Playing with color is just part of the fun of weaving. You can twist colors together, squint at them and try to imaging what they will look like when woven together all you want, but it’s usually a bit of a surprise at how something looks when woven. I love color—a brand new set of …
BLANKET!! My friend, Sandra, is an entrepreneur married to an artist. She is a force of nature….always positive, energetic, and moving forward. When she saw one of my sweater blankets posted for sale, she purchased it as a Christmas gift for herself. I was honored and delighted to have one of my creations in her …
I learned most of what I know about the fiber arts from my mother and her mother. My mom was a wonderful teacher, patient and helpful, but holding a high standard for my work. I’m pretty sure she occasionally ripped out my knitting and reknit it without me knowing, not because my knitting was so …
In an earlier blog post, I wrote about several sweaters I was working with and reflected on what the sweaters meant to their previous owners, why they were purchased, or where they might have been worn. I’ve finished one project using the sweaters, so I want to share with you the story of the sweaters …
Today I started working on a lap blanket made from recycled wool sweaters. I have quite a large collection of sweaters, so I just selected one I liked and pulled several more in colors that I thought would go well together. When I purchase sweaters for blankets, I wash them as soon as I bring …
Mundane adjective ~ characterized by the practical, and ordinary : commonplace. Repetition….I love the calming peace of doing something over and over again. Once I know a particular stitch, pattern, weave, etc. I find joy in repeating the process. I have literally made hundreds of the same knit dishcloth, knitted dozens and dozens of the same …
If you are an artist, I am sure you have heard it said that an artist doesn’t create because they want to, they create because they must. I believe this is true and even after a period of down time, or maybe because of a period of down time, I felt compelled to order some …
My loom has sat bare since the first of the year. There were the holidays….too busy to weave. Then a huge family trip….too busy before and after to weave. Then everything came to a halt with Covid 19. Our lives changed in so many ways it was impossible to take it all in. Some days …
I love to play with color, so I’m always interested to see the Pantone Color of the Year. For 2020, the color of the year is “Classic Blue!” According to their website, traits of Classic Blue include, “Instilling calm, confidence, and connection, this enduring blue hue highlights our desire for a dependable and stable foundation …
My mother was of the generation of women that wore headscarves. You know, like Queen Elizabeth. The Queen is often photographed with the two accessories she wears most….her purse and/or a headscarf. The Queen was born in 1926, my mother was born in 1928, so perhaps that accounts for their preference for a headscarf. For …
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