A Needle Pulling Thread Summer 2012 sampler

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Make this coffee club quilt

Stitch this colourful Santa

Sew this summer dress Knit this reversible cushion

Explore & Learn New Design Techniques

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quilting Coffee Club Quilt

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quilting Summer in a Square Table Topper

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18 Elaine’s Tech Tips

quilting with Elaine Theriault Borders

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30 Heike Blohm

fibre art Artist Profile: Follow the Thread 34 Where the Music Moves You

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38 Coats & Clark sewing Poolside Pillows

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40 Fiona Ellis

knitting Inukshuk Reversible Cushion

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knitting Sand Dunes Empire-Waist Tunic

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48 Cynthia MacDougall knit together Colourwork

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52 Laura Gebhardt

crochet Coral Reef Cover Up 56 Summer Sky Top

58 Joanne Gatenby

cross stitch Lilac Lovely Table Topper

68 Iris Simpson rug hooking Hook a Mola!

72 Erla Wilson

smocking & sewing I Wish, I Wish, I Catch a Fish Sun Dress

78 Kim Beamish

hardanger Hardanger Heart

80 Judith Marquis

shadow work Wedding Bells Hankie

82 Maria Rypan

beading Millefiori Mosaic Collar & Earrings

62 Maria E. Gollek cross stitch Costa Rican Santa

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22 Elaine Theriault Living in Linen

26 Nicole Brewster

quilting Traditional vs. Modern Quilting

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by Alice Guthrie

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special features 92 3 Editor’s Letter 6 Mark Your Calendars!

6 Advertiser Index Letters to the editor

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7 The Heart of the Art

16 In the Shop with Jaret Grimble Q & A on sewing machine care

36 Fabricadabra

Luigina Baratto Hello Doily! Is that you again?

50 Knitting

Standard Abbreviations and Terms

17 Designer Showcase 90 The Fibre Report

Joe Lewis Embroidery Makes its Mark at the 8th Kaunas Biennal Textile 2011

92 The Guilded Edge

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Brant Broderers: Inspired to Stitch around the World 94 Crazy Quilters International: 4th Annual September Stitch Shenanigans

95 Hooked on Books

The latest in needlework books

96 Business Directory 98 Sneak Peek!

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April 18-19, 2015 2015 Quilt Show, Tiny Township Community Centre, 91 Concession Road 8 East, Tiny, Ontario L0L 2J0 The Georgian Bay Quilters’ Guild presents Reflections of Georgian Bay, Roots and Wings.

Roots and Wings Challenge: “Good parents give their children roots and wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what’s being taught them.” – Jonas Salk Admission is $5 and men are our guests.

Plenty of free parking, handicap access and a tearoom. The location will be well signed. For more information email us at GeorgianBayQuiltersGuild@gmail.com or online at www.gbqg.ca or on Facebook.

April 19, 2015 Ontario Hooking Craft Guild 49th Annual Conference and Show (Traditional and primitive rug-hooking) Best Western Lamplighter Inn 591 Wellington Rd, London, Ontario N6C 4R3 Try traditional rug hooking, find teachers in your area, view hundreds of hand crafted rugs, purchase wools, patterns, dyes, books, kits.

Open to the public. Admission $10.

For more information visit www.ohcg.org April 24-25, 2015 Creativ Festival International Centre 6900 Airport Rd, Mississauga, ON L4V 1E8.

Two-day interactive experience, where shopping, inspiration & creativity flourish!

Get in-the-know and stay on top of what's hot, new and next in the world of sewing, knitting, quilting, beading, needlework, paper crafts, embellishing and other creative art forms. Design it! Create it! Embellish it! Make it YOU! ALL seminars, demos, make 'n takes & activities are free with admission. Friday 10am-8pm, Saturday 10am-6pm. For more info: www.creativfestival.ca or call 1.800.291.2030.

May 28 - June 7, 2015 Saskatchewan Stitches Conference St. Peter’s Abbey, Muenster, Saskatchewan Join internationally renowned instructors for classes in Bra making, Quilting, Fabric Art, Sewing, Knitting and Rug Hooking for a week of learning, sharing and fun. Forms and details at www.saskstitches.ca or call 1.800.344.6024.

