WOYWW April 16 - I Pause for Paws - Holy Week

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It's well know that i am pet deprived, so when Suzanne sent the Pawprint flip card digital file, I flipped!!!

And how about that butterfly frame. The one on the right I sketched first, then cut.

Evolution on the butterfly flip card in the rear, and soon

{services and choir, Wed, Thur, Fri and Sunday}

I'll have a post up with some 15 Minute Wonders like the butterfly spray card in the rear.

Must fly, and I'll do my best to visit as many dear deskers as I can this week.

The weavers eye view..

Hem stitched and ready to be cut off the loom.

Fiber must be wet finished-trial by water- so come back next week to see the transformation.

Comments and Questions Always Welcomed!

WOYWW Jan 1 2014- Happy New Year!

Happy New Year to all WOYWW-ers. WOYWW?

It is dark of night and no other light on in the room and this is my work space illuminated with, best gift ever!!!! my new Stella light. 

She is hiding  under the ,God Shines Bright in Me, ATC.

I'm having a blast with the "What's left on my Desk"ATC's.

Rear is some Christmas origami- not too soon to get started for 2014!.

Front left illustrated poetry journal.

Front and center new Quietfire stamps! They might still be on sale.

My other desk.

Ringing in the new year tying on a random warp. Almost too random even for me.

Lots of hand spun, singles and silk.

This is lit by the Ott light and now that I'm in relationship with Stella, seems like being in the dark!

If you have a moment, please scroll down and see my banner for the 12 Days of Christmas Exchange.

I love, love ,love that 12 wonderful artists take the time to make 12 wonderful gifts for 12 people they have never met.

This is what Peace looks like.

Here's to 2014- peace, wellness, happiness, safety,freedom and more joy and less worry!

Comment and questions welcomed.

Every little bit helps....

I've been feeling fibery as the last cold days are hopefully in the past!

Thank goodness my dear SIL's birthday is in April, so whatever I don't finish for Christmas I can give her as a birthday gift.

See those little pieces of yarn on the top of the right sock cuff? That is exactly how much yarn I had left!
Hand spun hand dyed Targhee.

I once saw a film of a master weaver in , I think Wales, and the interviewer couldn't get her to say more than a few words as she worked at the loom.
"What do you think about when you are weaving", they asked.
"Running our of yarn", she replied.

Below is the handspunwarp(not the eyelash)                        sleyed in the reed.

Some call this random warping. I can assure you there is nothing random about it!

I call it multiple bout warping. I prefer to spend my time at the loom rather than the warping reel! 

There is something new and exciting( to me and I hope to y'all) coming into my life and I can't talk about it yet, so I hope you will follow closely as I hope to announce it soon.

Comments and questions always welcome.

Loom Love

This week I had the pleasure of assembling a Beka cherry 36" eight harness loom.
The loom had been in storage and was delivered to a neighbors light filled spacious basement for her niece.
It was love at first sight and as it took less than two hours from start to finish, I think the feeling is mutual.
Aside from the wood being dusty and dry, all the parts were there and only the friction break needed some jerry-rigging. The rachet teeth on the front beam are small enough to finely adjust tension
The loom is well proportioned, lovely to look at and has the simple tieup system of Macomber wires and the smooth operating jacks of Schacht looms and enough weight if you want to weave rugs.
The customer service folks at Beka informed me this loom was sold to Muggins Barn in Franklin, NC January 31, 1984. Leave a comment if you know anything about Muggins
There is also an element of studio envy.
I'm longing for a community studio space where I can enjoy my own beautiful and finely crafted fiber tools and share my love of fiberarts.(shout out to Leslie Owens, Nice Threads, for loaning me her beautiful eight harness loom-she is a fine roommate{the loom }).