Re-use, reduce waste = Pom-Poms !
I saw first hand in Prato, Italy what the textile industry can do to reprocess wool garments into new eco-wool. They shred discarded wool...
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Karen Gelbard
- Apr 11
- 1 min
Sharing my excitement
As a designer/handweaver, which part comes first? It takes a life-time of learning a craft to get to place where an idea can be executed...
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Karen Gelbard
- Oct 1, 2022
- 1 min
Hotel Pendini, Florence, Italy
It is midnight. From the fourth floor of my room at the Hotel Pendini, I am watching a store display window being changed for a high end...
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Karen Gelbard
- Sep 18, 2022
- 1 min
Handwoven Textiles ~ Florence to Perugia, Italy
Tomorrow is the start of our textile adventure! We signed up with The Tour Studio for a five day hands -on workshop in Jacquard weaving...
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Karen Gelbard
- May 21, 2022
- 1 min
Visit in the Fiber Arts Studio Gallery by Zoom
Tomorrow, 2 PM Pacific Standard Time (4 PM Central Standard Time), you are invited to join me by Zoom for a visit in the Gallery. I had...
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Karen Gelbard
- May 5, 2022
- 1 min
Sharing the exhibit with you
I am the featured artist in the Fiber Arts Studio Gallery exhibit that runs through June 19 at the Lincoln City Cultural Center. For this...
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Karen Gelbard
- Apr 24, 2022
- 1 min
A "Virtual Try-On "with your smart phone
Want to try on the Ruffled Edge Collar? I have been learning new ways to bring my garments to you virtually. It is good to have friends...
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Karen Gelbard
- Apr 17, 2022
- 1 min
2022 Exhibit and Sale
You are invited to meet the artist Opening reception April 29, 5-7 PM Fiber Arts Studio Gallery, Lincoln City Cultural Center 540 NE Hwy...
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Karen Gelbard
- Nov 6, 2021
- 1 min
The Sea
Every year I like to create a video that is an editorial of the creative process. This year, a trip down the Oregon Coast was the point...
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Karen Gelbard
- Feb 28, 2021
- 1 min
Slideshow at the Beach, or how to have a photoshoot without the sand....
This year I have explored many different ways to create “content” videos. Without being able to experience the fabrics first hand, these...
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Karen Gelbard
- Feb 14, 2021
- 1 min
Loom Music
There is a relationship between reading music and reading a weaving draft. Both are on a staff and use notation. Music is not just about...
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Karen Gelbard
- Dec 24, 2020
- 1 min
Recipe for Christmas morning
My gift to you, dear reader, is sharing a favorite holiday recipe often served Christmas morning. Ours is a blended-traditions household....
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Karen Gelbard
- Dec 4, 2020
- 1 min
Creative ways to wear the Scarf Curls
Here is a short video to inspire your scarf wearing ideas. See more of these on the website. www.theoregonweaver.com
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Karen Gelbard
- Oct 26, 2020
- 1 min
A Garden Tale
Many of you, dear readers, may recall that I started a garden with straw bales this year. I used my old art fair tent and fenced it in to
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Karen Gelbard
- Sep 12, 2020
- 2 min
Why wear handwoven?
There something magical about fabrics made on a loom. It is a slow, thoughtful process. Ideas and inspiration are woven into creating the...
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Karen Gelbard
- Sep 6, 2020
- 1 min
Art in the Pearl virtual art fair
Art in the Pearl is virtual this year. I set up my booth in the backyard as if I was there and will make short videos with stories about...
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