The 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.
Made from repurposed felt, fabric, beads, and buttons.
Woven on a rigid heddle loom with 8/2 cotton and scrap fabric.
Clasped weft pattern woven on a rigid heddle loom.
The 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 with rya technique on a handmade warp weighted loom.
Houndstooth pattern woven on a rigid heddle loom.
Table runner woven on floor loom with 8/2 cotton and cottolin (60 inches long), Summer and Winter pattern.
Created for her very first juried Arts Festival on Lake of the Woods, Canada.
“Shetland Browns” sweater: handspun wool from 9 different Shetland sheep in gradient shades of brown, knit in an original Fair Isle style design.
Lace shawl made from handspun alpaca with glass, copper, and clay beads.
Silk, suri alpaca, cashmere, and merino shawl, handspun and backstrap woven.
Handspun on an espinner with merino wool, silk, and bamboo.
Made 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.
Mittens knit with the traditional Scandinavian two stranded knitting technique
Made from repurposed fabric and wool sweaters.
Hand-bound art book featuring handmade recycled paper (art paper scraps, coffee chaff, jute fibers) in a long-stitch binding.
The chair seat and back of this chair were woven with cane.
Book made with handwoven fabric cover and spine (rigid heddle and inkle looms).
Krokbragd 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.
The 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.
The 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.
Yarn for this project was handspun and then hand-dyed with goldenrod found along the roadside and indigo grown by Donna.
Creative stitching technique used during her 100 day stitching journey.
Here 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.
Sample from a felt color theory course (18” x 12”)
Made with wool strips on linen, (35” x 26”).
3/2 cotton houndstooth patterned napkins, woven on a rigid heddle loom.
