Well, getting down to the wire in getting ready for the Driftless Art Fair, this weekend; I decided to put a linen warp on the little Glimakra for a linen transparency. I've been dying to use my silk and stainless steel yarn from Habu and what better time. Never done a fine gauzey weave or [...]
Sheep and Wool Festival, originally uploaded by kindred threads Well let me tell you it's a big scary fiber world out there. I'm glad to be home from the fair; to my family and relatively sane fiber friends. I made the mistake of standing between 2 women in a bidding war at the silent auction. [...]
Lots and lots of color in the studio, until I stuff all I can in the car and head down to Jefferson, to the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival today. Hey if I sell out,I'll have room to bring a sheepy home. Shh! My hubby would have a serious fit.
In my new, never ending goal of achieving computer mastery, I found this mosaic maker thingy at my flicker site. Another night playing computer geek when I could have been weaving. The shawl on the bottom is actually an older project knitted with my handspun yarns from the Charlottes Web pattern.The green/ blue (on the [...]
Etsy Front Page 8/18/08 lizzywatson, originally uploaded by Etsy Front Pagers. Woo hoo!! This makes me famous in my "computer geek wannabe" mind. Thank you lizzywatson
Our 2nd Monday gathering of fiber friends, weavers and spinners took place last Monday. We were joined in the studio by Joyce Krueger, Susan of Avalanche LoomsAnd Kathy Aaker of Riverweave Studio. As always it is great to share the projects we have been working on and see what others are accomplishing in their studios.Kathy [...]
I remember being very intimidated by dyeing a few years ago; mostly because reading Deb Menzs' book Color in Spinning made everything look so scientific and precise. After taking a class at Sievers, with Deb, and declaring in front of all, my fear of dyeing; I quickly found that splashing color on roving and spinning [...]
This color combination is calling out to me to be a scarf. Do you hear colors calling to you?My friend Nan, brought her scarf woven by Randall Darwall to visit me. This is some major inspiration. He plays with color in a way that makes it sing. My pictures do not do it justice... hopefully [...]
What a treat to see this rug coming off the loom. It is truly a beauty. This is where having a good fabric stash comes in handy; since this was done in fairly fine rags instead of the more traditional wool. It is a swedish weave using three shafts (in this case), called Krokbragd...hopefully spelled [...]
I'm not sure why this rag ball is so beautiful, but it certainly calls to me. Jan is taking apart a rag rug treasured in her family and made by a family friend. It will be a wonderful way to honor this womens work by prolonging its life with a new warp.Our 2nd Monday was [...]
