Guild Portfolio
Handspun yarn
Artist: Tracy GriggsHandspun on an espinner with merino wool, silk, and bamboo.
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.
Quilted table runner
Artist: Ruth Schmidt-Baeumler
Twined rug
Artist: Josie Cooke
Shadow weave handwoven scarf
Artist: Shelley Norden
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.
Sprang pouch
Artist: Sharon Wichman
Repurposed felt ornaments
Artist: DFG Redo & Renew Interest groupMade from repurposed fabric and wool sweaters.
Handbound journal
Artist: Kayli Staubus
Repurposed robe
Artist: Carol Colburn
Handwoven rug
Artist: Susan Laing
Hand stitched trees
Artist: Sue MatuszakCreative stitching technique used during her 100 day stitching journey.
Handknit poncho
Artist: Krista Twu
Wet felted scarf
Artist: Melanie MathiesonCreated for her very first juried Arts Festival on Lake of the Woods, Canada.
Handwoven wall hanging
Artist: Carrin Rosetti
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.
Midsummer’s Night Dream
Artist: Louise YoungLace shawl made from handspun alpaca with glass, copper, and clay beads.
Felted landscapes and animals
Artist: Robbie Tietge
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.
Handwoven table runner
Artist: Joan WeyendtTable runner woven on floor loom with 8/2 cotton and cottolin (60 inches long), Summer and Winter pattern.
Handwoven napkins
Artist: Susan Betz3/2 cotton houndstooth patterned napkins, woven on a rigid heddle loom.
Handwoven tea towels
Artist: Barb Dwinell
Sweetgrass baskets
Artist: Terry Hamp
Handspun, handwoven shawl
Artist: Louise YoungSilk, suri alpaca, cashmere, and merino shawl, handspun and backstrap woven.
Felted pillow
Artist: Kristina Bourne
Felted color study
Artist: Kristina BourneSample from a felt color theory course (18” x 12”)
Snowflake hooked rug
Artist: Sally WhitakerMade with wool strips on linen, (35” x 26”).
Handknit Jumper of Many Colors
Artist: Martha Ritter
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.
Handknit hats
Artist: Maeve Ulrick
Flower pins
Artist: DFG Redo & Renew Interest groupMade from repurposed felt, fabric, beads, and buttons.
Handwoven scarf
Artist: Sally WhitakerClasped weft pattern woven on a rigid heddle loom.
Handwoven wool tote bag
Artist: Erin Endsley
Felted bowls
Artist: Terry Hamp
Caned chair
Artist: Beverly MartinThe chair seat and back of this chair were woven with cane.
Tablet woven bands
Artist: Josie Cooke
Handknit mittens
Artist: Louise YoungMittens knit with the traditional Scandinavian two stranded knitting technique
Mosaic knitted items
Artist: Leslie Williamson-White
Felted blueberries
Artist: Kristina Bourne
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.
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.
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.
Rya wall hanging
Artist: Sharon WichmanHandwoven with rya technique on a handmade warp weighted loom.
Handmade book
Artist: Sharon WichmanBook made with handwoven fabric cover and spine (rigid heddle and inkle looms).
Handspun, handknit sweater
Artist: Louise Young“Shetland Browns” sweater: handspun wool from 9 different Shetland sheep in gradient shades of brown, knit in an original Fair Isle style design.
Needle felted snowman
Artist: Kris GoddenThis needle felted snowman was made using acid dyed Babydoll Southdown wool.
Handwoven rug
Artist: Anne Skwira-BrownWoven on a rigid heddle loom with 8/2 cotton and scrap fabric.
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.
Hand-dyed and handwoven ikat fabric
Artist: Jazmin Hicks-Dahl
Hand-dyed scarf
Artist: Nancy Olson