spinning stuff in Toronto

i've been looking for a source for non-wool spinning fiber close to home and wasn't having much luck beyond the basement at Romni. i wanted to find stuff like The Copper Moth sells, but not necessarily in silk.

through a long chain starting at google, i ended up at Dreamspin Fibres, located just outside of the city in Milton. Maureen, the owner, has gorgeous taste in fiber and you should see her stuff. her polwarth locks gleam. she was doing some custom carding pulling from the huge rubbermaid bins of fiber lining both walls of her office. she also has cool stuff for felting, and thankfully, some cotton/lyocell and bags of silk roving for me. i bought enough neutral fiber now to keep practising until i get the hang of it. THEN i'm going back for some dyed roving, like the hot pink bamboo she gave me a little taste of.

Maureen is very cool, funny and immensely knowledgeable. if you need fiber, write her.