A WEAVING JOURNEY By Talena Winters Photography by Melissa E. Earle larkweaving.ca E LARK Weaving Q @larkweaving
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hree years ago, Laurie Stavne, 47, of Northern Sunrise County picked up an eightshaft loom on a whim after seeing an ad on Facebook. She was already familiar with the fibre arts, having been taught how to sew, knit and crochet by her mother, but she’d never even seen a loom before. A year later, she established LARK Weaving, under which Stavne produces handmade tea towels, cowls, bags and more. Today, LARK Weaving has become a fleece-to-fabric business. On the farm
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she owns with her husband, she raises and shears the sheep, spins and dyes the wool and weaves it into beautiful items to sell. How did your weaving business get started? Our kids were getting ready to leave home, and I needed something creative to keep my mind busy. Buying that loom was a bit of a leap of faith, but my jump into the unknown opened up a wide new world of learning for me.
