The Rising Star Quilters Spring Fair is next Saturday, May 14. Check out their Facebook page for more details. See you there!
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Spring Fair!
I’m delighted to announce that I’ll be selling my hand-dyed clothing at the Rising Star Quilters Spring Fair. It’s on Saturday May 14, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm, on the lawn at Jason Russell House, 7 Jason Street, Arlington MA. I’m planning to do a demonstration of indigo dyeing at 1:00 pm. Dyeing with indigo …
Reviving an Ancient Weaving Technique
Exciting fiber arts news from Bangladesh. Textile hub Bangladesh revives muslin, the forgotten elite fabric
Pins + Needles!
I have five items on display in CraftBoston: Pins + Needles, a six-week online exhibition and sale of wearable craft. Go to the Featured Artists page and scroll down to the profile for Black Walnut Fiber Arts. I’m thrilled to be in the company of so many talented and accomplished artisans. Come on by and …
Back to the dye pot
I recently dyed a cotton fleece hoodie, purchased from Dharma Trading Company, for a good friend. She selected a color from the samples I made in Carol Soderlund’s workshop Color Mixing for Dyers (2016 edition) and chose to decorate it with sinuous, free-form lines of ori-nui shibori. It’s a beautiful shade of coral, and the …
Huzzah! The blog is up!
I’ve long intended to include a blog on the Black Walnut Fiber Arts website, and finally, I’ve done it! As you can see, it is now up and running. Over this past weekend, Mother Nature transformed the landscape surrounding my home from a symphony of tans and browns to endless planes of wind-blasted snow. I …