Fascinating Fiberz

This one-of-a-kind piece was made of a deep purple acrylic that I got from a store that was closing. It has long fringe, with gold metallic thread added to form a plaid pattern. It is both elegant and warm, and would make a beautiful special occasion fashion statement, or a luxurious throw over the back of a couch or chair. Measurement is 60 by 48 inches, excluding fringe.

Price for this finished item - $125 plus $4.60 Priority Mail shipping. If you are interested in having a similar piece made in different colors, please contact me regarding availability.

Plain and Fancy triangles are made on the 42″ loom, using a base color in plain yarn alternating with a fancy contrasting fiber to create the plaid effect. Use one as a small shawl, draped over the back of an armchair, or even hung on the wall.

The two pieces pictured above, celebrating the blue and orange of the University of Florida Gators, use a feathery boa yarn for the fancy part, and are available with the colors in either order (i.e. plain orange and fancy blue, or plain blue and fancy orange).

These two are completed and ready for immediate shipping. $35 each plus $4.60 Priority Mail shipping — contact me about additional quantities, or other colors and types of yarn.

This lacy open-weave triangle would make an ideal light shawl to throw over your shoulders when you’re all dressed up for a special occasion. It is woven of Lion Brand Moonlight Mohair, a thin variegated washable mohair blend, combined with a metallic strand which adds just the right touch of glitz. The one pictured above is no longer available, but look at your color choices here, and let me know which one you would like me to make especially for you.

This piece measures approximately 39″ on the long side by 30″ on the two short sides, excluding fringe. Completion time would be approximately one week from the time I obtain the yarn. Price - $35 plus $4.60 Priority Mail shipping.

If you own or know of a retail store that might be willing to carry my handmade items, I’d love to hear from you!

2008 past appearances

Look for me at the Fall Festival at Solivita on November 8, 2008, in Poinciana, FL, where you can see firsthand many of the items pictured here, and more!

Look for my work on exhibit during the Solivita Book Circle’s Celebration of Solivita Authors, May 4, 2008, 1 PM in the Ballroom.

Look for my work on exhibit in the Solivita Artisan Guild’s Spring Show in the Solivita Art Gallery, April 5 and 6, 2008, 11 AM to 9 PM.

Look for me at the Solivita Artisan Guild’s mini-exhibit in the lobby of the Starlite Ballroom on February 20, 2008, in conjunction with the Jose Mariscal piano concert.

Plain and Fancy triangles are made on the 42″ loom, using a base color in plain yarn alternating with a fancy contrasting fiber to create the plaid effect. Use one as a small shawl, draped over the back of an armchair, or even hung on the wall.

The two pieces pictured above, celebrating the red and purple of Red Hat ladies everywhere, use a feathery eyelash yarn for the fancy part, and are available with the colors in either order (i.e. plain red and fancy purple, or plain purple and fancy red).

These two are completed and ready for immediate shipping. $35 each plus $4.60 Priority Mail shipping — contact me about additional quantities, or other colors and types of yarn.

This was my entry for the 3rd Annual International Strings Art Competition, held earlier this year, and since it unfortunately didn’t win, I am offering it here for sale.

I found out about this competition only a week before the deadline, and decided to enter it by creating a piece entirely out of stuff I had laying around the house. The materials included yarn, crochet cotton, household twine, bobby pins, a paper clip, and a piece of garden mulch. The techniques included knitting, crocheting, weaving and embroidery, with the neck made on a Magicord spool.

Price: $35, plus $4.60 for priority mail shipping

This blog entry was created so that my future next-door neighbors could monitor the progress of their new home.  The title is not meant to give offense, but rather refers to the fact that my family room and breakfast nook windows, which for over two years have looked out at an overgrown empty lot, are now looking at a cinderblock wall.  I have every confidence that the view will be quite attractive once the house is finished.  The first batch of photos were taken from these windows — once the window view was gone, they were taken from outside.

The full photo essay begins by clicking here.  This will take you outside the blog, but there will be a link to bring you back here.  I welcome your comments on the photo essay, even if you are not my future next-door neighbors.

(If you got here from the photo essay and don’t see the full blog menu to the right, scroll down a bit and click on “Trivialities and Random Thoughts” and you will see it.)

This unusual piece featured a pronounced diagonal pattern which is a result of an alternative method of warping taught by Maureen Dow of Cedar Hollow. This method of weaving also produces a tightly-packed weave which is wonderful when warmth is desired, and also has a great look when tossed over the back of a couch or armchair. Made of Lion Brand Jiffy, which has a fuzzy mohair-like appearance, but is actually easy-care washable acrylic, this piece measured 37″ on the long side by 26″ on the two short sides, excluding fringe.

The pictured shawl is no longer available for purchase, but a similar one could be made for you in your choice of colors. Estimated price - $35 plus $4.80 Priority Mail shipping, depending on yarn availability.

This large triangle was made by weaving with three strands of very fine yarn at the same time, resulting in a lovely shawl or lap blanket that offers warmth without excess weight. The color of the yarn is called Blueberry, primarily a deep blue with touches of lighter blue, silver grey, and teal. (You can’t see the teal very well in the photographs, but it is very close to the color of the date stamp.) The piece measures 64″ on the long side by 48″ on the two short sides.

This is truly a one-of-a-kind piece, as the yarn was discontinued while it was in progress, and I just barely had enough to complete it. Available for immediate purchase. Price - $60 plus $4.80 Priority Mail shipping.

I call these pieces “hairpin lace” because they look like it, though they were actually made as flat-panel pieces on a Knifty Knitter, rather than on a hairpin lace maker.

The scarf (left two photos) is a mohair-look washable synthetic in a rich variegated purple, measuring 6 inches wide by 6 feet long. Price - $20 plus $4.80 Priority Mail shipping.

The shawl (right two photos) is made of Patons Nuance, a blend of 77% acrylic/11% wool/11% mohair/1% gold metallic, measuring 16 inches wide by 6 feet long, in a beige/gray mixture. Price - $35 plus $4.80 Priority Mail shipping.

Both pieces are completed and available for immediate purchase.