Fiber Arts
Sashiko Ori Weaving: A Conversation with Beth Ross Johnson
Beth Ross Johnson is a North Carolina fiber artist who has a special interest in folk textiles from Japan. In this post, Beth shares about her upcoming Sashiko Ori weaving course and what she loves about this unique style of weaving.
Outfit Repeater: Recreating Childhood Folk Costume Twenty-Two Years Later
Caroline Feyling brings things full circle by creating a Gudbrandsdal bunad, designed after a bunad she wore as a girl. In her newest blog post, she shares about the rich history and family connections found in this Norwegian folk costume.
Practicing Color Alchemy: Getting Started
Take your first steps down the path of natural dye work. In this blog post, Liz O'Brien offers a step-by-step guide to the mesmerizing process of color alchemy.
Summer Scraps
In her latest blog post, Resident Artisan Laura Brown reflects on summer and some fun new directions in her quilting.
Be Still Enough to Listen
As Artisan Development Program alumnus Elise Kyllo wraps up her Scandinavian travels, she takes a moment to reflect on her experiences and think about how they will influence her life and work going forward.
An Alternative to Consumption
In her latest post, Resident Artisan Laura Brown looks at the beauty and necessity of using secondhand and salvaged material in her work.
Sheep on the Map
After Covid travel restrictions, Artisan Development Program alumnus Elise Kyllo is travelling in Scandinavia, communing with Shetland sheep, and connecting with wool workers in that part of the world. She writes about some of her experiences in her latest blog post.
Hannah Ryggen Triennial in Trondheim
As Resident Artisan Christine Novotny's Scandinavian travels draw to a close, she writes about a visit to the Hannah Ryggen Triennial and the work of this remarkable Swedish tapestry Weaver in her latest blog post.
A Visit to Sätergläntan
Resident Artisan Christine Novotny is traveling through Scandinavia as part of the Artisan Development Program. She writes about some time spent at Sätergläntan, a folk school in Dalarna, Sweden, in her latest blog post.
Exploring Fibers and Gathering Knowledge
In her latest blog post, Resident Artisan Laura Brown talks about the experience of taking fiber classes at North House and using those opportunities to develop her own teaching practices.