“I am woven pieces of all the places I’ve been, and all the people I’ve loved.” We could easily go to any big superstore and pick from the walls of brightly colors synthetic, […]
“Every thread tells a story” In the Navajo creation stories Spider Woman taught the Navajo women to weave. The spider is a remarkable figure of feminine energy and creativity. The Holy Ones advised Spider Woman that she had the capabilities of weaving a map of the universe and all the spirit beings into […]
“Each and every piece of cloth or weaving embodies the spirit and history of the weaver.” Weaving is one of the oldest surviving crafts in the world. It is a method of textile or basket production in which two distinct sets of fibers (yarns, threads, or plant materials) are interlaced at […]
There’s an old Navajo saying, “Every thread tells a story.” So where does your story begin? All the stories of your past are woven together to create who you are today. With a personal “intention” set as your path to possibilities, we will reconnect with nature through a hike and treasure hunt, use natural materials […]
I’ve been making slow but steady progress on my tapestry weaving. There are some big differences between the 4 harness floor loom weaving and a tapestry. Rather than the continual horizontal “back and forth” of the 4 harness loom that progresses very quickly, I am able to weave in chunks on my tapestry, however it […]
Let me introduce you to my newest adventure in weaving…this is Penelope! LeClere brand looms are given names by the manufacturer according to style of loom, my is named Penelope, which I think is very quaint. Penelope is a tapestry loom. Though I enjoyed my floor loom weaving, a tapestry seems more my artistic style. […]
Finishing my weaving sampler and taking off the loom was nearly as slow and tedious as getting it started. But here is the finished “table runner”. It demonstrates 12 different weaving patterns, and an extra one I made up myself when I was stepping on the wrong treadle. As in dancing, there are no wrong […]
Since moving to Arizona I have loved learning about the Native American culture and their unique connection to Mother Earth, her gifts and how she provides everything needed to live and prosper. The stories of Spider Woman and how she taught the Navajo to weave intrigued me. So when my sister-in-law , a fiber […]
Another successful day of experimental natural dyeing. This time I was able to focus on the dying materials I wanted to use and collected from my yard, and play with the possible colors. Went through the same preparations of the yarns and silk samples as before; bundle, wash, dry, and mordant the fibers. Then I […]
I love processes! Going through multiple steps to take a material from it’s raw form and send it into something new and different. I am also facinated with using natural materials and discovering how peoples from the past managed with only natural resources to work with, no shopping online or Walmart. So I wanted to […]