At some point during the planning of our itinerary, I got the idea to some how obtain a Galway wool fleece or Galway wool yarn for the workshop that I will teach at the end of this tour. I did a quick search and found the Galway Wool Co-op. With a few messages back and… Continue reading The Making of Day 5; Dyeing to Knit Ireland Tour; Belleek Pottery, Galway Wool Co-op, Galway City
I've been knitting since I was 13 (35 years!) and I know there is always more to learn. I'm not sure if there is anything more grounding and life giving than making a new friend over a few sticks and string. It can feel like the easiest thing in the world. As a teacher of… Continue reading The Making of Day 6, Dyeing to Knit Ireland Tour October 2024; Knitting w/ Carol Feller & Irish Set Dancing on Inishmore
Spending time on Inishmore is when the whole essence of how this tour came about will come full circle. (refer back to day 1 post). In the meantime, be sure to check out the film Banshees of Inisherin (which brought in 9 Oscar nominations!) as it was filmed on Inishmore! And if you're curious at… Continue reading The Making of Day 7, Dyeing to Knit Ireland Tour October 2024; Aran Knitting w/ Ăšna McDonagh & Exploring Inishmore
Welcome to Clare, the Wild Atlantic Way, and the Burren. I have been falling in love with County Clare and the Burren for half my life now. I love for us that we can spend time here and share of the counties most beautiful and beguiling natural treasures. This morning, we'll board our ferry and… Continue reading The Making of Day 8, Dyeing to Knit Ireland Tour October 2024; The Cliffs of Moher & a Guided Foraging Walk in the Burren
Little did I know that in October 2021 while visiting the Burren and conducting dye experiments that I would planning such a trip! I must have been subconsciously manifesting this. I will be heading out to the Burren from Maine next month and I am so excited to be scouting out wild dye sources for… Continue reading The Making of Day 9, Dyeing to Knit Ireland Tour October 2024; Natural Dyeing w/ Rachel Bingham Kessler & our farewell dinner
Mondays & Tuesdays are reserved for my dye or fiber work. After a 4 day weekend with kiddos at home, my whole schedule is off for how I balance home, work, life. But I was excited to just step back into it even though the house is a bit… like a frat house at the… Continue reading Scenes Inside a Dye Day
Learning from and supporting Indigenous people is an important life long journey for me. Celebrating their work is something I also like to share with others. I loved knitting these up and they’ve been my go to mitts for a year now. Picking out my own hand dyed yarns was so easy and fun as… Continue reading Fingerless Lájish (mittens) by Jennifer Berg of Native Knitter
I’m so excited to be participating with 19 other island artists in my first Peaks Island Artwalk for the 5th Maine Museum this Saturday, July 2nd from 10-3. Come find me on the map. I’ll have yarns and cashmere hats for sale and some dye pots on the stove.
I’ve been practicing natural dyeing for 16 years and I have avoided delving deeper in dyeing cottons and linens all along the way. I’ve dabbled in it but I never had a lot of conference in what I was doing. Just playing around seems more accurate to describe my approach when it comes to dyeing… Continue reading Testing Mordant Recipes for Cellulose Fibers
How long have you been sitting in this box? Mice nesting amoung your ancient softness. Dust floating in and around you? Upstairs hall. White to match the linen colors walls. The hands that stitched your hems in were busy and efficient. Thoughts floating above as you waited to be finished. Ronan’s room To then be… Continue reading An Ode to the Handkerchief
