Sheep shearing 2026 is done! #sheep #wool #sheepshearing #fiberarts

Today’s spinning demo at the Gardendale Magnolia Festival was super crowded and very warm (85 degrees), but I made it through the day in one piece. #handspun #spinningwheel #alabama

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Spinning like it’s 1859 at the Alabama Constitutional Village Hall last Saturday for the Maker’s Day event. 🐑❤️🧶 #huntsvilleal #spinningwheel #historictextiles

Note to self: highland cows like to eat sheep wool. #spinning #monteagletn #highlandcattle

It's opening day of the Embracing Art exhibition at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur, Alabama. I stopped by this morning and got a quick pic with my handwoven piece, "Steep Creek Trail".

Really impressed by the diverse artistic talent in north Alabama!

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Last Saturday’s rug loom pickup from Falls Mill & Museum in Tennessee. #historiclooms #historicmill

My students got to experiment with 5 different natural dyes in today’s class at the Burritt Folk School. Next month is “Weaving with Found Objects”. #huntsville #burrittfolkschool #naturaldyeing

Raw fleece project on the needles: Babydoll Southdown from Mississippi. #slowfashion #rawfleece #babydollsouthdown

Nobody Knows Why the Caribou Are Disappearing From this spot on the barren lands, Caribou trails run off like railways over the emerald hills. The paths are innumerable, deep and straight, suggesting mass transit and common purpose—timetables,…

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My small flock says “Happy Holidays, Y’all!” We’re looking forward to 2026! 🐑❤️🧶🧣❄️

Local Gulf coast Native wool: raw fleece to knitted beanie project. #slowfashion #wool

Added a Canadian production wheel to my spinning herd, thanks to @thechillydog.com 🐑🧶 #spinningwheel #handspun #historicspinning

Thursday’s Raw fleece to knitted beanie: Icelandic wool. 🐑🧶❤️ #textileartisan #slowfashion #wool #knitting #rawfleece #alabamawool #icelandicwool

My boxers doing what they do best. Absolutely nothing. 😂🐾 #dogs #boxers

The crew are all here. #gulfcoastnative #gulfcoastnativesheep #alabamasheep

Raw fleece to finished headband: Mississippi Babydoll Southdown wool. 🐑 #slowfashion #rawfleece #wool #uswool

Find my handwoven scarves at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art through December 23rd. #artmarket #slowfashion #tuscumbia

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Steep Creek Trail A winding path disappears into the forest along the Steep Creek Trail. Handwoven with salvaged home textile fabrics on undyed cotton rug warp.

Today in my journal... I'm hiking along a well-worn path in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska and sharing the inspiration for my recently handwoven, rag rug tapestry called "Steep Creek Trail. What could be around the next curve?

Final outdoor event is done! #holidaymarket #handmadeholiday

Sunday’s weaving project: Handspun Bluefaced Leicester wool scarf. 🧣 🐑❤️ #handwoven #slowfashion #weaving #handspun

Monday’s weaving project: Handdyed merino wool + brushed cotton scarf. 🧣 🐑❤️ #handwoven #slowfashion #weaving

More scarves on the loom this week. #slowfashion #textiles #handwoven

2/3 holiday events in the books! One more this Saturday and then on to the Winter Art Market. #holidaymarket #handmade #slowfashion

Wake Cruising along and making waves on a clear, summer day. Handwoven with salvaged home textile fabrics on undyed cotton rug warp.

If you're a traveler, you may have enjoyed looking back on a sight similar to the one that inspired one of my latest handwoven art pieces. Read more in my journal post.

#travel #abstract #ocean

First rustic spun sample of one of many alpaca fleeces. Spun from the cloud, no carding/combing. #alpaca #handspun

Picked up LOTS of alpaca fleeces yesterday with my friend, @thechillydog.com . #alpaca #fiberarts