June 20-27, 2015 Green Mountain Rug School The Capital Plaza Hotel 100 State St Montpelier, Vermont, USA 05602 Two four-day sessions (6 classes each session) offered June 20-23 and 24-27, 2015 at our new location at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Montpelier, Vermont. Traditional and contemporary rug hooking classes for all levels, plus a hooking retreat each session. Details at: www.GreenMountainHookedRugs.com

August 19-23, 2015 The Rug Hooking Guild of Newfoundland and Labrador (RHGNL) Rug School Lavrock Camp/Conference Centre, Trans Canada Highway, Exit 35 (45 min. drive from St. John’s) Registrar: Diane Warren , 709-753-8836, gdwarren@warp.nfld.net RHGNL is hosting its Annual Rug School.

Classses range from beginner to advanced hooking. Our Guild also hosts various hook-in gatherings throughout the province during the year. This year we celebrate our 20th Anniversary. For further information visit our website at www.rhgnl.ca.

September 12-13, 2015 Settlers’ Village Quilters’ Guild presents Harvest of Quilts Show & Sale Kawartha Settler’s Village, 85 Dunn St, Bobcaygeon, Ontario K0M 1A0 Saturday 10am-5pm, Sunday 10am-4pm Admission $5.00. All heritage buildings on site will be used to showcase over 200 new quilted items and heritage quilts. The theme of this show is “Recipe for a Quilt”.

Also featured will be a merchants’ mall, members boutique, quilt appraiser Rosalie I. Tennison, quilt raffle, door prizes, toonie draw, scissor sharpener, demonstrations and an inter guild challenge. Refreshments in two locations. Buses welcome. Wheelchair accessible. For more information visit our web site at: www.settlersvillagequilters.ca

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ust because school is out for summer doesn’t mean that you can’t learn something new. I designed this project for you to be able to try your hand at two different colourwork techniques giving a two-sided pillow when you are finished. Not only that, while you are learning, or perfecting, both the stranded and Intarsia techniques you are making a lovely new home décor piece for your cottage or to give your town home a cottage-like feel.

I love reversible pillows and once learned that Louisa May Alcott (author of Little Women) had a pillow that, depending on her mood, she would flip to one side or the other.

Then if she was in an ill temper her sisters knew to stay out of her way.

I’m sure nobody is ever going to be in a bad mood during those long lazy days of summer at the cottage, but you might want to use the finished pillow to show which times you want to be left alone to knit and which times you would love to play with others. z

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his beach cover-up is designed to take simple shapes and techniques and turn them into a drapey, versatile tunic. The easycare linen gives a lovely bounce and flow to the knitted fabric. Don't be intimidated by the crunchy yarn, as a quick spin in the washing machine once knit will soften it dramatically.

The cover-up itself invites improvisation.

Change it up with a leather cord or a satin ribbon instead of the i-cord belt. Leave slits up the side when seaming for a flirty effect. Seam the neckline as high or as low as you want – or leave a deep V in the front and a higher V in the back… until you turn it around to show off the plunging neckline in the back!

Embellish the simple fabric with beading or embroidery.

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This is the third in a set of 4 seasonal table toppers by Jo Gatenby.

Lilacs and apple blossoms are two of Jo's favourite signs of spring – so what better combination to bring the spring indoors?

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f you love bright colours and want to have fun, why not hook a “mola”? Molas are colourful panels that include various types of appliqué and often have added embroidery, traditionally made by the Kuna Indians.

The Kuna Indians live in palm-thatched wooden huts with sand floors. The men work in their fields on the mainland or tend coconut plantations or go fishing. The women perform their daily chores, fetching water bucket by bucket, feeding the family pig and sewing molas.

The history of the mola and the process of creating a mola are explained in detail in the adjacent article, but if you wanted to hook a mola, you need not bother with the order of the intricate process. Just use very bright, vibrant hues, especially the primary and secondary colours, and aim for strong contrast.

Some molas have almost an “op-art” effect! Nowadays, some pastel colours are used so the sky’s the limit! Solid colours are mostly used and there is absolutely no shading!

