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Pattern Play: Ikat Weaving  Registration continues, a few spaces remain…

Registration for 5 day immersive warp ikat and natural dye workshop at the amazing Textile Center in collaboration with Weavers Guild of Minnesota (WGM) is open. The course is designed for all levels because every step of the process from winding the warp, designing and binding for ikat, to preparing cotton for natural dyeing, toContinue reading “Pattern Play: Ikat Weaving  Registration continues, a few spaces remain…”

A Garden of Color: Weaving Wool in Naturally Dyed Hues at Peters Valley, August 13 – August 17, 2021

I am excited to offer a natural dye and weaving course at Peters Valley again this summer, Aug.13-17, 2021. The location is tranquil and convivial–a perfect spot to devote the time and enthusiasm to creating new colors and weaves. This class introduces to students to working with plant based dyes, collected directly from a dyeContinue reading “A Garden of Color: Weaving Wool in Naturally Dyed Hues at Peters Valley, August 13 – August 17, 2021”

At the Fence # 5, Love of my Brother. 1991.

This weaving was the last of a series of “At the Fence” weavings. Originally from NJ, I live in the Midwest and shortly after moving to Nebraska in 1986 I learned that I was living in what some have termed “the nuclear heartland.”  The first four weavings from this series examined the human toll ofContinue reading “At the Fence # 5, Love of my Brother. 1991.”