
Beginner-friendly • Small class size (3–6 students)

Step into the art and rhythm of handspinning in this full-day workshop taught by an experienced textile artist with over 20 years of spinning and weaving experience. In this class, you’ll learn how to use a spinning wheel with confidence and ease, while exploring the craft that has grounded makers for generations.

What You’ll Learn
• Getting your spinning wheel running smoothly
• How to tension the wheel and bobbin
• Fibre preparation and wool basics
• Drafting techniques for consistent yarn
• How to measure and control twist
• Finishing your yarn and next steps

Whether you’ve never spun before or you’re looking to build consistency, this workshop gives you a strong foundation—and you’ll leave with yarn you spun yourself.

Wheels can be provided or you may bring your own.

Location
My weaving studio in Garneau, Edmonton.
(Full address provided upon registration.)

Price
$140 per person
E-transfer preferred. Your spot is confirmed once payment is received.

Dates
• Nov 29 (10 am – 4 pm)
• Dec 13 (10 am – 4 pm)
Maximum 6 students per class.

How to Register
Please sign up using the link in the comments

Once registered, you’ll receive payment receipt and the studio address.

If you have questions, feel free to message me!

11/17/2025

Learn to Spin on a Spinning Wheel – 6 Hour Workshop
Friday, November 29 or Friday, December 13
Garneau Studio, near the U of A Hospital
Beginner-friendly • Small class size (3–6 students)

Step into the art and rhythm of handspinning in this full-day workshop taught by an experienced textile artist with over 20 years of spinning and weaving experience. In this class, you'll learn how to use a spinning wheel with confidence and ease, while exploring the craft that has grounded makers for generations.

What You’ll Learn
• Getting your spinning wheel running smoothly
• How to tension the wheel and bobbin
• Fibre preparation and wool basics
• Drafting techniques for consistent yarn
• How to measure and control twist
• Finishing your yarn and next steps

Whether you've never spun before or you're looking to build consistency, this workshop gives you a strong foundation, and you’ll leave with yarn you spun yourself.

Wheels can be provided or you may bring your own.

Location
My weaving studio in Garneau, Edmonton.
(Full address provided upon registration.)

Price
$140 per person
E-transfer preferred. Your spot is confirmed once payment is received.

Dates
• Nov 29 (10 am – 4 pm)
• Dec 13 (10 am – 4 pm)
Maximum 6 students per class.

How to Register
Please sign up using the link in the comments.

Once registered, you’ll receive payment receipt and the studio address.

If you have questions, feel free to message me!

Thank you for your interest in learning to spin. Please select your workshop date and share a few details so I can prepare a smooth and welcoming experience for you. Studio address and payment receipts will be emailed after registration.

07/31/2025

From the Berkana collection ᛒ
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Birch goddess colourway was inspired by the winter morning sunrise

07/31/2025

Day 4: The First Piece I Ever Made
In my beginner weaving course, I splurged on some very fancy alpaca knitting yarn, probably around $80, to make a very long scarf in bird’s eye twill. It was dark brown and periwinkle. The colour combo, the structure, and the cost of the yarns still make me laugh, but I’m so glad I spared no expense.
I tell my weaving students the same: use the best yarn you can afford, and choose something that speaks to you. (And I give them a lot more guidance than I had.)
That first scarf turned out stiff and scratchy, woven too tightly, not enough room for the wool to bloom. I also learned the hard way that alpaca makes a slippery warp. But the learning was worth it.
I’m not sure where that scarf ended up. It may have been gifted or lost in one of many moves. I rarely keep my own work. If someone loves it, I’ll likely wrap it up for their birthday, or sell it off my own back.
Before weaving, I crocheted. So many beanies. Before that, I sewed with my paternal grandma. The first complete thing I remember making with her was a funny little cat ornament that dangled off the mantel.
And the first handwoven clothing I ever made? I sewed little vests and matching bowties for my sons to wear to my brother’s wedding. They were so proud. I’ve made more vest sets for them since. It’s become one of my favourite simple, meaningful projects.
My own wardrobe still leans toward neutral tones, even though I find the most joy weaving colour. Maybe that’s something I’ll grow into more with time.
What was the first thing you ever made? I'd love to hear your story in the comments. And if you’re following along for 30 Days of Kinship, a like, save, or share helps keep the thread alive.

07/30/2025

✨ This skirt started with a dream and ended with goosebumps.

Woven slowly, to mirror the pace of a life lived with intention.

It holds the essence of the Raidho rune, a symbol of sacred journeys, both inner and outer. Of learning to trust the path, even when the road is uncertain. Of walking in rhythm with your own soul.

You don’t just wear this skirt.

You travel in it.
You remember in it.
You become in it.

For those who crave a slower rhythm and a deeper belonging.

Can you imagine it with your favorite pair of boots?
A wide open sky overhead?
A breath of wind through the trees as you step fully into yourself?

This isn’t fast fashion.
It’s a woven spell for the woman returning home to her own wisdom.

🔗 Only one available.
Follow, save, or share if this speaks to your journey.