To see pictures on the internet I googled “molas” and was rewarded with hundreds of sites. I have now assembled a small library of books.

Hook A Mola!

Molas, as we know them, are colourful panels that include various types of appliqué and often have added embroidery. The word “mola” means “clothing” in the Kuna language. They are traditionally made by the Kuna (sometimes spelled “Cuna”) Indians of the San Blas islands and mainland coast of Panama.

Each panel adorns the front and back of a woman’s blouse.

It is difficult to ascertain exactly when the first molas were made.

In the seventeenth century Kuna women are known to have been raising their own cotton, spinning, weaving and dyeing cotton fabrics. Explorers described the women’s dress as “embroidered cotton mantles” (skirts). It has been suggested that molas evolved from earlier body painting. Kuna men with bright body painting have been described, but women with similar body paintings are not mentioned. Not surprising, as after early encounters with Spanish explorers, the women were evacuated! By the late 1880s Kuna women wore hand painted loincloths and underskirts under knee-length shifts decorated with simple appliqués. When women adopted wrap-around skirts, the appliqué was used only on blouses and gradually became more intricate.

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hen our daughter announced she was getting married, I wanted to make her something as a keepsake that would be special gift from her mother. To my surprise she was thrilled when I suggested a monogrammed hankie. In fact, she wrote a couple of days later asking if I would make one for each bridesmaid! I did my research on monograms and chose a font that I could embroider using shadow embroidery techniques which would be easier and faster than the traditional raised satin stitching. The girls all carried their hankies wrapped around their bouquets. On second thought, I could have made monogrammed hankies for the men as well. In this disposable world, not many young people these days have ever even owned a cloth hankie but this could start a new trend for special occasions!

These monograms are fun to do and can be used in so many places other than hankies – bed linens, table linens, even clothing. You can enlarge them and embroider them using any technique you choose. You could even recreate them with your sewing machine. But do practise before you tackle your good fabric. Each initial takes only a short time to complete – a great project for an evening of stitching. You can stitch in traditional white on white or in one of the colours from the wedding. z

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Millefiori Mosaic Collar & Earrings

The challenge: Take ANPT’s Summer 2012 palette and design beadwork to reflect the season.

I created netted X’s & O’s as a contemporary version of a Ukrainian-style ‘gerdan’. A keyhole opening was incorporated into the netted collar in place of every other traditional ‘X’. It is an easy variation on the open diamond of the large Triple ‘V’ Jewel because we are using larger size 8 seed beads for instant gratification.

The diamond drop earrings developed naturally as I was figuring a clever way to finish the netted collar. They follow the same principle, but are tapered to attach to an earring wire. The “diamond” is the keyhole opening; the “drop” is the chevron bead.

The beauty of this piece is not just in the colour placement of the seed beads, but in the choice of the novel focus beads. Everything revolves around them.

Millefiori Mosaic X’s & O’s Once the Summer 2012 colour inspiration was given, the search was on for the perfect beads which embody the entire colour palette. A road trip to T&T Trading in Lansing, MI yielded the perfect ones.

All the colours were incorporated in a millefiori mosaic bead. The beauty of the “thousand flowers” (‘mille fiori’ in Italian) is readily visible because of the way the cane was sliced. Since these millefiori disks were limited, I looked for a bead which would compliment it if alternated along the keyhole edge. Several strings of drawn chevron beads materialized in the same palette.

These too were made by hand, so slight variations in each bead are normal. Because the chevrons were more

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Authorized Bernina dealer providing quality service&support. Classroom rental space available.

Evelyn's Sewing Centre / The Quilt Store 17817 Leslie St, Unit 40, Newmarket, ON L3Y 8C6  905.853.7001 or toll-free 1.888.853.7001  thequiltstore.ca Evelyn's Sewing Centre in Newmarket is your Quilt Store Destination! The staff here at Evelyn's is always on hand to provide Quilt Wisdom, Quilt Inspiration and most of all we pride ourselves as the place to make... All Your Quilt Dreams Come True!

