Handmade book
Artist: Sharon WichmanBook made with handwoven fabric cover and spine (rigid heddle and inkle looms).
Guild Portfolio
Snowflake hooked rug
Artist: Sally WhitakerMade with wool strips on linen, (35” x 26”).
Hand stitched trees
Artist: Sue MatuszakCreative stitching technique used during her 100 day stitching journey.
Fiber Flags 2
Artist: Various Guild membersThe Fiber Flag project showcases the many forms of fiber art made by our DFG members. These 9” square flags were displayed at 50th Anniversary events before finding a final home in the DFG Studio. The linen flag backings are reclaimed tablecloth fabric and were strung together with crocheted cotton trim rescued from an estate sale.
Caned chair
Artist: Beverly MartinThe chair seat and back of this chair were woven with cane.
Cotton coil bowl
Artist: Nancy AndersonMade from 1/4 inch cotton braided rope hand wrapped with 100% cotton fabric. The bowl is started with a coil and then sewn with a zigzag stitch on a sewing machine.
Handknit hats
Artist: Maeve Ulrick
Handbound journal
Artist: Kayli Staubus
Felted color study
Artist: Kristina BourneSample from a felt color theory course (18” x 12”)
Handspun and handknit hat and mittens
Artist: Donna ForbesYarn for this project was handspun and then hand-dyed with goldenrod found along the roadside and indigo grown by Donna.
Handwoven table runner
Artist: Joan WeyendtTable runner woven on floor loom with 8/2 cotton and cottolin (60 inches long), Summer and Winter pattern.
Needle felted snowman
Artist: Kris GoddenThis needle felted snowman was made using acid dyed babydoll southdown wool.
Mini felted stocking ornaments
Artist: Teresa Clayton
Tablet woven bands
Artist: Josie Cooke
Handknit poncho
Artist: Krista Twu
Felted landscapes and animals
Artist: Robbie Tietge
Wet felted scarf
Artist: Melanie MathiesonCreated for her very first juried Arts Festival on Lake of the Woods, Canada.
Hand-bound art book
Artist: Kayli StaubusHand-bound art book featuring handmade recycled paper (art paper scraps, coffee chaff, jute fibers) in a long-stitch binding.
Shadow weave handwoven scarf
Artist: Shelley Norden
Flower pins
Artist: DFG Redo & Renew Interest groupMade from repurposed felt, fabric, beads, and buttons.
Mosaic knitted items
Artist: Leslie Williamson-White
Handwoven tea towels
Artist: Barb Dwinell
Handspun yarn
Artist: Tracy GriggsHandspun on an espinner with merino wool, silk, and bamboo.
Handwoven napkins
Artist: Susan Betz3/2 cotton houndstooth patterned napkins, woven on a rigid heddle loom.
Sprang pouch
Artist: Sharon Wichman
Handwoven wool tote bag
Artist: Erin Endsley
Fiber Flags 4
Artist: Various Guild membersThe Fiber Flag project showcases the many forms of fiber art made by our DFG members. These 9” square flags were displayed at 50th Anniversary events before finding a final home in the DFG Studio. The linen flag backings are reclaimed tablecloth fabric and were strung together with crocheted cotton trim rescued from an estate sale.
Repurposed felt ornaments
Artist: DFG Redo & Renew Interest groupMade from repurposed fabric and wool sweaters.
Felted blueberries
Artist: Kristina Bourne
Handwoven scarf
Artist: Sharon WichmanHoundstooth pattern woven on a rigid heddle loom.
Fiber Flags 2
Artist: Various Guild membersThe Fiber Flag project showcases the many forms of fiber art made by our DFG members. These 9” square flags were displayed at 50th Anniversary events before finding a final home in the DFG Studio. The linen flag backings are reclaimed tablecloth fabric and were strung together with crocheted cotton trim rescued from an estate sale.
Repurposed robe
Artist: Carol Colburn
Midsummer’s Night Dream
Artist: Louise YoungLace shawl made from handspun alpaca with glass, copper, and clay beads.
Fiber Flags 1
Artist: Various Guild membersThe Fiber Flag project showcases the many forms of fiber art made by our DFG members. These 9” square flags were displayed at 50th Anniversary events before finding a final home in the DFG Studio. The linen flag backings are reclaimed tablecloth fabric and were strung together with crocheted cotton trim rescued from an estate sale.
Handwoven rug
Artist: Anne Skwira-BrownWoven on a rigid heddle loom with 8/2 cotton and scrap fabric.
Ice dyed robe
Artist: Maria CombsHere is a picture of me in an ice dyed robe that is handmade ( sewn, not woven) cotton. The technique is ice dyeing using Procion dyes: the material is scrunched, then ice and powdered dye applied over the top, such that the ice melting dissolves the dyes.
Hand-dyed scarf
Artist: Nancy Olson
Handwoven wall hanging
Artist: Carrin Rosetti
Rya wall hanging
Artist: Sharon WichmanHandwoven with rya technique on a handmade warp weighted loom.
Krokbragd wall hanging
Artist: Claudia BergusonKrokbragd wall hanging woven on a rigid heddle loom. The main motifs I used, besides the sea, were three from the place in northern Norway where my great-grandfather came from: the boat sheds, church, and iconic mountain range, the Seven Sisters.
Felted pillow
Artist: Kristina Bourne
Sweetgrass baskets
Artist: Terry Hamp
Handwoven towel
Artist: Louise YoungHandwoven on a backstrap loom with cotton yarn.
Twined rug
Artist: Josie Cooke
Handwoven scarf
Artist: Sally WhitakerClasped weft pattern woven on a rigid heddle loom.
Quilted table runner
Artist: Ruth Schmidt-Baeumler
Felted luminaries
Artist: Terry Hamp
Hand-dyed and handwoven ikat fabric
Artist: Jazmin Hicks-Dahl
Handwoven rug
Artist: Susan Laing
Felted bowls
Artist: Terry Hamp