Last week has been a wonderful exploration into weaving history for me! My dear friend and “weaving Mom,” Barbara Miller and I traveled to Berea College in Kentucky. We spent several long days looking through archives on early weaving programs at settlement schools in the Appalachian region. Fireside Industries in Berea was one of the [...]
by Emolyn Liden, Writer, Student & Instructor on April 7, 2010
in Fiber Arts
Last week turned into Fiber Fanatic week on the Folk School Blog. I followed Charley Orlando’s knitting class around and they didn’t seem to mind one bit. Let’s pop on over to the Fiber Arts building to the tapestry class taught by Tommye Scanlin. What did they get into? Also in the fiber arts family, [...]
Well it is the last day and time to review the week’s learning activities, using the notes I distribute at the end of each week. A class picture is required for the blog and my website, so we all went out and squinted in the deliciously bright spring morning. Check the website for more information. [...]
We had a great time last night, sitting in the library of the Keith House and having our knit-in. Students who are not in the Aran class were welcome to join us, so we had a refreshing mix of familiar and not-so-familiar faces. Today is a day of knitting to establish and work on patterns [...]
Time for reviewing and updating our goals to start off the day. We found that most of the goals had been accomplished or were being worked on. Learning review update: What new ideas have we gleaned since yesterday’s review? What makes a sweater an Aran sweater? Let’s see. The designs come from the Aran Islands [...]