Pine Ridge Knit & Sew 17477 Hwy 2 PO Box 68, Trenton, ON K8V 5R1  613.392.1422  pineridgeknitsew.com  yvette@pineridgeknitsew.com We have knitting machines by Artisan and Silver Reed, embroidery machines by Husqvarna/Viking & White. Sewing notions and supplies, books and software. Hands-on lessons and classes. Wide variety of yarns, threads, dress and pant zippers.

Brenda Franklin Designs 7570 Mapleton SR 18 RR 1, Alma, ON N0B 1A0  519.638.9958  bfdesigns.on.ca  help@bfdesigns.on.ca More than 500 charts available for counted needlework, latch hook rugs, beadwork, beaded knits and knitting patterns. Mail/fax order or ask for our products at your local shop. Contact us for custom designs or needle felted sculpture.

Gitta's 271 Lakeshore Rd E, Mississauga, ON L5G 1G8  905.274.7198  gittas.com  questions@gittas.com Gitta's, named after owner Gitta Al-Basi, nestled in the east village of Port Credit, is the place where stitchers meet with their stitching friends, shop for stitching supplies and see the new stitching designs from Europe and the United States.

Rags to Rugs Craft Shoppe 98 Water Street, Pictou, NS B0K 1H0  902.485.2775 or toll-free 1.800.249.7465  ragstorugs.com  linda@ragstorugs.com Rug hooking supply store offering hooks, frames, rag cutters, new and recycled wool, dyes, scissors, rug hooking books and a variety of other rug hooking supplies. We feature the Bluenose Rug Hooking Patterns.

Bra-makers Supply 308 Ottawa St N, in the Heart of the Fabric District!

Hamilton, ON L8H 3Z9  905-538-1396  bramakerssupply.com  CustomerService@Bramakers.com World's largest source for bra-making and corset supplies, including patterns, books, elastics, underwires, foam bra & swim cups, laces, clips, corset coutil, busks and boning. Classes all year around in bra-making, panties, swimwear & corsetry.

Hardanger House 4708 52 St, PO Box 1223, Stettler, AB T0C 2L0  403.742.2749 or toll-free 1.866.742.2749  tnplisting.com/hardanger-house.html Patterns from Canadian, American and European designers, linen and evenweave fabrics from Zweigart, DMC pearl Cottons, Caron Collection threads, and all the related stitching accessories are kept in stock.

Many additional items can be special ordered.

Rosalie I. Tennison, Quilt Appraiser Certified by American Quilters’ Society 2005 Newmarket, ON  905.953.1441  R.Tennison@sympatico.ca What if something happens to your treasured quilt?

Do you have written proof of its value for your insurance company? Get an appraisal now.

Brampton Sew & Serge 289 Rutherford Rd S, Unit 7, Brampton, ON L6W 3R9  905.874.1564  bramptonsewnserge.com  monique@bramptonsewnserge.com Welcome to Your One Stop Sewing Centre! We are authorized dealers of Baby Lock, Husqvarna Viking, and Singer sewing machines and sergers. We also offer a full schedule of sewing classes for everyone.

Brantford Fabrics 128 Nelson St, Unit 3, Brantford, ON N3S 4B6  519.304.8220  facebook.com/BrantfordFabrics  BrantfordFabrics@live.ca Your authorized PFAFF & Husqvarna/Viking dealer offering sales, service & parts. Select fabrics, notions, a variety of classes & more. Experienced, friendly & helpful staff. Your one-stop shop for garmentmaking, embroidery, quilting & needlework.

Bytowne Threads - Ottawa, ON

 1.888.831.4095  bytownethreads.com

 mlj@bytownethreads.com Featuring AURIfil® thread from Italy. Extra-long staple Egyptian cotton threads: 12wt, 28wt, 40wt & 50wt - 252 colours. Bobbin threads, black & white: 60 and 80wt. Polyester threads 240 high-sheen colours. Wool threads 180 colours.

Country Concessions 1 Dufferin St, Cookstown, ON L0L 1L0  705.458.4546 or toll-free 1.888.834.4407  countryconcessions.com  quilting@countryconcessions.com Visit our lovely and unique quilt shop in the quaint village of Cookstown. We have over 7000 bolts of cotton fabrics plus a wide selection of patterns, books & notions. You will be so glad you came for a visit.

