Making A Difference
When someone learns to create with yarn, thread, and cloth, they step into traditions as old as mankind. The story of textiles touches all people across nationality, ethnicity, socio-economic status, age, gender…name any category in which humanity can be placed, and those people are impacted by textiles, which are fiber art.
Understanding this can transform a person’s view of cloth, clothes, the earth, and their role in this world. That alone is reason enough; however, the joy and health benefits that come with making something by hand are well documented. I want to share my knowledge and skills with as many people as possible. I know it makes a difference.
When I created my first hank of yarn, I was transformed. A completely new world opened up to me; the ability to create the yarn, which in turn becomes the art I envision, never gets old.
Human hands raised the sheep and sheared the wool; then someone washed, picked, combed or carded it often before it reaches my hands.
Making yarn is a labor of love.
About My Art
Freeform is a style of crochet that doesn’t require a pattern or design. Rather, the crochetist uses their knowledge of stitches and fabric structure to create as they stitch. The exploration of its artistic possibilities happened during the years I owned a yarn shop. Yarn of all kinds was available to me and I took full advantage of this resource.
It was also during this time I learned to spin yarn, first on a spindle and then a wheel. I was mesmerized and a whole new world of creativity opened up to me. I still use commercial yarn, but there is nothing like beginning with raw wool and making the yarn that will become the vision in my head.