Very Good Fiber Goods

02/10/2025

01/11/2025

Hello friends! As a bit of a side hustle, I’ve started creating (mostly) fiber-themed art on — hoping I can make a wee bit of extra income here! Here are some examples of some of my products—each design can be purchased on 80+ different objects, from t-shirts to notebooks to clocks to socks, and much more. I would be super honored and grateful if you’d go check out my store front, follow it, and favorite any designs you like! I’ll be adding new things daily as well.

www.redbubble.com/people/VeryGoodFiber — the link is in my bio now too!

11/03/2024

This is me and my oncologist on Halloween—he’s dressed as an ADC (antibody-drug conjugate) which is a type of chemotherapy, and the first chemotherapy I received almost a year ago now.

I just posted an update on my GoFundMe (https://gofund.me/6cfba1e6, the link is also in my profile) about my battle against Stage 4 Inflammatory Breast Cancer—you can also find a longer and more detailed version on my CaringBridge (https://lnkd.in/einWeMh5, this link is also in my profile). On December 1, it will be a full year since my original cancer diagnosis. I really appreciate the help people have given me thus far, which has gotten me through the last year, and I hate to ask for more, but it is becoming increasingly difficult to survive financially, and I am no closer to being able to resume working than I was a year ago.

I still have multiple appointments nearly every week, and I am still on medications that have a slew of side effects and cause massive fatigue. It seems like every week, some new side effect or diagnosis or problem arises. I’m always hearing about how strong I am for living through all of this, how I’m a warrior, etc etc. But I don’t feel particularly strong and I definitely don’t feel like a warrior. I feel tired, overwhelmed, and stressed, and I definitely feel the constant sickness of having metastatic cancer. But the financial strain is easily the worst part, and it makes me so angry that we don’t have better social supports in this country and that I have to ask you all to help me. But here I am.

If you are able to donate, I don’t have words for how grateful I’d be. Even if you’ve donated before, donating again would be so appreciated. And if you can’t donate but are willing to share my GoFundMe and encourage others to donate, I will still be massively grateful. This is absolutely the hardest thing I’ve ever faced, and I wouldn’t have gotten through the last year without all the help and support I’ve been given. Please help me continue fighting.

Thank you all so much.

09/12/2024

I’m really sorry for posting this again, but I’m really struggling here. Cancer is brutal, and this country doesn’t have nearly enough social support for it. Not being able to work sucks too, and my unemployment ran out months ago. I’m in a really not great spot right now—trying to sell my belongings just to make ends meet, all while barely having enough energy to stay awake most days. If you’re able to donate, or can even just share my GoFundMe on your page or elsewhere and encourage others to help, I would be so grateful.

Join me in helping support Maya Tobi through treatment for Stage 4 Inf… Joanna Lubkin needs your support for Help Maya Beat Stage 4 Inflammatory Breast Cancer

08/29/2024

I know I don’t post here very often. I’ve just updated both my GoFundMe and my CaringBridge accounts with info about how my cancer treatment has been going. Unfortunately cancer is a slow, brutal slog, and it just eats away at everything that makes a person who they are over an endless amount of time. My cancer is nowhere near being resolved. It will require years on brutal medications, surgeries, maybe even more chemo. I don’t know how anyone survives this sort of thing with their souls in tact. All I know is that I am exhausted, depressed, scared, and running out of resources. So if you’re able to help, share, anything at all, I would be immensely grateful. Thank you.

Join me in helping support Maya Tobi through treatment for Stage 4 Inf… Joanna Lubkin needs your support for Help Maya Beat Stage 4 Inflammatory Breast Cancer

06/18/2024

Gorgeous green Falkland wool! 💚🧶 Falkland is a mixed breed of several types of sheep, including Cheviot, Romney, Corriedale, Polwarth, and Merino. The resulting wool is super soft and durable!

Two braids available now on Etsy, www.verygoodfibergoods.etsy.com. Link also in bio, shipping available to 50+ countries!

06/13/2024

The bluest, most lustrous Blue-Faced Leicester! 💙 Perfect for a Tour de Fleece spin 🚴‍♀️🧶

Two braids available now on Etsy! www.verygoodfibergoods.etsy.com, link also in bio. Shipping is available to 50+ countries!

06/12/2024

I am in love with these new BFL braids! These two braids and 14 others were just added to the shop—just in time for Tour de Fleece! 🚴‍♀️🧶🐑

Available now at www.verygoodfibergoods.etsy.com, link also in bio. Shipping to 50+ countries!

06/11/2024

Lots of new braids coming soon—just in time for Tour de Fleece! 🧶🚴‍♀️💕

06/09/2024

One pound/16 ounces of undyed Cheviot wool! 30-35 micron and oh so fluffy. 🐏🐑🧶

Get some while you can, limited quantities available! www.verygoodfibergoods.etsy.com, link also in bio.

05/28/2024

Poolside spinning! 🌊🧶

05/15/2024

Storm clouds a’rollin’ behind me and on this lovely day off from chemo madness 🩷💕 next up, weaving in the park once it’s a nice enough day! 🌲