Fiber Friday!

Yes, indeed - it's Fiber Friday. Because we all need more fiber in our diet, right? I certainly do - I've been spending all my time lately working on the finishing touches on the new website while my studio hangs in suspended animation. That will soon change...

So, every Friday a different aspect of "fiber" will be explored - whether it's a little history, science, art appreciation or...whatever my fervent imagination can come up with. But we couldn't possibly live without fibers in their many manifestations, so hooray for fiber!

I've even created a little title graphic to celebrate. The background is some amazing silk roving of various colors that has been needle felted into silk noil, and then felted again into silk batting. It's very decadent - you just want to pet it. In fact, I have a very hard time keeping my cat off of the resulting fabric...