Divine Stitches West Half 10910 102 Ave, Fairview, AB T0H 1L0  780.835.2403 Indulge your creativity at Divine Stitches – with lovely fabrics & yarns; artful threads; beads & embellishments; notions for sewing, quilting, knit & crochet; BabyLock machines & Daylight lamps.

Unique quilts, bags & folios for purchase.

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Haus of Stitches 626 Main Street, Humboldt, SK S0K 2A0  306.682.0772 or toll-free 1.800.344.6024  hausofstitches.ca Our one of a kind store offers everything you need for sewing, quilting, knitting, rug hooking and needlework.

Joyce's Sewing Shop 325 Wortley Rd, London, ON N6C 3R8  519.433.5344  joycessewingshop.com  joycesewingshop@bellnet.ca Our mission is to make sewing fun by providing professional training to teach the benefits of sewing, to provide excellent service and quality products to make your sewing easier and to provide friendly customer service to make you a happy sewer.

Log Cabin Yardage 425 Whitevale Road, Whitevale, ON L0H 1M0  416.818.1393  logcabinyardage.com  info@logcabinyardage.com LCY is your source for the newest exciting novelty and designer fabrics, kits and odds and ends.

Follow on Facebook for enticing fabric pictures, promotions and programs.

Mad About Patchwork Online Store PO Box 412, Stittsville, ON K2S 1A5  madaboutpatchwork.com Online fabric shop featuring modern fabrics from Denyse Schmidt, Patty Young, Amy Butler, Kaffe Fassett and more. Great selection of Kona cotton solids, and shot cottons from Westminster. $5.95 flat rate shipping in Canada, free over $150.

My Sewing Room 148-8228 MacLeod Trl SE, Calgary, AB T2H 2B8  403.252.3711  mysewingroom.ca  Queenofeverything@mysewingroom.ca Canada's Largest Independently Owned Quilting Store with fabric, patterns, kits, notions, sewing machines and more! My Sewing Room boasts over 10,000 bolts of 100% cotton fabric from designers and manufacturers from around the world.

Ruby Pearl Quilts 500 King St W, Suite 8, Oshawa, ON L1J 2K9  905.436.3535  rubypearlquilts.com  joy@rubypearlquilts.com We are your full service source of professional quilting equipment, products, & courses. Led by 44 years of sewing experience & more than 20 years of quilting experience, we have the experience necessary to help you push your hobby to the next level!

Ruti's Needlebed 10 Thomas St, Mississauga, ON L5M 1Y5  905.821.9370  ruti.ca Mississauga's Finest Quilting and Knitting Store!! Come see our huge selection of yarn, fabric, supplies, sewing machines and knitting machines…a local store for all your quilting, sewing, knitting needs! We offer a wide variety of classes.

The Yarn Guy 15 Gower St, Toronto, ON M4B 1E3  416.752.1828 or toll-free 1.800.836.6536  theyarnguy.com  info@sewknit.ca See us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter!

Knitting machines, sewing machines, repairs, parts for Passap, Studio, Singer, Silver Reed, Superba, White. Sewing notions and supplies, books, ball yarns, coned yarns, TAMM yarns, Paton's yarns, Bernat yarns, Phentex yarns, Bernat kits & crafts.

Sew Fancy Inc. Guelph, ON  519.824.4127  sewfancy.com  sales@sewfancy.com Your Premier Canadian Source for Specialty Sewing Supplies including Smocking, Heirloom Sewing, Goldwork, Silk Ribbon Embroidery, Needle Tatting, Swarovski Crystals, Sashiko, Quilting and more. Visit the website for the latest in sewing supplies.

Sewing Machines Etcetera 4155 Fairview St Unit 3, Burlington, ON L7L 2A4  905.639.5525  sewetc.com  info@sewetc.com At Sewing Machines Etcetera we have been in business since 1992, we will consistently and joyfully adapt to changes in technology and the marketplace, so we can offer the best in sewing related products and service to our whole community.

Stitch-It Central 189 Thames Street S, Ingersoll, ON N5C 2T6  519.303.1563  stitchitcentral.ca  sales@stitchitcentral.ca Stitch-It Central is a store to satisfy all your cross stitching needs. We have everything such as notions, books & magazines, project kits, charts, gift collections & certificates, papers & accessories, fabrics and linens, and so much more.

