I am very please to say that this year we raised $1288 via the Fiber Art Show, which brings the total amount contributed to the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in our 3 years to just over $4,000. A really nice amount for a little event like ours. The next Art Show will be...

What a weekend we had. Becca and I spent the weekend learning about weaving on Jacquard looms. If you aren’t familiar with this type of loom, they are considered the earliest computer (c. 1801) and are commonly used to weave images and complex patterns. They wove many of the old coverlets – those with eagles...

  Earlier this month Jason Collingwood, a well-known UK rug weaver was a guest instructor at Heritage. The following is written by Sammie, who was lucky enough to take the class (me, I was back at the shop teaching and working – I have to leave town to get my education, which happens this weekend in...

Sunday was a follow up session for our Focus on Fair Isle class. At the point of this “reunion,” three sweaters have been begun and Sally’s was ready to be cut in preparation for the sleeves to be knit on. Thanks to being without wheels for several weeks, Sally had more time than normal to devote...

I recently reviewed Kati Meek’s new book, Warp With a Trapeze and Dance with Your Loom using Live-Weight-Tensioned Warps, for Spin-Off magazine (for the spring 2007 issue, I believe). It inspired me. I put a warp on the loom over the weekend and gave the trapeze a try. Lucky for me, I didn’t have to build...