Join Live Online Chats with Some of Fiber's Most Exciting Creators
Cashmere Goat has Partnered with Longmont Yarn Shoppe in Colorado to bring you these fun and informative online gatherings. Come join us!
We’ve invited some of your favorite designers and creators to join us for a series of online gatherings with Longmont Yarn Shoppe & our group of 47 collaborating Yarn Shops across North America. We call these: Fiberside Chats!
Launched in May 2020, Chats are one-hour Zoom sessions with special guests joining us to give a peek into their world. These designers & creators will discuss their unique path, creative processes, favorite techniques, latest projects, or whatever is inspiring them now. There will be opportunity for Q&A & other fun surprises like giveaways & pattern discounts for those who join!
Fees & Registration
Have a conflict in your schedule? Don't worry we've got you covered. The majority of our guests allow Zoom recordings of their Chat. Whether the Chat will be recorded or not will be clearly stated for each event. Recordings will be available for 1 week after the chat, only to registered attendees.
Please be aware that registration for Fiberside Chats closes 1.5 hours before the scheduled start time. The Zoom Link will be emailed to registered attendees the evening before and again the morning of the Chat.
Upcoming Guests
Fiberside Chats: Norah Gaughan May 31, 2026
Celebrating 20 Years of Knitting Nature: Design Evolution and Modern Updates
Explore the original thought processes behind Knitting Nature, now celebrating its 20th anniversary, with Norah Gaughan. Norah’s love of biology shines through in these patterns—a creative exploration of science made beautifully knittable.
This year will see the release of 6 of the book's patterns updated to 2026 standards and norms, expanding the size range, flipping the construction to be top down and adding new variations for necklines and body lengths. Enjoy a preview of the new photography and dive deep into the knitting details with some helpful tutorials.
Norah will also delve into the possible customizations to some of the other 30+ patterns in her beloved first book, offering fresh inspiration for knitters of all experience levels.
Bio: Raised by artists in the Hudson Valley, Norah’s father, Jack Gaughan, was a well known science fiction illustrator while her mother Phoebe Gaughan illustrated how-to books and magazines in the home and crafts fields. While immersed in both art and the needle arts from an early age, Norah also maintained an intense curiosity about science and the natural world going on to earn a degree in Biology / Art from Brown University.
During the years that followed she concentrated on her greatest love, knitting. First as a freelancer for yarn companies and knitting magazines; then as the design director at JCA, followed by a nine year stint as the design director at Berroco where she headed up the design team and published sixteen eponymous booklets. Norah’s upbringing, schooling and experience coalesce in her four hardcover volumes Knitting Nature, Norah Gaughan’s Knitted Cable Sourcebook, Norah Gaughan’s Twisted Stitch Sourcebook and Knit Fold Pleat Repeat.
As an independent designer working out of her studio in historic Harrisville NH, ventures include designing as a team member with Brooklyn Tweed, designing collections for Quince and Co, The Fibre Co and Wool Studio as well as collaborations with the magazines, Making and PomPom. Norah served as the Editor in Chief of Vogue Knitting for a few years and now continues to design and teach in fun places around the world. Follow Norah on Instagram: Norahgn and on her website: norahgaughan.com
This is a live Zoom Event on Sunday, May 31st at 1:00pm EDT, 12:00pm CDT, 11:00am MDT, 10:00am PDT
This Fiberside Chat will be recorded - a link to the recording will be available for one week and shared with registered attendees only.
Registration will close 1.5 hours before beginning of event.
Register HERE
Fiberside Chats: Yumiko Alexander June 14, 2026
Yumiko's Design Goal: Each Garment Looks and Feels Beautiful to Wear!
Join Yumiko Alexander, the innovative mind behind DanDoh, as she shares her philosophy of creating elegant, modern and stylish garments that are as enjoyable to make as they are to wear. Her designs blend simple shapes with distinctive stitch patterns, creating pieces that flatter all body types. Yumiko will explain how her patterns can be customized to suit your style, empowering you to create a garment that becomes a go-to wardrobe staple—one that makes you feel beautiful.
She’ll also explore the role plant fibers and yarn structures play in enhancing the drape, comfort, and wearability of her timeless designs.
Register now to be inspired and discover your next season-spanning favorite!
Bio: I am Yumiko Alexander, founder of DanDoh. I was born and raised in Japan. I got married and moved to America in my late 20’s. I have really enjoyed my time in the US and I am so happy I have been able to share my knitting and crochet designs through individual patterns and books. I have enjoyed communicating with people and expressing myself through my design work, and I have met many wonderful friends through knitting and crochet. Knitting and crochet have made my life in the U.S. very beautiful.
This is a live Zoom Event on Sunday, June 14th at 1:00pm EDT, 12:00pm CDT, 11:00am MDT, 10:00am PDT
This Fiberside Chat will be recorded - a link to the recording will be available for one week and shared with registered attendees only.
Registration will close 1.5 hours before beginning of event.
Register HERE