The Stitcher's Muse 4 - 70 Church St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 5H4  250.591.6873  thestitchersmuse.com  info@thestitchersmuse.com A divine little shop with supplies for all your hand stitching needs! Friendly, knowledgeable, helpful staff. Cross stitch, canvaswork, needlepoint, embroidery, counted thread, lace making and more. Books, patterns, fabric, threads, tools.

Sue's Quilting Studio 22 Main St E, PO Box 427, Vankleek Hill, ON K0B 1R0  613.678.3256  suesquiltingstudio@bellnet.ca  facebook.com/pages/Sues-Quilting-Studio/ 101057286682381 Where Friends gather! Specialty fabrics, notions, courses & long arm quilting. Specialty wool & knitting supplies, Swedish weaving, bunka supplies in the Gingerbread Capital of Ontario, an hour from Montreal, Ottawa & Cornwall.

Upper Canada Quiltworks PO Box 64, Brockville, ON K6V 5T7  613.345.3956 Fax: 613.342.3327  uppercanadaquiltworks.com Visit us online for a wide selection quilt patterns and books. Techniques include felted wool, fusible appliqué, punchneedle, rag quilting and printing photos on fabric.

That Sewing Place 16610 Bayview Ave #10, Newmarket, ON L3X 1X3  905.715.7725  thatsewingplace.ca  jaret&liana@thatsewingplace.ca Introducing That Sewing Place as your sewing source and Authorized Dealers for Bernina and Brother machines. Jaret & Liana focus on placing your sewing needs first, providing outstanding support, service, and training.

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Artist Profile

by Alice Guthrie

Leslie Samson, Wool Artist

Samson, an avid gardener, expressed her love of flowers in a life sized forest nymph named Flora. Flora features a variety of flowers - rose, lily, Virginia bluebells, poppy, orchid, pansy and morning glories entwined in her hair. She is made completely of felt, and is an example of Samson's three dimensional artwork.

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ear the tiny hamlet of Onondaga, in Ontario lives an artist with a difference. No paints and brushes here; this artist works with natural fibre.

Nature is her inspiration; having been taught by her parents at an early age to see and appreciate its detail and variety, she is careful to marry her art to the science of nature. Leslie Samson holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Illinois State University, and sees potential in things most of us ignore and pass by. Fibre is her means of expression, and from it she crafts the most awesome items.

Following discovery of Angora rabbits, “an amazing fantasy animal,” she became entranced by the character and versatility of wool. The more Samson learned, the more excited she became. She stated, “I wonder at the marvel that is sheep wool, that soil produces grass, that becomes keratin fibre in a rainbow of textures and colours.”

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She conducted a comparative analysis of the structure of sheep fleeces and other fibres, measuring various fibres and types, with a goal to understanding everything about wool. She wanted to know about the structure, the size, the function on the animal as well as its historical development. She used micrography (microscopic photography) to aid in her understanding, studying wool and other fibres to discern similarities and differences. She learned that all follicle grown fibres have cuticle scales varying in the number and type. These scales are what makes fibres lock together when felted. She learned the enjoyable and romantic art of spinning, but realized she didn't enjoy knitting. Still enamoured with wool, Samson looked at other means of working with it. Upon discovering the ancient art of felting, she knew she had found her niche.

Made from natural fibres that are agitated until they mesh together, forming a single fabric, felt is lightweight, yet very warm.

While sheep wool is the most commonly available animal fibre used, felt can be made from many other natural fibres.

Samson says, “I am awed ... take this nearly indestructible material ... keep it dry and free from insect attack, and it will last for thousands of years.” She referred to the grave goods at Urumchi (China) where mummies were found still dressed in felted boots, hats, and woven wool garments.

“Three thousand years later, you can still see the hand of the craftsman through this spectacular material.”

Samson has crafted many pieces of art from her felt, including large tapestry-like wall hangings, articles of clothing, and accessories like handbags and jewelry. A significant number of her pieces are three Photos by Alice Guthrie.

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