Introduction: Fiber Art Almanac: Essays from the American Midwest The Quilt Maker’s Story It’s time to get back to writing and picture taking and sharing what I love best about textiles and fiber art in the American Midwest. I’ve heard so many stories from you; how...
‘Show me how and I will master it.’ St. Paul, Minnesota knitter Paula Knutzen loves knitting, chatting and getting together with like-minded friends. Her ‘knitting production’ is prolific, taking on new challenges and very difficult color and lace patterns with...
Originally posted October 16, 2012 by Jenny Wilder. With all of the colorful leaves collecting in nooks and crannies, swirling up into cyclones and skidding across the driveway, I got to thinking about Susan Stein and her art quilts. Susan, who owned a quilt store in...
If you know Elizabeth, you know she can knit in the dark. Her knitting is always with her; at movies or even meetings at work. Her shawls are well worn, well loved and have been repaired numerous times because the knitting is so fine. Here’s a little bit about...
Madcap adventures, mishaps, all the big things in life and leisurely days frittered away wove four women’s lives together in friendship. With a gleam in their eyes, they’ll say they met while hooking. They are mischievous—the lot of them—down to the linen canvas of...