I took a lovely trip to Toledo the other day and re-stocked the handwoven washcloths on the shelves of the Handmade Toledo Makershop! I added a couple new colors to their washcloth stock. They have such fun collection of local, handmade things in the shop, it’s always a joy to visit them! Handmade Toledo is…
Winter Shawls in snow
Two Shawls went for a winter walk In the Etsy Shop here
White Flowers on Pink Scarves
February has two very strong associations for me: the Dar Williams song “February” about the struggle to make it through the winter of a romantic relationship, and Valentine’s Day. These two things are so different, such polar opposites, that I get whiplash looking from one to the other. And that ambivalence is also how I…
Where is the weird stuff?
Not all my woven goods meet my aesthetic standards for a listing in my Etsy store or a featured post on social media. Sometimes I make cloth without a clear end-product in mind, or use up a scrap for something small and more practical than pretty. I’m working on using all the parts of the…
New Patreon Tiers
I just re-vamped my Patreon! Patreon is an amazing platform and I’m offering some fun new perks on my membership page! You can get early access to my newest woven work, a deluxe bamboo washcloth (sent to you at your house!), a discount on anything in my online store, and even a custom woven commission…
Thank You! A 2021 donation update
I’m writing this post to everyone who bought a woven thing from me this year! Your help enabled me to donate to Black & Pink, an organization that I think is doing some amazing work. To each person who bought a washcloth or towel or scarf, to the lovely folks at Process General who matched…
December Holiday times and home-delivery to Ann Arbor
As the year shrinks to an end I am looking at my smaller and smaller piles of woven goods and feeling so happy! I always wonder, at the beginning of the holiday season, if I’ve made anything that a person would want to take home. I go through moods with my work. Some days I…
Detroit Urban Craft Fair is this weekend
It’s finally here, December! The time for in-person craft fairs! Since the in-person part of Tiny Expo has been cancelled this year, my only live show will be this coming weekend in Detroit. Handmade Detroit puts on the Detroit Urban Craft Fair and I’ve participated for five-ish years. The event is held at the illustrious…
Preparing for Craft Fairs and the gift of relaxing
This week I’ve got a whole bunch of sewing to do. Washcloths, towels and (trumpet noise) eye pillows are back! I’ve been slowly gathering bits and pieces of cloth, extra fabric from scarf warps, washcloth/towel ends, colorways that didn’t work the way I wanted, and samples for future projects. All these scraps end up in…
New Work and a New Logo
A little while ago I took a break from my normal weaving routine to weave something a little different. One of the things I love about weaving is planning and creating intricate woven patterns on cloth goods with my loom. But this focus on pattern can often mean that I’ve made all the creative decisions…
The Woven Good 