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Climate Beneficial
I was thinking through the idea of "sustainability" in fibers and what exactly it means to use materials that can be produced in a way...
Feb 4, 20241 min read

Prickly prints
A trip through the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum reminded me of how uniquely beautiful cacti are when you look up close.... perilous and...
Jan 16, 20241 min read


Jan 16, 20240 min read

Long shadows
The partial eclipse today was a preview of THE BIG ONE coming next year when we'll be in the path of totality. But, like the best...
Jan 16, 20241 min read

Cactus flower
I'm taking a class in fabric manipulation- the ways you can push textiles beyond their natural state- and it's been really interesting to...
Sep 20, 20233 min read

A Passport to a Regenerative Future
If you hang out on fiber-related social media long enough, you'll run into someone who is looking for a highly specific type of wool. And...
Aug 30, 20232 min read

Rewilding
I had an opportunity a few weeks ago to hear Cindee Travis Klement talk about her work on the little urban plot of land that is adjacent...
Aug 29, 20231 min read

It’s Hot Y’all
The Gulf Coast is under what meteorologist are calling a "heat dome" which is a really whimsical term for what we're experiencing. I...
Jun 28, 20231 min read


Technique Samples
Can you do this for 2 yards? Good question when you're in the dreaming phase of a costume design. I was working on a costume with an...
May 11, 20231 min read

Gulf Coast Sheep
Excited to work on two new fleece (fleeces?) from Laughing Frog Farm's native Gulf Coast sheep! One of the patient and wonderful textile...
Apr 28, 20231 min read

April in Houston
Seventies weather, low humidity, green, green, green. Fallen trumpet vine recalls dip dye fabric. Maybe a turmeric base, saffron overdye,...
Apr 19, 20231 min read
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