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Tiny Owl Knits - 13 in '13

knittwentytwo wrote 5 days ago: One of the awesome groups I’m in on Ravelry is the Tiny Owl Knits group, or TOK group for shor … more →

Tags: Works in Progress, knitting, Art, knit22, fiber, Ravelry, KnitAddict, pattern, TOK

Black and White Inspired by Picasso2 comments

Barb-E Designs wrote 1 week ago: Inspired by Picasso exhibit Black and White The Museum Fine  Art Houston now has on exhibit Picasso … more →

Tags: Deflected double weave, Scarves, weaving, Handweaving, handwoven scarves, Picasso Black and White, Weaving

Sunday... er, Tuesday Knits

knittwentytwo wrote 1 week ago: One of these days I will get this posted on Sunday, I was just having a good, relaxing time with my … more →

Tags: Sunday Knits, knitting, Art, knit22, yarn, sundayknits, hexipuff, beekeeperquilt, dye

Minimum Daily Requirement Of Fiber Arts...

Mrs. Alice Gentili wrote 1 week ago: There are certain materials we use in the middle school art room that take over the room, fill the s … more →

Tags: 5th Grade, 6th Grade, Artsonia Gallery, Collaborative Art, Document camera, ArteD, artsed, artsonia, middle school art

Brazilwood Dye Bath2 comments

Barb-E Designs wrote 2 months ago: skeins hand dyed with Brazilwood Today’s adventure involved natural hand dyeing by myself. Pre … more →

Tags: Dyeing, Brazilwood, Craft, natural dyeing

Rodeo Weaving Time1 comment

Barb-E Designs wrote 2 months ago: CHH weaving & spinning demonstrations at rodeoIt’s Houston Livestock and Rodeo time. Durin … more →

Tags: Spinning, weaving, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston, Craft, Handweaving, Houston Livestock and Rodeo, Houston Livestock show and rodeo, spinning, Weaving

Natural Dye Day2 comments

Barb-E Designs wrote 2 months ago: Yarn skeins drying after being dyed in a variety of Natural Dye baths.Indigo, Logwood, Brazilwood, O … more →

Tags: Dyeing, cochineal, dyeing, Indigo, Natural dyes, yarn

iBag!1 comment

Katie wrote 3 months ago: My neighbor, who is a talented quilter, made me this cool bag as a thank-you for teaching her to wea … more →

Tags: home life

The Weaving of Flowers2 comments

Ryukyu Heritage Textiles wrote 3 months ago: Shuri Hana Ori is a float weave structure that originated in Shuri, the capitol of the Ryukyu Kingdo … more →

Tags: Shuri Ori, ancient textiles, bashofu, Cotton, Cultural Preservation, Handweaving, Heritage Textiles, japanese textiles, Japanese weaving

Illusive Job Hunting and Making Bread by Hand10 comments

Socioknit wrote 4 months ago: I’ve been pretty depressed lately… My hiatus from blogging was the result of a much need … more →

Tags: Food, Graduate School, knitting, Society, Bread, Bread Making, College, fiber, fibercraft

Shibori Wanderings

Ryukyu Heritage Textiles wrote 4 months ago: Wandering about Izumi Village in Okinawa, Japan has it’s advantages.  Someone always seems to … more →

Tags: surface design, Ai Zomme, Arts, Cotton, Heritage Textiles, Indigo, japanese textiles, Okinawa Family, Okinawa textiles

Looming Danger

Rebecca wrote 5 months ago: Sure, we’ve made some beautiful things here, but not every weaving experiment goes well.  Some … more →

Tags: Check This Out, Making the MakeShop Work, weaving, loom, fiber, fiber arts, Material, Disasters, mess

Featured Artist- Maureen Egan1 comment

Karen Musgrave wrote 6 months ago: Maureen Egan lives in Westfield, Massachusetts, with her husband, Glen Ebisch. Tell me a little abou … more →

Tags: Inspiration, featured artists, Maureen Egan, Massachusetts, fashion sewing, Machine Embroidery, wearable art, knitting, silk painting

Gendered Marketing: Bic for Her?3 comments

Socioknit wrote 6 months ago: “…they come in both lady-colors, pink and purple.” ~Ellen Degeneres The Sweaty Knitter, a wonderful … more →

Tags: Culture, Gender, masculinity, Society, Sociology, Women, Bic for Her, fibercraft, Ideology

Spinning for Tuesday4 comments

Socioknit wrote 6 months ago: Yup, ounces of wool left neglected on the bookshelf. According to Yarn Harlot, Stephanie Pearl-McPhe … more →

Tags: knitting, yarn, Spinning, sock, weaving, fiber, fibercraft, Yarn Harlot

Meander Down a Path Less Traveled...

Ryukyu Heritage Textiles wrote 7 months ago: It’s been a busy weekend…i’ve just finished facilitating a Kasuri Ikat weaving wor … more →

Tags: Ryukyu Kasuri, Contemporary Handweavers of Houston (CHH), Cotton, On the Loom, Ryukyu Natural Dyeing, Ryukyu Textiles

Life Changes and Realizations7 comments

Socioknit wrote 7 months ago: Something graduate school prevents: reflection. So, I have some important updates! After committing … more →

Tags: knitting, yarn, Graduate School, weaving, fibercraft, Society, Graduate, grad schoo, grad student

The Transformation2 comments

Ryukyu Heritage Textiles wrote 7 months ago: I’m so pleased!  My hand-dyed piece, “The Transformation”, in the Focus on Fiber 2 … more →

Tags: Exhibitions, Ai Zomme, Arts, artwork, Cotton, eco dyeing, Indigo, Ryukyu Natural Dyeing

Focus on Fiber 20124 comments

Ryukyu Heritage Textiles wrote 7 months ago: The Houston Area Fiber Artists (HAFA) juried exhibit, “Focus on Fiber” opened on Saturda … more →

Tags: Exhibitions, Arts, beautiful colors, fiber artists, Hands Gallery, Houston Area


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