Last Saturday’s rug loom pickup from Falls Mill & Museum in Tennessee. #historiclooms #historicmill

My students got to experiment with 5 different natural dyes in today’s class at the Burritt Folk School. Next month is “Weaving with Found Objects”. #huntsville #burrittfolkschool #naturaldyeing

Raw fleece project on the needles: Babydoll Southdown from Mississippi. #slowfashion #rawfleece #babydollsouthdown

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My small flock says “Happy Holidays, Y’all!” We’re looking forward to 2026! 🐑❤️🧶🧣❄️

Local Gulf coast Native wool: raw fleece to knitted beanie project. #slowfashion #wool

Added a Canadian production wheel to my spinning herd, thanks to @thechillydog.com 🐑🧶 #spinningwheel #handspun #historicspinning

Thursday’s Raw fleece to knitted beanie: Icelandic wool. 🐑🧶❤️ #textileartisan #slowfashion #wool #knitting #rawfleece #alabamawool #icelandicwool

My boxers doing what they do best. Absolutely nothing. 😂🐾 #dogs #boxers

The crew are all here. #gulfcoastnative #gulfcoastnativesheep #alabamasheep

Raw fleece to finished headband: Mississippi Babydoll Southdown wool. 🐑 #slowfashion #rawfleece #wool #uswool

Find my handwoven scarves at the Tennessee Valley Museum of Art through December 23rd. #artmarket #slowfashion #tuscumbia

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Today in my journal... I'm hiking along a well-worn path in the Tongass National Forest in Alaska and sharing the inspiration for my recently handwoven, rag rug tapestry called "Steep Creek Trail. What could be around the next curve?

Final outdoor event is done! #holidaymarket #handmadeholiday

Sunday’s weaving project: Handspun Bluefaced Leicester wool scarf. 🧣 🐑❤️ #handwoven #slowfashion #weaving #handspun

Monday’s weaving project: Handdyed merino wool + brushed cotton scarf. 🧣 🐑❤️ #handwoven #slowfashion #weaving

More scarves on the loom this week. #slowfashion #textiles #handwoven

2/3 holiday events in the books! One more this Saturday and then on to the Winter Art Market. #holidaymarket #handmade #slowfashion

If you're a traveler, you may have enjoyed looking back on a sight similar to the one that inspired one of my latest handwoven art pieces. Read more in my journal post. #travel #abstract #ocean

First rustic spun sample of one of many alpaca fleeces. Spun from the cloud, no carding/combing. #alpaca #handspun

Picked up LOTS of alpaca fleeces yesterday with my friend, @thechillydog.com . #alpaca #fiberarts

It’s finally autumn in Alabama. The sheep seem to be enjoying the cool mornings. #sheep #alabamasheep

Trick or treat! Our $5 knitting pattern of the month has landed in the shop. This one is for anyone who loves tricky looking colorwork but doesn't want do anything tricky. It's all mosaic knitting so you only have to manage one color at a time. What a treat! #knitsky #sockknitter #knitting

Find me at the Pope’s Tavern Museum in October for a historic spinning talk and demo. #florencealabama #popestavern #historictextiles

Off the loom: baby alpaca + superfine merino wool scarf. #textiles #slowfashion #handwoven

Yesterday’s triangle loom weaving class at the Burritt Folk School was a success. #burrittonthemountain #weavingclass #huntsvilleal

Weekend weaving: New Zealand Arapawa wool scarf. #handwoven #weaving #arapawa #slowfashion #handmade

Last week’s weaving: Seacell fiber, silk, superfine merino. #handwoven #weaving #silk #slowfashion #handmade

Finished wool fabric for Burritt on the Mountain education project. #weaving #handwoven #burrittonthemountain #huntsvillealabama

Finished project using handdyed, handspun Gulf Coast Native raw fleece, handspun Finn wool and merino warp. #rawfleece #handwoven #handspun

Dyeing local wool handspun yarn (from raw fleece) for a commissioned project. 🌲🐑🧶 #rawfleece #localwool #handspunyarn #handdyed #weavingproject #gulfcoastnative

Handspun yarn from raw fleece going in the dye pot today. #rawfleece #handspun #localwool #yarn

New project on the loom for the education department at Burritt on the Mountain. #weaving #huntsvillealabama #loom

These two are growing like weeds. Weaning starts next week… #kittens #rescuekittens

The last two weeks…

Not sure how I feel about it, but 2nd raw fleece handspun art piece (Navajo Churro & Icelandic wool) is finished. #textiles #handspun #rawfleece

Spinning at the Burritt last week for “Sheep to Shawl” field trip when a volunteer snapped this photo. (Photo by Christy Jenkins) #burrittonthemountain #historicspinning

New “raw fleece to finished art project” on the loom. #rawfleece #weaving #wool

Second rag rug for Burritt on the Mountain is done as of Sunday. #burrittonthemountain #ragrugweaving #historictextiles #huntsvilleal

Raw fleece to finished object workshop today at the Burritt Folk School. #textileinstructor #huntsvilleal

Babydoll Southdown samples from Mississippi. #rawfleece #wool

Sampling Babydoll Southdown from Mississippi today. #rawfleece #babydollsouthdown

Spinning helper.

Yesterday’s spinning: “Seuss” Shetland from Kentucky. #rawfleece #handspun #shetlandwool

Shetland “raw fleece to finished scarf” is off the loom. #slowfashion #shetlandwool #handwoven

Shetland handspun yarn from raw fleece on the loom. #rawfleece #shetlandwool #handwoven

Freshly woven scarf from handspun —courtesy of 3 of my sheep. #rawfleece #handspun #wool #gulfcoastnative

The sheep are finally sheared. #shearingseason #gulfcoastnative #wool

Progress on rag rug #2 at Burritt on the Mountain. #ragrug #weaving #loom