"A friend taught me to knit when our daughter
was born in 1970. I soon was knitting up a storm and eventually began the
daunting task of finding good yarns, especially wool. In early 80's I became
friends with a woman who taught me to spin. This was about the time our
two children joined the 4-H Lamb Club and so began our career as sheep
farmers. I was spinning yarn faster than I could knit. There had to be
a faster way to produce a wonderful garment. There was - WEAVING! It became
one of my passions. I love weaving cloth and letting it tell me what it
wants to be; a jacket, a cape, a blouse, etc. I enjoy going back to my
roots of knitting and adding it to a woven garment. I also sell my handspun
wool yarns to hand knitters.
Over the years I have taken numerous classes and workshops from nationally
known fiber artists. My education in fiber arts continues each day. I like
to create one of-a-kind articles of clothing, using simple lines in design,
never using the same colors or yarns. I am a current juried member of the
Craftmen's Guild of Pittsburgh.
My work is available to The Pittsburgh Center for the Arts, Touchstone
Center for Crafts, Farmington, PA SeaTree Gallery, Nags Head, NC, Main
Exhibit Gallery, Ligonier, PA, Latrobe Art Center, Latrobe, PA, The Gallery,
Oakland, MD and Endless Possibilities, Manteo, NC.
Custom orders are welcome!"
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