the scarves of summer
My scarf babies are all labeled and packed in the car ready to debut at the Driftless Area Art Festival. this weekend.  Here is a little preview of what I have been doing all summer. Hope to see you there! collapse weave scarves, colors inspired by the dunes of the Leelanua Peninsula of Michigan. midnight mobius wrap. [...]
summer day at Barbs
Our 2nd Monday weavers gatherings are always an inspiration but even more so to be in Barb's home surrounded by the textiles that she has created. There are beautiful rep weave rugs everywhere, each one I would have to leap over rather than walk on if I lived here. Colorful quilts on the beds and knitting hung from pegs here [...]
in a poppy field
Our last weavers gathering was a summertime treat; flowerbeds filled with poppies, coneflower and general splendor, a view that makes me thankful to live in this beautiful driftless region and the graceful hospitality of Olga and Gorden's simple and beautiful home. I can picture this fairy tale setting filled with the laughter of children running through fields and climbing the [...]
New fiber mill
A few of our weavers had the pleasure of attending the open house of a new fiber mill in LaFarge Wi, called Ewetopia Fiber Mill. Kathryn and Lisa who own the incredible Ewetopia fiber shop in my hometown of Viroqua have added a new fibery adventure to their repertoire. What an incredible renewal of a glorious old building, I am [...]
Winding Roads Art Tour
I was happy to be part of our second annual Winding Roads Art Tour the weekend of May 20-21st. For a rainy and cold weekend we hosted a lot of visitors to Kathy's wonderful country home. Along with mine and Kathy's handwovens we had the oil paintings of talented artist Deb Conlon. It was nice to see that all of [...]
weavers gathering at my home
It was fun to have our weavers group gather at my house on a lovely spring day. Once we got show and tell out of the way and stuffed ourselves with quiche and lots of great food we spent some time taking in the view from my deck. The eagles made an appearance in trees across the way. I'm not [...]