not again
Summer has arrived and with it the threat of flooding once again. Our small trout stream was out of its banks after a wild night of thunderstorms. It always amazes me that such destruction can happen so fast in these valleys. We fortunately only lost part of the driveway but I have an eye to the sky to see what [...]
sari silk scarf
I wanted to try this multi warp scarf for the recycled art show that we featured at VIVA Gallery recently. One of the warp threads is a recycled silk sari, handspun yarn from Nepal, beautiful and unpredictable, and probably not my wisest choice for a warp thread. In all its lovely loosely spun hairiness it did a lttle too much [...]
Elin’s new dye studio
Elin was kind enough to invite the weavers to her home for our 2nd Monday gathering. She had lots to show off with her newly built; Swedish inspired dye studio and a beautiful new, Amish built barn going up. She even had three dye pots going for us to try out some natural dyeing. One was madder, cutch and I [...]
fiber,food and friends
Not in that order.... Susan's house blessing window transperancySpring like flowers made with paperJoanne's sewn cap and pincushionsHere are the friends partBarb's newest creationsfood was great, Joanne's Naan bread and my ginger sconesIndian bread called Naan, baked by Joanne.  This months 2nd Monday gathering was at my house. There was some lovely show and tell; ie Barb has been busy. Joanne [...]
Susan’s Fiber Shop..spring fling
Susan's shop near Columbus, Wi. was a drool worthy spring outing,for a couple of my fiber buds and I; well worth the 2 hour drive. A nondescript pole shed in the country, jam packed with enough color, fiber and books to keep us occupied for a quite a few hours. We only left to go have lunch at about 3:00 [...]
warping paddle
 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 for red, so with a [...]