Happy Holidays December 2023

Karen T knit a cowl with hand spun yarn created from a mixture of Blue Leicester wool and Great Pyrenees

dog hair. She also showed us her finished purse with the inkle loom woven band.

She had more creations out of bark.

Elaine took an online tapestry workshop from Rebecca Metzloff 

She really enjoyed the workshop and she had a very nice tapestry as the result.

She mentioned Sara Swette and Robbie Lafleur as good tapestry teachers.

Karen M brought in some weaving she did on a Hazel Rose Loom and the loom and book with instructions.

David showed his Knit and crocheted projects with yarn he spun at Jenny Leister’s spinning class last year. David also finished his Tapestry form the September Guild Retreat.

 

David’s tapestry 10-2024

Jimalee’s favorite child’s sweater she knit this one in super wash wool from a a Lilly knitting pattern. 

Melissa also finished her September 2024 Tapestry class with Robin at our retreat. Melissa also shared the treasures report with us at this meeting.

Anita was shopping again and found some old items to share with all of us.

Phyllis had more to show from her Finland travels.

Rug warp - but colored

A great series of towels 

Sean is making more items , this time shoe laces with his tablet weaving on I believe a loom similar to an inkle loom. 10/2 cotton with wood glue to make the shoelace ends stiff.

Also more beautiful bands from his tablet loom

He created/invented a New Alphabet woven with zero twist, I hope Sean will explain that better when we have his workshop at our fall 2025 retreat.

 

    Sean found a paper knitting tool holder from Coco Knits

Mary finished the Arne and Carlos ‘Dancing Children Advent Stocking’ in time for Christmas Eve. Her Grand daughters each got a sock doll when she arrived in CA. The dolls are probably buried under all the Stuffies on the girls beds.

           

Next meeting is Saturday 1-20 2024 in the Fiber Studio at 1 pm. 

May 2023 Buellwood best

*Note that our meeting are changing to Monday for June, July and August, at 1 pm at the fiber studio. June 12 th this month.

Show and Tell

Above is an Embroidery journal by Jim, he is adding a small embroidered picture each day. He also had a couple of pairs of patterned knit socks

  

Shawn is finishing a quilt her grandmother started in 1940 in Bemidji MN. 

Karen is loving these weaving patterns and shared with us her adorable turtle she has designed I believe they are birch bark.

Log cabin pattern

Curly Houndstooth pattern

Karen’s Turtle ornaments

Susan shared her beautiful huipil embroidered with birds from the San Sebastián region known for its many varieties of birds.

Stephanie finished her Krokbragd weaving.

It is absolutely beautiful.

Dawn has been dyeing with madder with Alum and Iron mordants. She really has gotten some beautiful colors from her homegrown madder that she ground up to dye.

She also showed some yellow yarn she dyed with the fern in her hand.

Many beautiful colors from this batch

Laura received a gift from the UP when she was sitting around bored in Florida this winter, where she found her neighborhood guild was dissolved with the Hurricane damage. 
She crocheted almost all the yarn in this gift. Here are some of the results!
Natural dyes make such lovely colors.

Laura’s crocheted samples

Emma took the inkle loom class with Sean last month and she finished her sheep band.

Nate has created another tie dyed shirt. He has developed a very clever dye process.

Mary M wove these samples this winter and made them into a small purse to carry phone and credit card when traveling. 

 

Melissa L did some inkle loom weaving which she used to create a collar for her cat.

Below are 8 shaft woven samples by Phyllis

We had our Buellwood Best today. Our theme this year was ‘Water’

 

Karen made a Turtle bag ‘Shift in the Tides’ out of birch bark twined with cotton cord , soft rush for ripple effect and a Rim out of Elm Bark.

 Nate created his ‘Endless Flames’ rug in earth tone colors.

Nate’s rug

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Laura  created these Tapestries after taking the Dancing Goat tapestry class in fall. A reflection of water in her environment.

Laura’s tapestries

 Sean  created these this tablet woven band telling a story about Viking longboats with oars and paddles fleeing a Sea Serpent. Twistedtread.org

Sean’s Viking story band

  Mary M made this tapestry which has a very emotional story about the beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula.

Lois finished her ‘Over the Waves’ rug .

 

Dawn knit her hat with yarn dyed from purple corn and indigo.   

 Sue Ellen finished this ‘Over the Waves’ rug…

Ideas for 2024 

September Return to Saturday 16 th TBA  suggestions needed! Mending ? John’s interlacement workshop report? twill on opposites weft faced rug Handwoven M/J 2023 pg24