One of the things I like best about the Hudson Valley Textile Project is the true community nature of it. And catching up with your neighbors is always rewarding. Writing about our earliest collaboration on the Studio Yarn Project of 2017 made me pick up the phone and check out what she’s up to this winter. Winter […]
Category: Studio Yarn Project
It’s a LOT of Wool!
That’s a lot of wool! Having made the decision to jump in and purchase the entire Blue Pepper Farm clip for 2018 gave me several moments of wondering if I was just nuts. The first such came when I met Tyler Eaton, Shannon’s husband and partner at Blue Pepper, at a gas station off of exit […]
Studio Yarn Project #1: Under Whiteface with Blue Pepper Fleeces
Working with the various local wools has been amazing. So many different textures and language is inadequate to convey the subtle qualities of a finely spun wool in a well woven fabric. I’d been working with local wools from Battenkill Fiber Mill in Greenwich NY but only by happenstance, as yarns suitable for weaving became available […]