Well I have assembled my little fiber army and am off to The Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival to find fame and fortune; hopefully not in that order. Here are some pics of the last few weeks of madness. Warning; color explosion ahead.Thanks Erinn for lots of great color name ideas based on Dr Who. [...]
This months 2nd Monday gathering was at Barbs home in Dell. For me it was an excellent place to escape the endless dyeing and weaving I have been doing for 2 shows I have coming up in September. Yikes it is almost Sept. So this is a short one.Thanks Barb and all for a great [...]
 Summer has certainly reached it's peak as our July weaver's group met at Nan's new house. With temps in the 90's it was a good day to put aside the weeding and weaving and share some good food and laughs with friends.Nan's Habu silk /stainless steel scarf Barb's plaited twillLots of summery treatsBarb's twillsI treated [...]
What can be said about our recent trip to Grand Marais MN, but...cold water, fog, great donuts, kayaking, North House Folk School, carving class, waterfalls, beach stone collecting, stone skipping, Angry Trout Cafe(yum), hanging with my kid and hubby, and just plain relaxing.Temperance RiverArtist's Point lighthouse
Looks like they are having funthe new Sidekick folding wheel next to my 20 years old, well loved Schact Matchlessoops, Nathalie accidentally spinning her scarf into her yarn.nothing more beautiful than beginner yarnnew bulky flyer on my Schact MatchlessI had the pleasure to teach a spinning class recently to 3 enthusiastic students. My friend Nan [...]
Habu samplescotton gima samplewool/stainless steel yarn doubledJaponica Cravat from the book "ori ami knits"Shawl pin by Jul
 Char and Bob of Fiber Ridge Farm invited our group of weavers to see their farm; complete with alpacas, llamas, sheep, dogs, kittens and chickens galore. I have finally found someone with more fiber than me; and a such a prolific and beautiful collection of looms and spinning wheels, in all shapes and sizes, be [...]
About a month ago my husband and I ditched the kid and took a birthday trip (his) to Galena, Ill. We stayed at a B & B; Abe’s Spring Street Guest House, a  beautifully renovated icehouse, built in 1876, for a predominent Galena brewery, located adjacently, which now is home to Stone House Pottery & [...]
Last Monday, our 2nd Monday gathering was at my home. Spring is here in all of her unpredictable beauty; which explains why I was whipping the sheets off some of my outdoor flowers as people made their way up the driveway. My little beauties survived 2 nights of frost and now I am hoping that [...]
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 [...]
