Here’s a story to get you in the Halloween mood a little early…
Of course, if you’re a fiber-a-holic it’s sure cool too!
For five years, Simon Peers, a textile researcher, and Nicholas Godley, fashion designer, have been trying to harvest silk from the golden orb spider of Madagascar.

That’s right – silk from a spider.
Think about it though, spider silk is incredibly strong – how many times have you seen a spider’s web that’s survived a storm intact?  And unlike silk worms, the spiders don’t need to be culled to harvest the silk.
Well, the two men have succeeded and for the first …read more

I just was given a very wonderful floor inkle loom, which has caused friends to ask “what the heck is that??”.
Inkle looms don’t look like a traditional loom.
In fact, if you see a “naked” loom without any yarn on it, they can look downright baffling.
How on earth can you weave fabric on something that looks like this?

You can make all kinds of wonderful fabric with an inkle loom!  It doesn’t allow you to create a wide piece of fabric, but it does make long bands of fabric, quickly and easily.   I can create a strip of fabric many yards …read more

QuiltingAndPatchwork.com
 The Arts Bloggers have some great ideas to inspire you this week.  Take a look and enjoy!
Noreen, at Hankering for Yarn, gives us a great way to reclaim scraps of weaving to embellish garments and accessories.  Check out her post,  A butterfly T shirt with reverse applique, recycled weaving and spool knitting.
At Junk Creation, we find Creations from Organic Artist Paul Schick.  Learn how Paul transforms twigs and more. You’ll love the earthy feel of his work.  
Be ready to ooooo and aaaaah over Bonnie Meltzer’s mixed media pieces at Layers Upon Layers.
Chloe from Tangled Thread shares one of her quick …read more