With 2 significant snowstorms in April totaling more than we had received any other month this winter, our weaving group was thrilled to pile into Barb and Harry's warm and welcoming home. By the time Judith and I arrived the dining room table was well covered with handwoven goodies for show and tell. My contribution [...]
My passion for the lively texture of collapse weave continues. The shawls are woven in plain weave using an overtwist Habu Textiles wool crepe as the fiber that gives the weave its springy liveliness.  At 2/48 this is so fine as to be almost invisible in the weft. And with the loosely set warp threads [...]
Our fiber group was fortunate to recently have spent a lovely summer day, sharing our fiber projects, surrounded by Olga's lavish flower gardens. Her poppies were definitely the stars of the show. So much so that it made me wish I was a painter, especially seeing Judith putting some of that beauty to paper wth [...]
Summer is truly here and I can't think of a better way to spend a day than getting together a car full of friends, for a road trip through the rolling hills of southwestern Wisconsin. Even better to have the destination of our newest fiber friend Barb's lovely country home. We enjoyed seeing her flock [...]
It wouldn't be summer, without a lazy day, sitting on the porch at Barb and Harry's home; which is exactly what our weavers group did for our 2nd Monday gathering. Lots of projects to share, laughter and of course great food. Barb is as inspired of a cook as she is a weaver. I'm still [...]
Collapse weave; another thing off my weavers bucket list of things to try. As you can tell by the number of pictures I took, I was pretty excited about the results. While most weaving transforms a bit when you finish it by washing, this actually came alive in my hands. The first scarf that I [...]
