18 12, 2022

Festive 2nd Monday gathering at Denise’s

By |2022-12-18T21:33:16+00:00December 18th, 2022|2nd Monday, Handwoven, Textiles, Weavers|0 Comments

Our 2nd Monday weavers gathering was in Viroqua at Denise and her partner Bill's new to them house.  It was so fun to see how they have adapted to being townies after living in the country for so long.  As I suspected Denise's sense of style and cozy love of art and textiles will make [...]

5 09, 2014

off to the fair

By |2016-10-25T16:52:16+00:00September 5th, 2014|Hand dyed|0 Comments

So finally the dyeing is done, the truck was packed and I was on my way to the fair. The Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival in Jefferson, WI. And then I turned around to go back for the sweater I had just finished the night before. Good thing I did, cause I found the three [...]

20 10, 2013

Faribault Woolen Mill

By |2016-10-25T16:52:20+00:00October 20th, 2013|Photography|5 Comments

So, picture this; it is my anniversary weekend and I managed to talk my husband into going with me on the Sheep and Fiber Farm Tour going on in Minnesota last weekend.  Whoo ho, what a guy!  My main desire was to see the Faribault Woolen Mill that was giving tours.  Our tour guide was [...]

5 05, 2013

new work..sort of

By |2016-10-25T16:52:21+00:00May 5th, 2013|Handwoven|1 Comment

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 [...]

2 07, 2012

fiber art

By |2016-10-25T16:52:24+00:00July 2nd, 2012|Uncategorized|1 Comment

Colleen Carroll's fiber art displayed at the Driftless CafeThe piece on the right is one of my favorites/ photo by Colleen CarrollMy daughter and I had the pleasure of enjoying a lavender iced tea and coffee cake at the Driftless Cafe in town, while getting a look at Colleen Carroll's wonderful fiber art displayed on [...]

4 04, 2011

new and old

By |2016-10-25T16:52:28+00:00April 4th, 2011|Handwoven|1 Comment

new workrayon chenille cowl I love the idea of a cowl draping around your neck with different layers showing depending on how it lays.  My original idea was to weave a double weave tube and join the edges, but I knew I wanted to do the rosepath inserts and it all started hurting my head; [...]

22 03, 2011

Spring+porch+spinning=peace?

By |2011-03-22T01:29:00+00:00March 22nd, 2011|Uncategorized|3 Comments

I look forward all winter, to the first day of weather warm enough to spin on the porch.  Today was just such a day, and I am not even cheating and bundling up in every piece of wool I own. Looking forward to listening to the returning birds sing and watching the chickadees at the [...]

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