Houndstooth bag
Artist: Tracy Griggs100% wool, woven on a rigid heddle loom.
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Mohair lap blanket
Artist: Jazmin Hicks-DahlMohair lap blanket (53″ x 36″) with 3 groups of ikat threads dyed in an indigo vat. Brushing and fulling the mohair was messy, but fun!
Felted purse
Artist: Cindy Ericksmoen
Hand dyed wool
Artist: Susan Dolph100% wool, handspun and hand dyed.
Scandinavian alpaca work shirt
Artist: Louise YoungHandspun and handwoven from a cria (first shear) fleece, this warp is indigo dyed and the weft is natural colored.
Woven cowl
Artist: Sally WhitakerWoven on a rigid heddle loom with superwash Merino wool.
Wool batts
Artist: Terry Hamp
Nuno felting
Artist: Various Guild membersOne day project by Felting Study Group members.
Wool shirt
Artist: Louise YoungHand spun and hand woven
Beaded alpaca lace shawl
Artist: Louise YoungHandspun and handknit from a cria (first shear) fleece.
Tatting sampler
Artist: Marcia AndersonCreated with a small shuttle and thread to produce lace, tatting is a very portable and versatile craft.
Felted yarn bowls
Artist: Terry Hamp
Woven Cowl
Artist: Tracy GriggsWoven on a rigid heddle loom with superwash Merino wool.
Knitted cowl
Artist: Judy McLaughlin
Handwoven dishtowels
Artist: Jinn NelsonHandwoven on a rigid heddle loom with cotton.
Sprang pouch
Artist: Sharon WichmanThis photo illustrates how stretchy sprang fabric is, even while on the loom.
Paper quilled flowers
Artist: Terry Hamp
Turned twill towels
Artist: Barb DwinellTurned twill towels in several shades of hand dyed indigo cotton.
Handwoven basket
Artist: Cindy Ericksmoen
Naturally dyed white fleece
Artist: Louise Young
Mug rugs
Artist: Donna ForbesWoven in overshot with 10/2 cotton as part of a “Color in Weaving” workshop.
Temperature scarf
Artist: Judy McLaughlinThis scarf was handknit to visualize climate data from Seattle, WA, in 1968 (December on left and January on right). Two rows were knit each day for a year, using an assigned color to represent the high temperature of the day.
Ikat scarf
Artist: Louise Young
Handwoven scarves
Artist: Beverly MartinHandwoven with cashmere yarn.
Shetland lace shawl
Artist: Louise YoungDetail of traditional Shetland lace shawl, hand spun and hand knit. The shawl used 4000 yards of yarn and weighs in at a quarter of an ounce
Handwoven wool rug
Artist: Susan Laing
Handknit socks
Artist: Judy McLaughlin
Felted poppies purse
Artist: Cindy Ericksmoen
Tow flax
Artist: Dave KortierHomegrown flax tow fiber and small ball of handspun.
Felted bowl
Artist: Cindy Ericksmoen
Handknit sweater
Artist: Pat Berntson
Paper play
Sampler woven with paper fiber.
Naturally dyed felt
Artist: Cindy HaleNatural brown wool as background, with alder and goldenrod yellow and lichen pink accents.
Woodpecker transparency weaving
Artist: Cynthia BetzlerA 22″ x 40″ transparency using 8/1 tow for warp and 6/1 for weft. Old wool hooking rags were used for the design.
Twill study placemats
Artist: Joan WeyandtMade with one warp of 5/2 cotton, each placemat has a different 4 shaft twill pattern from Davidson’s green book.
Handspun yarn
Artist: Kathy ThoreneHandspun from merino wool and silk blend.
Felt horse (Swedish Dala Häst)
Artist: Donna ForbesThis was created in a virtual workshop with the Nordic Center in Duluth, MN. They had an exhibit called “A Dala a Day”.
27 NEST Sweater
Artist: Louise YoungHandspun fleece from 27 Northern European Short Tail breeds of sheep. Hand knit sweater is based on a 19th century Swedish design
Sami inspired bracelets
Artist: Cindy Ericksmoen
Handspun and Handwoven
Artist: Louise YoungShirt handwoven from handspun organic color grown cotton using a backstrap loom.
Knit shawl
Artist: Ruth Schmidt-BaeumlerThis was knit from gray alpaca and black cotton and it is very warm!
Placemats
Artist: Tracy GriggsWoven on a rigid heddle loom with 8/4 cotton rug warp and mop cotton as weft.
Narrow handwoven band
Artist: Jazmin Hicks-DahlOmbre indigo dyed linen warp, handspun tow linen weft–a great portable project!
Swirls of the Seasons nuno felted scarf
Artist: Lucy KragnessThis wearable art is created through the nuno felting process and combines silk fabric with fine layers of merino wool, novelty yarn, bamboo, silk and other embellishments. Approximately 12″ x 57″.
The artist was inspired by “changing forest seasons”.
Spinning cotton on a support spindle
Artist: Jazmin Hicks-Dahlwww.woodspirithandcraft.com
Woven cowl
Artist: Carrie WinninghamWoven on a rigid heddle loom with various wool and wool/silk/alpaca blend yarns.
