Our April weavers gathering met at Denise's sweet brick farmhouse in Gays Mills. With the sounds of geese honking and the rush of the Kickapoo River nearby, spring's abundance was everywhere. As a spring celebration we came bearing eggs to learn how to dye them with pieces of silk fabric. Denise showed us how to [...]
I can't think of a better way to spend a day waiting for spring to arrive than a gathering of weavers at Judith's home filled with sunlight and art everywhere you look. Apparently she is not the only talented artist in her family. We all greatly admire the dedication and beauty of Judith's art journals. [...]
As we hunker down into what is sure to be a long winter, our weaving friends gathered at Kathleen's and Bob's warm and inviting home. Our upcoming meetings are always inspirational for getting something off of the loom for the show and share part of our group. The day before I had pulled an overshot [...]
Our December weavers gathering at friend Sonya and Cecil's was a riotous, joyful, pre holiday laughter filled delight. While we always find inspiration in the sharing of our fiber creations, this meeting was especially meaningful in that Sonya had requested that we bring something that our mothers had created. Of course I totally spaced it [...]
Last months 2nd Monday gathering was at good friend Nan's home. Lots to see and as always plenty of shared food to eat. With 2 fiber and art fairs coming up this month this will be short and sweet. Just know that fun was had by all. my tencel scarves and yarn acquisitions from [...]
Anytime our weavers group is invited to Olga and Gordon's home during the summer months, I know we are in for a treat. We enjoyed a wonderful day gathered together under an apple tree,  surrounded by multitudes of Olga's red poppies and breathtaking gardens . My camera kept drawing me away to explore the gardens [...]
Our 2nd Monday weavers group met at my friend Carole's lovely home. Her gardens are a delight to explore and it is obvious why weaving is not a priority during the summer gardening months. It made me want to go home and give my plants a little pep talk. I picked a bad day to [...]
There are women in everyone's lives who inspire them. In my small fiber focused world there are women like Bonnie, who hosted our last 2nd Monday fiber group. I don't really know Bonnie all that well, I don't know her life's tragedies (and we all have them) or the people she has in her life, [...]
A spring gathering of weavers and fiber friends is always a joyful occasion, and Aprils gathering at my house was a good indication of how ready we are to let winter go. Not quite "sit on the porch" warm but at least I wasn't too worried about dealing with snow on my steep driveway. Everyone [...]
This was a day of great food and lots of inspiration at Anna and Greg's. It took me awhile to make it past all of Greg's pottery calling to me from their front porch. Greg is a potter and Anna has a sewing studio and is an excellent knitwear designer.Once inside their art and pottery [...]
