New Colors Tea Towels Sneak Peak

During the last few cooler months I continued weaving more tea towels in various colors, and many new patterns! I have a stash started and they are sitting on my industrial sewing machine, waiting to be sewn.

This is the blue and white version of the Dot-Dot tea towel pattern. They are all now washed and dried, just waiting to be sewn. They full really well in the wash, making the dots much more clear.

Other than weaving lots, this is what I'd like my spring to look like: Manual of Home Repairs, Sewing Made Easy, Interpreting Literature, Picture Book of Perennials. We have the garden sketched and planned, all the seeds and soil- just need to plant, organize and wait!

Right and Wrong ways of dressing

Smocking and stitching techniques from Sewing Made Easy (1960).

Three Shows at Crane Arts building for FiberPhiladelphia 2012

This weekend, I gallery sat for FiberPhiladelphia's "Outside/Inside the Box" and "Distinguished Educators" shows in the Crane Arts building in northeast Philadelphia. I have a small "Woven Construction" study in the Launch 102 show next door. (in the column all the way on the left, the center row) The shows are open until April 12th.

Outside/Inside the Box is very well curated, and I have a few favorite pieces already. It's really nice to be able to sit and be amongst the art- it gives me plenty of time to take it all in.

One piece I enjoy a lot is "Sagging Ellipse (after Richard Serra)" by Rachel Mica Weiss, a huge hand woven and knotted sisal rope cave/tent/growth/structure strung up from the ceiling. It gives me a similar feeling to Ursula von Rydingsvard's work (which I adore for its material, scale, relation to the size of the human body...)

And Susan Iverson's "Winter Walk". Beautiful tapestry woven wool and glass. (I also love the "Verdant" piece on her website!)

Celebration of Fibers at the PGHW

 To celebrate Philadelphia's Fiber Arts Month, in conjunction with FiberPhiladelphia and the 8th International Fiber Biennial, the Philadelphia Guild of Hand Weavers is putting on Celebration of Fibers, a juried show at the guild house in the neighborhood of Manayunk. The opening was on Friday March 24th. I have two of my Woven Constructions there on view. The show is up until April 1st. All the work looked amazing, and it was fun to see the work of fellow guild members.