ash alberg

knitwear design. natural dyes. witchy notions. educator. queer femme. they/their.

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

hey @CanadaCouncil it would be great to have other options for gender identification for us queer artists who don't identify within your five options. my #enby experience isn't captured within any of these but is an important component of my practice and life.

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

when you have to result to twitter to find out what's going on in your world... guess i have no good excuse to avoid my knitting right now.

[BuzzFeed @BuzzFeed]

So did you know that Facebook and Instagram are down?

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

i've mentioned it a little more casually the past couple of days, and now here's your official invitation to join the #creativecoven february challenge 🎉
what's the creative coven?
it's my… https://t.co/7RfXRJvltA

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

it’s frostbite weather out there, kids. make sure you’ve got your woolens on! 🧦
p.s. maia drops on monday and alongside the release, the price for the #pleiadessocks collection will raise… https://t.co/dVsPBAWE2k

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

fun fact: sometimes (often) i’m really terrible at adulting. a minor example of this is last september @ManitobaFibre when i failed at understanding how silent auctions work and ended up… https://t.co/kOKSl4r9eY

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

i’m kicking off this month’s classes tomorrow afternoon @wolseleywool with an eco-printed bento bag class, and was sewing up the sample/photographing the steps for the take-home… https://t.co/08fsQkpbgX

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

i’m super heartened to see so many good, honest, open conversations happening right now in our community. also for people/companies stepping up and acknowledging where they need to do… https://t.co/t23Uj17Pj7

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

i finally got myself organized and posted a recap of 2018’s @homerowfiber results as well as my plans for this year. after tackling the big scary things last year (outerwear, jeans, and… https://t.co/HsS6SqDlqe

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

i realized it’s been a little while since i posted a photo of me here other than my feet in socks, so here’s your #btstuesday - taking a break from painting my new chalk wall to drink some… https://t.co/ZQIvsFr9HD

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

oh hey kids, i’m officially back to work. which annoyingly seems to mean i’m back to feeling anxious and unproductive even though i’ve gotten a lot done today already and it’s only… https://t.co/t7DBiAkBVC

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

i’m working on my @homerowfiber plans (and blog posts), but one piece i’m taking for granted is a #metamorphicdress that i’ll be sewing for my next big photoshoot in march. my next… https://t.co/a5eZAVTGHM

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

the munchkin is passed out this afternoon after her very first class with canadas_canine_academy, and i’m already so grateful that we’ve made professional training a priority. she nailed… https://t.co/6FkhGHHFxk

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

i started writing a caption about how today didn’t go exactly as planned, how it started bad and got better and is ending ambiguously, but writing it made the anxiety crawl up my spine.… https://t.co/Up1Kcoo411

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

i’ve been ringing in the new year with work that’s actually got me excited - two new books are in the works with samsonphotography and while they won’t see the light of day until… https://t.co/4sdoSnvTlr

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

i’m working on something new for the new year and fromfieldtoskin. even though i’m always playing with my dye pots and teaching natural dyes, i feel like i never have (make) time to go… https://t.co/TH4LkVl8vM

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

willow is currently in the teenage stage of doggyhood, and that combined with the fact that she has really settled in has translated to her being a brat with selective listening skills… https://t.co/6WNTxM9x5V

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

i’m not really sure how to categorize 2018 as a year - it was a year with a lot of change, a lot of transition, a lot of grief, a lot of anxiety. it was also a year with love and finding… https://t.co/ARxnNxgzqC

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

holiday priorities: play fetch with willow in between cups of coffee and knitting up my next collection. i’ve determined i’ll need to knit one shawl per week for the next two and a half… https://t.co/HSIZTfuP7I

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

merry xmas eve! i have to hide for some last minute making later this afternoon, but for now i’m working on a new design for that birthday collection and contemplating options for my… https://t.co/54vw90FJOl

[ash alberg @ash_alberg]

it’s xmas eve eve 🎄 i have one gift left to make for the immediate family, and others to wrap, but otherwise i’m pretty much ready and can spend my time watching xmas movies and playing… https://t.co/qasoT9Z47n