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When I started spinning 3 years ago, I was enchanted by the creative spirit of Lexi Boeger, also known as Pluckyfluff. While I needed to develop my basic skills before attempting her wild and crazy style, she was my spinning hero. In the middle of the night when I couldn’t sleep, I’d read her blog [...]
Posted on August 1st, 2010 by admin
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August 2-8 was my debut as a teacher at the John Campbell Folk School, and it couldn’t have been more fun! We had a class of 5 students making brightly colored silk paper…each an artist in her own right, enthused to learn a new medium, make unique work, and have some laughs in the process. [...]
Posted on August 13th, 2009 by admin
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I’ve been wanting to go to a fleece and fiber festival since last December when I realized I’ve become a fiber addict. I made a list of all of the ones I could find on the internet, then read about them on blogs and in magazines. The Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival sounded like the [...]
Posted on May 28th, 2009 by admin
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When you have Persian-Himalyan cats living with you, there are several benefits – there’s always something cuddly nearby to talk to and plenty of free fibery material available at your finger tips. Little Sister, my Persian-Himalayan kitty pictured to the right, is all white with light green-blue eyes, a pink nose and a sweet disposition. [...]
Posted on December 30th, 2008 by admin
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When I signed up for Holly Brackmann’s Convergence workshop, Fast and Easy Dyeing Without a Dyepot, I had no idea what I was getting into. She’s written a great book called The Surface Designer’s Handbook, and I figured I’d pick up some tips and tricks. Well, that’s an understatement! Holly introduced me to something completely [...]
Posted on July 7th, 2008 by admin
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I stumbled across this website the other day, and it was so well done I thought it was real…and the more I read, the more I laughed at how well they represent the university culture. “The Chicago School of Fusing campus was first located in an aromatic cheese factory, on Chicago’s East Side. Later the [...]
Posted on April 6th, 2008 by admin
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We learned how to assemble a Varpapuu loom through old plans on the internet, trial and error and flashes of brilliance.
Posted on March 30th, 2008 by admin
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Came across this series of posts on Rugtalk (a yahoo group I belong to) – amazing and creative… Q. I have a question about my loom and a 3month old kitten. She has now ventured into my room and over a 3 day period ruined all my warping on the loom (broken threads)! I have [...]
Posted on March 23rd, 2008 by admin
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This evening I forwarded a couple of Calls for Artists to other weaver and fiber artist friends…but didn’t put the deadlines on my calendar. Why do I feel so ready to encourage others, but not myself? A little bit of cloth, a lot of color, some dash and a dribble of glitz…that’s all it is. [...]
Posted on March 18th, 2008 by admin
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Welcome to my blog about weaving and dyeing and connections.
Posted on March 15th, 2008 by admin
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