This July and a little bit of August, I was boating with my sweetie, and connecting with our gorgeous west-coast. On my journey, I had time for some connecting me with other textile artists and their work. Over this summer I also began spinning wool, (thanks to the InSEA conference at UBC), enhanced my nalbinding techniques, and found some gorgeous wools and quilts while on Hornby Island. All in all, an inspirational summer.
Galliano wool – not yet carded
testing out my home made drop spindle with my carded wool
my lovely little Turkish Spindle – (Etsy find)
More of my drop spindles 🙂
Shannon at InSEA conference at our workshop – Weaving Indigenous and Slow Pedagogies
Nalbinding lace wool
My nalbinding alpaca wool with my new antler needle made by Allan Tosh – love it!
early morning – me in my happy place on the hook
‘cafe 360’ we’ve dubbed our boat – everywhere you go, there is an amazing view every which way you look
a wall hanging at my in-laws – I love the twists and turns in the organic form.
At the Hornby Island Market – I met Cedar – whose work I have enjoyed for years – I have a link to her blog on the textile artists page
Cedar’s wool magic
More of Cedar’s silk and wool
Cedar’s eco dyeing sild
eco-dye silk
My wool, carrot top dyed (actually Cedar’s wool, but I have it now in my collection for knitting)
these gorgeous merino are all mushroom dyed! I must learn how to do this.
Annual Hornby Island Quilt show! This I am rather sure must be part of the quilt artist’s master’s thesis.
Hornby Quilt show cont.
More from the quilt show.
this is the artist statement for the redlined sea floor looking pieces
LOVE this one – very jazzy
Vintage hand-quilted!
detail of vintage hand quilted and cross-stitched.
These are monthly challenges amongst their group on Hornby – very fun!
A Stitch'n Time: Textile Art and Craft 