After major guilt about abandoning house and family; while weaving like a maniac in September, to prepare for assorted fiber fairs; I am officially hanging up my domestic goddess apron and getting back to weaving. The house has never been cleaner ...thanks Nance and Chris for visiting...and I have even gone so far as to [...]
What a treat to see this rug coming off the loom. It is truly a beauty. This is where having a good fabric stash comes in handy; since this was done in fairly fine rags instead of the more traditional wool. It is a swedish weave using three shafts (in this case), called Krokbragd...hopefully spelled [...]
I'm not sure why this rag ball is so beautiful, but it certainly calls to me. Jan is taking apart a rag rug treasured in her family and made by a family friend. It will be a wonderful way to honor this womens work by prolonging its life with a new warp.Our 2nd Monday was [...]
I would like to introduce you to our final, original member of our studio group. Jan Rasikas is a beginning weaver with a loom that is old enough to have seen lots more weaving than all of us in our group, combined. I wish that it could share some of its weaving memories, although the [...]
Introducing you to 2 more members of our studio.Carol Gohlke has been a founding member of our studio group and holds us together with her support in many ways. She is a reluctant fiber artist in that when the knitting shop was in full swing, she swore no one would be able to teach her [...]
I would like to introduce you to Kathy Aaker of Riverweave Studio. She has been with our fiber group for most of this, our first year. Although she is leaving our studio, I am sure that she will continue to inspire and encourage us in our endeavors. With her more than 20 years of weaving [...]
