I spent a delightful week with the Fiber Arts Guild of Central Oregon teaching workshops and giving a PowerPoint presentation about my own journey as a weaver.

In May, I will be teaching workshops and presenting PowerPoint sessions for an entire week to the Central Oregon Spinners and Weavers Guild in Redmond, OR. I was delighted to learn that the enrollment opened early and the classes filled up very quickly. Not all weavers are interested in garment-making, as cutting your own handwoven fabric can be intimidating. However, this enthusiastic group has signed up, and I am looking forward to working with them. Preparing for this e

In May, I will be teaching workshops.

It's a Christmas tree from scraps sitting on a Table Topper. Thank you for an incredible art fair season! Your enthusiasm and interest truly fuel my creative energy. I took a break in October to rest and focus on some new projects. In November, I was invited to speak to a local weaving guild about my textile adventures in Italy. I gladly accepted and then immersed myself in embracing new technology while preparing a compelling hour-long slideshow that illustrates how I see th

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 and visits to handwoven textile studios and exclusive fabric houses in Florence, Umbria, and Perugia. Yesterday, the airlines cancelled one leg of our trip between Amsterdam and Rome. After several phone calls to Delta Airlines, our trip was rerouted to Portland, New York, and then Rome. Whew! Traveling teaches one to be flexible. I am tryi

News from the studio includes: 1.Taking my big loom apart for an upgrade 2. StyleRight Blog Post by Influencer, Remanda Xiang 3. And workshops being offered over Zoom My production AVL loom got an inspection this Spring and I discovered that it was time for some new parts. I can also admit that the weaver (me) needs some mechanical assistance to keep doing what I have done for so long. New parts were ordered for the loom, and old parts were carefully retuned by local woodw