Marty Lynn

Name: Marty Lynn
Address: Onoway, AB, T0E1V0, CA
Telephone: +14039755538

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07/01/2026

I’ve been dancing through June here on the farm in between weekends away celebrating friends getting married and vending Earth Daughters Festival 🕯️ 🌀. The beginning of the month was spent in my studio knitting as much as I could for Earth Daughters Festival on top of spring orders.

We have had an unprecedented amount of rain on the farm this June. I am so thankful for the water replenishing our ponds and saturating the ground, but it has made pouring the foundation for our multigenerational home build a bit of a challenge. We have had to pump out the hole and delay the pour several times.

We have friends and family coming to stay with us for weeks at a time to help with the renovation this summer. I’m looking forward to days spent working together and evenings spent around the fire.

We are soaking in the warmth and excitement of the season by making time for daily walks, noticing new wildflowers in bloom, spotting moose in the lake at the back of the property, observing thousands of tent caterpillars on the aspens, spending time with the three foals born here on the farm this spring, and feeling the warmth of the soil beneath our bare feet.

To help keep the dogs warm and dry during this unusually wet stretch of weather, I took a bag of skirtings I had brought home from a spring shearing day and made them a bed in the garage. They love it.

There was something especially comforting about spending those rainy days crocheting halters and working on a new Fair Isle design while the rain poured down outside my window.

I hope you too are enjoying dancing to the music of the season and finding your rhythm within it.

06/26/2026

As I sorted through the photos Alex sent over for this Rural Folk feature, I was struck by how naturally weaving fits into the rhythm of her days. Whether she’s weaving baskets from willow, tending her willow patch, working in the garden, or spending time outdoors, there doesn’t appear to be a clear divide between her work and the rest of her life. The baskets are one expression of a much broader practice of paying attention, caring for materials, and working with her hands.

When I interviewed Alex for the Rural Folk Series, we spoke about the role that making things by hand plays in our lives. Although we work with different materials, willow and wool, I think we share a similar appreciation for creating things that are both useful and beautiful.

One quote from our conversation has stayed with me:

“Making something with our own hands reminds us that we aren’t just passive consumers, we are creators. Reskilling is part of how we come back to ourselves and our communities.”

I think that idea is reflected throughout these photos.

In these images, Alex is wearing The Alder Vest in Size 3, in Muskeg. I designed this piece as a practical layering garment for people who spend their days outside, working with their hands. It is made from undyed wool grown on the Canadian Prairies and knit in small batches in my rural Alberta studio.

Thank you, Alex, for sharing a glimpse into your days.

06/18/2026

While I love working with wool in the form of yarn to craft my knitwear, I’ve always wanted to design a piece that showcases a fleece in its entirety.

I am currently working with Shirley, a fibre farmer in Manitoba who raises Navajo Churro sheep (see the second photo) and am designing a jacket around her beautiful fibre. Navajo Churro sheep are known for the stunning colour variation found throughout their fleeces (see the third photo).

The jacket will be created using the fleece from 1-2 of her Navajo Churro sheep after shearing day. One side of the fleece will be wet felted while preserving the lock structure of the fibre. This means the animal is not killed to produce this natural fur. In fact, shearing is done for animal welfare purposes and is an essential part of caring for the sheep. Once the fleece has been felted, I will cut and hand sew it into the final garment.

The first photo in this carousel is my current working prototype. It was made using a thrifted Woolrest, a 100% wool sleeping mat that was popular in the 1990s. My goal is to have the final prototype made with the Navajo Churro fleece this coming winter, and I can't wait to show you the finished piece.

The remaining photos in this carousel make up the mood board that is inspiring the design.

I look forward to sharing more of the process as this heirloom garment takes shape.

06/10/2026

I have been preparing for and for over two months now, and I wanted to share everything I have had the chance to craft during that time.

Working with local wool and producing in small batches means my pieces come with a higher price point. I don’t take that lightly. My hope is that these garments serve a practical and long-lasting role in your wardrobe for years to come. When making a purchase like this myself, I appreciate having time to sit with the decision and consider how a piece will earn its place in my wardrobe through different seasons of life. I wanted to give you the opportunity to do the same here.

For those who will be attending either of these festivals, I can’t wait to share space with you. Please stop by and say hello.

06/02/2026

Rural Folk:

Jenna is a mother of five, the creator of , and one half of .

When I asked what kind of work fills her hands most days, Jenna’s answer centred on motherhood.

“As much as my kids have grown and are all in school, you’d think a lot less of my time would be centred around motherhood. But even when they’re bigger, the tasks change, but how much you are needed stays the same. I am still a mother first and fitting my creative pursuits into the cracks surrounding motherhood.”

Her creative pursuits have inspired countless women. Through Homegrown, Jenna has created a space where rural women share recipes, skills, artwork, stories, and wisdom. Through photography, she helps families celebrate and find beauty in their everyday lives.

In these photos, Jenna is wearing The Alder Vest, Cropped in Peat, Size 1. Made from undyed wool grown on the Canadian Prairies and knit in my rural Alberta studio.

Read her full story through the link in my stories.

05/21/2026

This month I connected with Alex of , a basket weaver living rurally in a tiny home she built alongside her partner. As we spoke, I was struck by how similar our stories are. We both fell in love while building tiny homes with carpenters, and both chose lives shaped by working with our hands, tending our homes and gardens, and creating useful, beautiful things from regional materials.

In this reel, Alex speaks so beautifully about the overwhelm of technology and the importance of making things again. One line that especially stayed with me was:

“Making something with our own hands reminds us that we aren’t just passive consumers, we are creators. Reskilling is part of how we come back to ourselves and our communities.”

Read the full story on my blog: The Wool Journal.

Alex is wearing The Alder Vest, Size 3, in Muskeg.

05/08/2026

I work exclusively with small batch, undyed yarn (100% grown & milled Canadian wool). The natural sheep shade colours I offer — Birch, Aspen, Quarry, Muskeg, and Peat — are all a reflection of the fleece grown by the sheep themselves.

To create these shades, white Rambouillet wool is blended with varying amounts of darker wool from different sheep breeds. Because the fibre available changes from year to year, each batch of yarn that comes back from the mill is slightly unique.

Even though the wool is undyed, there can still be subtle variation in colour between batches, much like a traditional dye lot. It is one of the things I love most about working with natural fibre.

If you’d like your sweater and toque to match as closely as possible, I recommend ordering them around the same time.

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04/29/2026

A few stills from the feature.

There’s something about the way she moves through her days that has stuck with me. Slow mornings, tending to her animals, doing the work that needs to get done, taking the time to make and enjoy nourishing meals, and spending her evenings crafting for the . It felt really special to witness and to share a small glimpse of it here.

Thank you, Taylor, for opening up your world and inspiring us.

She’s wearing The Woodland Sweater in Birch, Size 2.

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