So I have decided to take a little break from my black and white obsession to play with color in the form of dyeing some tencel warps for some twill scarves. Although I do a lot of dyeing of protein fibers with acid dyes and have that process down pat, I am leery of dyeing [...]
 Octobers weavers gathering was at my house last month. As always we are equal amounts fiber and food; mixed with friends, and that is about all I can say about that.Barb's mittensOur table is always a mixture of food and fiberSusans' scarfDenise is having a mini garage saleMichelle is making books using recycled papersand some [...]
This honeycomb scarf has been off the loom for awhile now. I don't often weave with wool and I thoroughly enjoyed this, especially how substantial and alive the finished fabric feels. Partly because the wool crepe that outlines the honeycombs gives the scarf just a bit of collapse and texture. I wove this knowing that [...]
winter wonderlandsome christmas cheersuch a fun studio to photographgreat lentil soup and treatsmore of Amy's workElin modeling my scarf and showing her knitted scarfa color filled and charming houseDenise's lacy woven scarfold textiles and patternsmade me smile Amy is an artist I have long admired so it was doubly wonderful for our weavers group to be [...]
This months fiber gathering was at my house, a beautiful fall day filled with friends and laughter and some great projects for our show and tell. And Joyce's homemade dill pickles were to die for! I am so thankfull to have this group of women for insipation in so many aspects of my life.raspberry citrus [...]
Carole's doubleweave scarfElin's alpaca woven scarf, Barb's repweave and Elin's hand dyed yarn, Susan"s scarves, my rayon chenille shawl(sorry Susan for cutting off your head)Carole's doubleweave pillowtranquil pondloom with a viewElin's hand dyed yarn, Olga's recycled sweater hats, Barb's wool applique, Joyce's dyed silk scarvesDenise, bravely modeling the sheep hat portion of a costume that [...]
I have been excited to try this weave ever since seeing the swatch in Malin Selanders book Swedish Swatches. After a couple of mishaps on the warping reel, a couple of slow starts having to rethink the threading for the black, I was finally weaving and watching the fabric grow. And I don't know if [...]
 Winding a warp with a paddle is a great, fast way to wind a multi colored warp. With some help from an article in Handwoven and the winding station my husband made me for christmas; it worked out fairly well. My rayon chenille scarf was set at 12 epi, and I was in the mood [...]
Food and fiber; always a great combo at our 2nd monday gathering of fiber fanatics. This lovely shawl is one of Barbs recent finished projects. Carole's blueberry tarts were a rather elegant addition to a somewhat raucous group. Thanks also to Joanne for her yummy cheesecakeJoanne shared these lovely items that she has recently finished. [...]
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 [...]
