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I had the privilege of teaching in Washington state for 8 days in March this year. I found out how to pronounce names like Skagitt and Whatcom. I enjoyed meeting some fascinating weavers. I also experienced the wonderful community of weavers in the Puget Sound area, and of course I saw some lovely scenery. The… Continue reading Washington Weavers Community

This has been a busy year as I have had plenty of opportunities to teach. I still love the joy of creating new work, though, and have been able to get in some productive time at the loom. November 9th and 10th was the weekend of the annual Artisans Studio Tour here in Charlottesville. This year’s tour… Continue reading November Tradition

On the weekend of Sept. 21 and 22 I’ll teach a workshop for Central Virginia Fiberarts Guild in Albemarle County. We’ll explore huck lace, spot huck and many variations of the huck structure. We’ll also try some non-huck patterns you can weave using the same threading. It’s always fun to weave with others. Weavers spend… Continue reading Huck and Friends

I have been playing around lately with double weave-pick up. I taught a class in West Virginia on double-weave and had enough of my sampler warp left to practice the technique. It’s pretty time consuming and you have to really pay attention, much more so than when weaving scarves. I found the meditative quality pleasant.… Continue reading Double Weave Pick-up

I love using my handwoven items every day. There is something satisfying about picking up an item I have made and putting it to good use. Each piece I weave is designed with the end use in mind so having something functional when I finish weaving is important. Unfortunately, when I give or sell towels… Continue reading Using Handwovens

This July I will be teaching a workshop in Reno, NV as part of Handweavers Guild of America’s Convergence 2018. The workshop explores the possibilities of a weave structure known as overshot, one of my favorite types of weaving. In preparation, I went back through old photos to find examples of my own overshot exploration. As… Continue reading Thoughts on Overshot

It has been a busy summer of traveling, but the past few weeks have seen me settled down in the studio and getting ready for the fall Charlottesville Artisans Studio Tour. A pile of scarves waits on my dining room table ready to be washed. Another pile sits on the living room couch waiting for fringe… Continue reading Traveler’s Rest

This fall has been plenty busy. After a summer of travel, I’m finding great inspiration around home. The soft colors of sunrise or the brilliant leaves against a spectacular sunset are hard to capture in fabric but I’m giving it my best. I have found new yarn to help me and that’s a good thing since the… Continue reading Fall Colors in the Studio

One of the new scarves with hand-dyed warp.   This weekend is the big weekend for a talented group of artisan craftsmen who will be showing  and selling their work in and around Charlottesville, Virginia. I’m fortunate to be part of this group, Artisans Studio Tour. I will be showing my work at Mud Dauber Pottery. This… Continue reading Artisans Studio Tour