analog making in a modern world
Fiber and textile arts have come a very long way since the earliest known cordage and twine was made over 40,000 years ago, a time when Neanderthals were still roaming Europe. The products of sewing, knitting, and other textile work often don't survive in the archaeological record because the natural materials used rot away, but… Continue reading Knitting as Ancestral Stewardship: The Saga of the Abandoned Sweater
What luck to stumble upon this cluster of noble Gymnopilus ventricosus in the middle of May on a bright and sunny day! Spring this year (2020) consisted of several cycles of intense rain followed by intense heat uncharacteristic for the Bay Area. I had seen a few out-of-season fungal flushes earlier in April, including a… Continue reading Golden Gills
The heirloom blanket epitomizes so much of what endears me to the fiber arts. From Double Wedding Ring quilts to baby blankets to zigzag afghans, it seems we all have one of these bedding items that was gifted to us or passed down to us. Quilt, pieced, double wedding ring pattern. 1930s, North Carolina. Smithsonian… Continue reading The Blues Blanket
Frolicking in Fiber 