Saturday, April 14, 2012

Bounty of Fiber



Today I thought I would show you some of the fibers I am using in my rugs...I decided to explore  some other materials that are available to us as rug hookers. Today we have so much choice! I want to jump outside the box that I have been so comfortable in. I want challenges and I want to create beauty in a different way. So in my rugs you will find some art yarn, sari silk, fleece and roving besides the hand dyed fabrics. As a fiber artist I love everything about wool and natural fibers. I love the way it takes the dye. I love the combination of silk and wool that lends itself to such softness. I love the brilliance of silk. I love the naturalness of fleece. I love the silkiness of roving. I LOVE WOOL!!!

curly lock yarn

British hand dyed fleece

Karen Kahle marbelized fabric

roving

roving

llama, sheep and silk roving

sheep and silk roving 

sari silk from India



3 comments:

Kim said...

I love playing with all the different textures in rugs. It makes for a really interesting effect.

moosecraft said...

Oooooooh... I'd LOVE to run my fingers through some of that curly lock yarn!!!!

coinguyslady said...

Likes like a few of "MY" favorite things. Love all the fiber.