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My New Art Yarns

By Karen ⋅ January 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

I had so much fun making this yarn, it is called “Circus In Town”. It reminds me of all the colors of a circus, cotton candy, the big tops and the costumes! I haven’t used it in my weaving yet, I think I am just going to look at it for a while! Enjoy the [...]

Let the Spinning Begin

By Karen ⋅ December 29, 2010 ⋅ One comment

My new spinning wheel, the Lendrum DT is here and set up. I have already spun my first skein of yarn and now I am working on the second one. The pictures I posted are of the second skein on the wheel. The fiber is dyed in pinks, blues, yellows and orange, I am adding [...]

A Yarn to Spin

By Karen ⋅ December 11, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I am so excited, I am getting a new spinning wheel for Christmas. It is a Lendrum Double Treadle with a jumbo flyer. I am going to make art yarns to use in my fiber work on the loom and in mixed media. “Art yarns” are a big change in the hand-spinning community. Unlike the [...]

Whats On My Loom

By Karen ⋅ November 19, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Currently I am working on several special orders and a couple of new creations. I am going to create a woven purse that will include some of the art yarns and crystals and stones. It is only just in the beginning stages but I will post more when I get farther along on that. Right [...]

Spin a Yarn at the GAP Art Show

By Karen ⋅ November 2, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

My newest mixed media work combines my collage with fiber and weaving. It is called “Spin a Yarn” . I had so much fun creating this tale of nature with paper, acrylic paint and hand spun and died yarn. We had a wonderful turn out for the show at the Lancaster Theater in Grapevine. Thank [...]

Moon Shadow, Moon Shadow

By Karen ⋅ September 21, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I am working on a two canvas piece I call Moon Shadow, Moon Shadow. It is done in paper collage with Acrylic background. I have just started gathering the colors for his body and tail. I have a lot more pieces to find and then I will start placing them where they go to create [...]

Headbands and Fabric Flowers

By Karen ⋅ August 17, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

I have started making fabric headbands and clip fabric flowers for your hair. I am having fun sewing these batik fabrics, the colors and patterns are very “Hippie”! Each headband has a strip of elastic to give it some stretch and range of sizing. The fabric flowers can be worn on the headbands or alone. [...]

Something About Looms

By Karen ⋅ July 10, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Webster defines a loom as “a frame or machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, the operation being performed by laying lengthwise a series called the warp and weaving in across this other threads called the weft, woof, or filling.” Another definition, which is more to the point: “A loom is the framework [...]

Crazy Horse

By Karen ⋅ July 6, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Just to try something different, I started working on a painting using Dr. Ph. Martin’s Bombay India inks. I love the bright vibrant colors available in those little bottles! I decided to do some fantasy horses, something just for fun and “Crazy Horse” evolved. I did not dilute the ink when painting, just used it [...]

The Art of Weaving

By Karen ⋅ July 2, 2010 ⋅ One comment

Today, most of our textile needs are supplied by commercially woven cloth. A large and complex cloth making industry uses automated machines to produce these textiles. Then you have us, a handful of artisans making cloth on hand looms, in home studios or small weaving businesses, who weave to be weaving, making wonderful pieces of [...]

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