I have a confession to make. I’ve been dyeing yarn now for several years and have always skipped the step of first scouring the yarn. The yarn has always looked clean when pulling it out of the package. This summer I took a workshop which involved first dyeing the yarn…
For me, weaving is such a journey. I absolutely love this adventure in fiber arts. Lately I’ve been seeing so many beautiful creations from other weavers using painted warps and I couldn’t wait to give it a try. After painting my warp using the ice dyeing technique (see the Experimenting…
My Facebook feed has been loaded with posts of beautiful warps which have been ice dyed. They are absolutely wonderful. I’ve been wanting to dye a warp using this method for quite some time and just haven’t found the courage– that is up until now. I’ve read numerous blog posts…
During the Covid years I started taking online weaving classes. If there’s anything good that came out of dealing with Covid I guess it could be that so many expert weavers, who typically teach in person, started to teach online. One of those expert weavers who teach online is Jane…
I absolutely love creating projects when given a theme! My very good friend’s daughter will be welcoming a baby boy into the family in January and it was no surprise when Lori told me that Kaitlyn was planning on decorating the nursery using a space theme. Kaitlyn has always had…
I am super excited to start this project! My very good friend is going to be a grandma soon and I wanted to weave an extra special blanket for her first grandchild. For as long as I could remember, her daughter, Kaitlyn, has been fascinated with outer space. In fact,…
It’s a beautiful fall day in northern Michigan! The weather can change on a dime during this time of year so we have to make the best of these last few nice days to get out into the dye studio. Dyeing is much more pleasant to do when there’s no…
