Happy May! I’m writing this in April and it’s currently snowing in Ann Arbor. So, while I’m confident that May flowers will arrive, it’s feeling a little gloomy in my studio today. Luckily I’m working on a rainbow warp today, so I have all the colors available to cheer me up. The Ypsi Earth Day…
New Work: Cottolin Napkins
After finishing the cottolin placemats last month I started another cottolin house-cloth: a crackle-weave cloth for napkins in blue and white. I really love the way these turned out. These napkins are so soft and sturdy, and the woven pattern lays in a beautiful crosshatching way across the cloth. Seriously, the feel of this cloth…
Earth Day 2023
On Sunday April 16th I’ll be selling my woven goods at the Ypsilanti Earth Day Festival at the Ypsilanti Freighthouse! Come say hi, learn about building a more sustainable community, and enjoy the day with me!
New Work: Cottolin Placemats
I’ve really been on a crackle weave kick lately. This particular crackle weave pattern reminds me of fans, or fish scales, or sometimes little round faces. I’m always looking for new ways to sneak curves in to the very square shapes that the warp and weft often make. It can be harder to get elegant…
Ann Arbor Fiber Arts Expo – February 2023
Ann Arbor area folks! Come see me at the Fiber Expo at the downtown Library! There will be all kinds of cool events/workshops/demos, and I’ll be selling some woven goods and doing a little weaving on my table-top four-harness loom.
We did it again! Donation to Black & Pink- Supporting Prison Abolition and LGBTQIA2S+ people impacted by the prison system
I am proud to donate 5% of my 2022 sales to Black & Pink! Black & Pink is a US-based organization that does work dedicated to abolishing the criminal punishment system and liberating LGBTQIA2S+ people across the country and people living with HIV/AIDS who are affected by that system through advocacy, support, and organizing. 2022…
Woven Goods in Dearborn!
New places to find woven home-goods out in the world Hello Friends, Did you know that I now have washcloths, and hand towels and napkins for sale in The Dearborn Shop in Dearborn, MI?! Well, it’s true! The Dearborn shop is an adorable new shop in downtown Dearborn, just off the main drag. They have…
Detroit Urban Craft Fair and Tiny Expo
Here are two upcoming craft fairs where you can find me and my woven goods: The Detroit Urban Craft Fair is a 3-day event! It starts on Friday December 2nd with a preview evening, then continues through Saturday and Sunday Dec 3rd and 4th. Located at the Masonic Temple in Downton Detroit it is a…
Fall Craft Fairs… where does the time go?!
Suddenly it’s autumn craft fair season again! The Woven Good’s complete Fall Fair Schedule is still to be determined… however! October has two fairs in the first two weeks! First up, the DIYpsi art fair is back after a few years off, and The Woven Good will be there! DIYpsi will be on Saturday and…
On making something I’ll never make again
I think it’s the nature of handmade work to create finished pieces that are all slightly different from each other. On the other hand, when I’m weaving for function, I can get pretty darn close to identical finished pieces. At the end of a warp I may have 12 towels that look very similar, measure-up…
The Woven Good 