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What a pleasure to be a part of the Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild' Holiday Sale. It takes planning, organization and work to create a show with this quality! 
The room at the Washtenaw Community College is huge. It is set with tables and the guild members (and some spouses) bring in grids, displays, props and lighting. It takes a late Friday night and an early morning to have to sale open at 10:00 sharp! 
Scarves are very popular and the guild displays many different styles. Some of the techniques include: Dyed with commercial dyes, natural dyes, snow or rust Painted, stenciled and silk screened with fabric paints or thickened dyes. 
I brought several dyed, painted and silk screened scarves and shawls. These are my silk screened velvet (rayon/silk) scarves 
Carol Furtado - Felted with wool, ribbons and yarn 
Warm wools and silks are shown for the fall and winter months. The black and blue purses with matching scarves are mine. The felted tops are created Madeline Navarro (Blue & Pink Shawls) and Barb Schutzgruber (Cream Jacket). 
 My winter gloves crafted from recycled sweater. Knitted mittens (and hats) - Judith Bamber The Sale included handcrafted and design-altered clothing. Thoughout the sale members modeled clothing and accessories and carryied dolls, home goods and gift items to show our customers. Wall Pieces Jennifer Stafford, Sandy O'Brien, Susie Krage, Pat Thompson, Bettie Bahen and other members of the guild displayed their wall art. Household Goods - Hand Dyed Yarns/Jennifer Stafford and Jeanne Sarna - Hand Crafted Picture Frames - Shawls/Carol Futado Jewelry - Using Fiber or a Fiber Technique.
There were demonstrations of fiber art techniques throughout the day! Special thanks to co-chairs, Jeanne Sarna and Kathy Scott. GREAT JOB! 
Next Year - The Ann Arbor Fiberarts Guild's Holiday Sale
November 14, 2015 10am - 4pm, Washtenaw Community College, Morris Lawrence Building, 4800 E. Huron River Drive, Ann Arbor, 48197
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 My husband and I often enjoy watching a movie in the evenings: classics, comedies, romantic comedies, mysteries, sci-fi, a good blockbuster, or perhaps a foreign film. We are both movie buffs. But heaven forbid I watch without working with my hands: knitting, stitching, needle felting, beading, or sewing on buttons. I've even woven on my table loom, but honestly with the noise of the beater bar I risk being ejected from the room. Only foreign films and engrossing plots keep me from my hand work! These pin/necklace pieces are my latest (movie) project.  The base of the pin is needle and wet felted - colored merino wool roving and yarn.  The centerpiece is one of my dichroic glass buttons. Using perle cotton thread, I accent the design with embroidery stitches and French knots.  I fill in the design with beads and a little more stitching. As I work I think, "Yes, it needed that for the design or color balance." Then there come a point when I say, "No, too, much! Need to STOP!"  I finish the backs with suede cloth and a pin finding that also has a loop to hang the piece as a necklace. It's nice to have the dual option.  Now, what to do for tonight's movie????
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AuthorI am Terrie Voigt, and I'm a textile and glass artist. I create art in both mediums and at times combine textiles with glass to create multi-media pieces or wearable art with glass closures. |
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