07/30/2025

Day 3: What I learned from my grandmothers
Like the Norns, weaving the fates of individuals, the threads are imparted according to Orlog, the law of the universe. Before I ever picked up a shuttle, the threads of fate were already on the loom. My Mormor’s Mor (maternal great grandmother), Marta, was born in 1897 in a remote northern Swedish village with no road in or out, just the land, the lake, the silence, and the rhythm of handweaving. At 25, she wove a “Finnväv” tapestry with six horses, and in 1925 it was chosen to hang at the World Exposition in Stockholm. Her twin sister Gertrud was also a weaver, as were many of their sisters, aunts and foremothers.
My Mormor carried that lineage forward. By day, she taught junior high students in Sweden. At home, she wove Monet-style tapestries, bildvävnad, with such quiet beauty that they still speak of her artistry.
When I was 18, she wrote to say she wanted me to have the weaving tools that belonged to her mother. But I wasn’t ready. I dreamed of music, science, adventure. Still, the thread had been passed.
Years later, I took a beginner class at the Edmonton Weavers’ Guild. When I set up the little table loom in my kitchen, something ancient stirred. My blood hummed and my fingers recognized the rhythm.
By the end of the course, I had bought a Leclerc floor loom. That loom has followed me for 25 years, through heartbreak, rebirth, and reinvention. It’s become more than a tool, it is kin. Solid, true, and nomadic like me.
Today, I live and weave by a lake on a little homestead with no road, just a bush trail. It’s lineage made visible. It’s the voice of the Norns still speaking through thread, texture, colour and story.
If this post resonates, like, share, or leave a comment about your grandmother. Let’s keep the thread alive.

07/28/2025

Meet the Maker (Real Life Edition)
Good day, Hej, Amba Washtid! This is my annual reintroduction for all my new followers and a little bit more about me if you’ve been following me for awhile! I’m Anna, weaver, storyteller, off-grid dweller, and chicken wrangler.
These photos are of me and my husband on our wedding day, wearing the traditional handmade clothing we created ourselves. Every stitch meant something, and was made to honor our personal soul imprints and our Scandinavian and Stoney lineage. That’s kind of what Cloth of Kin is all about.
This post is part of the , a 30-day journey through story, craft, and kinship.
Full disclosure: this won’t be a daily thing. Because I know myself.
Telling myself I have to do something every day is the fastest way to make sure I don’t.
It’s one of my superpowers, really.
So this will be a slow weave, a series shared in rhythm with real life: animals, family, neurospice, and all.
Stick around if you love handmade beauty, off-grid honesty, and clothing that feels like kin.
And if you’re here for the perfectly scheduled content calendar… bless you, but this might not be your place.
Makers: You’re welcome to join me! Search 30 Days of Kinship and use the prompts, tag me, and share your own journey.
Customers & kindred spirits: If you want to see more of this series, help the algorithm find you:
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07/26/2025

Day 1
Origin Myth: How Cloth of Kin Was Born
Before it had a name, before it had a shape, Cloth of Kin came to me in a moment of unraveling in the studio in this photo.
I was alone, weaving and crying, overwhelmed by life, holding grief in one hand and thread in the other, when a vision came to me. It was like a presence materialized beside me in a shimmering cloud. The message she had was clear and undeniable. She said: “Make Cloth of Kin.”
I knew it was Anastasia, the visionary seer from the Ringing Cedars books. In that moment, I envisioned my business model: to weave by cocreating community, kinship, memory, and meaning through cloth.
That moment became my turning point. I was to carry forward the work of my grandmothers, my great-aunties, my ancestors whose hands wove beauty into being, and I was also to begin something new: to stitch together my Scandinavian roots with the Indigenous teachings of the land I now call home.
On the journey, I have come to make clothing that feels like kin, garments that remember. Weavings that hold resonance. Textiles that remind us we belong.
This path birthed not just a studio, but a way of living. It has twisted, tested, and changed me. When I feel lost, as I often do, I return to the memory of the vision and realign myself with that moment.
This is not just a craft.
This is how I remember who I am.
This is Cloth of Kin.

✨ Makers: You’re welcome to join me! Search 30 Days of Kinship and use the prompts, tag me, and share your own journey.
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Let’s make this a space where handmade feels like home and clothing feels like kin.

07/26/2025

It’s Here!
The begins today, a 30-day journey into story, craft, and connection.
Whether you’re a fellow maker or simply someone who loves slow fashion, soul-rooted creativity, or handmade beauty, this is your invitation to follow along.
Over the next 30 days, I’ll be sharing personal stories, behind-the-scenes glimpses, and the deeper “why” behind what I do. From my grandmother’s loom to my off-grid studio, every thread has a story, and I can’t wait to tell it.
✨ Makers: You’re welcome to join me! Use the prompts, tag me, and share your own journey.
✨ Customers & kindred spirits: If you want to see more of this series, help the algorithm find you:
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→ Comment with 5+ words (even just “I love following this journey!”)
Let’s make this a space where handmade feels like home and clothing feels like kin.

07/11/2025

After much plotting and planning, this skirt is getting the final touches and is almost ready to launch into a life of beauty!
The skirt is woven with handdyed h**p yarn and will fit size 2-10. And it has pockets!
Length including fringe approx 30”