8 harness cotton towels
Artist: Beverly Martin
Felted “cyanotype” painting
Artist: Melanie MathiesonMade with hand-dyed blue wool and white wool roving. Approximately 12″ x 16″.
Harmony rocks
Artist: Terry HampJapanese knots on Lake Superior Rocks. Harmony Rocks are pleasing and peaceful, interweaving, meant to create a sense of tranquility during these discordant and confusing times.
Hair jewelry
Artist: Karen Keenan
Ikat dish towel
Artist: Jazmin Hicks-DahlInspired by vintage Japanese kasuri kimono fabric from Gallery Kei, both warp and weft of 40/2 linen were dyed in an indigo fermentation vat.
http://www.woodspirithandcraft.com/
Wood nettle handspun yarn
Artist: Jazmin Hicks-DahlThis Laportea Canadensis (“Wood Nettle”) was wild harvested and processed in Minnesota, then spun on a drop spindle quite fine (about 20/1) from fibers that are long and strong (a lot like linen, but stickier and a bit hairier). After boiling, the color lightened up. Once there is enough spun, the plan is to make pants out of the thread.
Naturally dyed yarn
Artist: Cindy HaleThese yarns were dyed using a wide range of dye stuff including buckthorn (bark, leaves & berries), lichens, lobster mushroom, alder (leaves & cones), birch leaves, meadowsweet, jewelweed, hawkweed flowers, oak (leaves & bark), goldenrod, creeping charlie, sumac berries, Japanese knotweed, teasel and rhubarb leaves. In addition, they were dyed using modifiers including vinegar, ammonia, copper and iron which greatly expands the range of colors from any given dye bath.
Woven wall hanging
Artist: Marianne TorntoreHand woven on a small tray using handspun yarn.
Lace shawl
Artist: Louise YoungLace shawl knitted with handspun Shetland wool
Cotton handknit sweater
Artist: Ruth Schmidt-BaeumlerHandknit with 100% cotton yarn.
Fabric beads
Artist: Various artistsMade from fabric scraps and thread as part of the Guild’s Redo and Renew Study group project.
Viking Longhouse (old-style dwelling) made with nålbinding
Artist: Sharon Wichman
Line flax
Artist: Donna ForbesGrown from seed and processed in Duluth, this line flax is ready to spin.
Felted “cyanotype” painting
Artist: Melanie MathiesonMade with hand-dyed blue wool and white wool roving. Approximately 12″ x 16″.
Woven scarf
Artist: Jinn NelsonWoven on a rigid heddle loom with wool yarn.
Crochet granny square
Artist: Teresa ClaytonMerino wool was spun long draw from separate, tiny rolags of individual color blends from multiple hand-dyeing experiments, then 3-plied using a chain ply method to blend the transitions. Yarn was crocheted into a large granny square (10.5″ square) to better display the color variations throughout the skein.
Woven wrap
Artist: Jinn NelsonThis wrap was woven on a rigid heddle loom from handspun gray Merino wool and blue nylon yarns. It features pickup stick patterning and a crocheted picot edge.
Fair Isle sweater
Artist: Louise YoungFair Isle sweater of hand spun Shetland dyed with natural dyes. There are 13 colors of yarn in this sweater!
Sculptable fabric bowls
Artist: Various Guild membersCreated at our 2019 By-Member, For-Member sessions.
Braided wool rug
Artist: Ruth Schmidt-BaeumlerHand braided with wool strips. Approximately 2′ x 3′.
Woven pillow
Artist: Jinn NelsonWoven on a rigid heddle loom with handspun and commercial wool yarns.
Woven runner
Artist: Sue BetzWoven with wool/silk blend on a rigid heddle loom.
Hand spun yarn
Artist: Kathy Thorene2 ply yarn (on left) and singles yarn (on right).
Handknit pulli (sweater vest)
Artist: Ruth Schmidt-Baeumler
Advancing twill scarf
Artist: Beverly MartinWoven with hand-dyed silk & wool.
Handspun project
Artist: Teresa ClaytonThis blend of brightly colored Merino wool was spun on a spindle and then crocheted into small granny squares.
Twill towel
Artist: Chris JenkinsTwill towel in linen with hemp weft
Marigolds to Pumpkins nuno felted scarf
Artist: Lucy KragnessThis wearable art is created through the nuno felting process and combines silk fabric with fine layers of merino wool, novelty yarn, bamboo, silk and other embellishments. Approximately 12″ x 52″.
The artist was inspired by “the many shades of orange in a northland landscape”.
Placemats
Artist: Sue BrownRag rug placemats using log cabin pattern.
27 NEST Blanket
Artist: Louise YoungHandspun fleece from 27 Northern European Short Tail breeds of sheep. Blanket hand woven in Shadow Weave.
Handwoven linen napkins
Artist: Rebecca McDowell
Fibonacci sequence scarf
Artist: Susan BetzWoven on a rigid heddle loom with wool and acrylic.
Handspun, handwoven alpaca ruana
Artist: Various Guild members