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If you are visiting our website for the first time, welcome!  Please take some time to look around at who we are, what we do and how we try to share our love of fiber arts.  We hope you will find inspiration, support and a place to connect with like-minded artisans.  If you would like to join us at our guild studio, check out the About page for information on our hours and ways to connect.  If you need resources to help you in your own fiber endeavors or education, check out our Resources & Links page.  No matter your level of knowledge or expertise, we hope you will find joy in the creativity and work of your hands.  

Guild President’s Corner for June 

I just had a revelation about our fiber arts from a bouquet of flowers.  As usual, my kids sent me a lovely arrangement of flowers for Mother’s Day.  After a week or so, it was starting to fade a bit, so I thought I would thin it out a bit by removing the flowers that were past their prime.  As I looked over the bouquet, I marveled at the variety of flowers that the florist had used to construct this lovely bit of art.  So many varieties, so many colors, even such varied fragrances!  There was no way that I could really appreciate all the imagination that she had put into that bouquet, which I thought was a bit sad.  But then I realized, the process of making this small masterpiece had, I am absolutely sure, brought her real joy.  It didn’t matter that I couldn’t appreciate all the subtle beauty and meaning of the flowers; the beauty mattered to her!

 I think it’s the same way with our weaving and spinning.  Only the creator can fully realize the joy from the creation.  As we spin that wool, aren’t we enjoying the feel of the fibers as they pass through our fingers?  Do we not contemplate the animal or plant that it came from?  Don’t we get a thrill as the pattern develops on the loom, and the colors interplay to create something new and vibrant, or subtle and peaceful?  While the recipients of our creations will surely be happy with our works, it is nothing compared to the joy we experience in the making of it.  And surely, that must be why we do it — for the exhilaration of creating and the enjoyment of the accomplishment.

 As always, happy threads!  ~Jan