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No hands!

12/30/2014

 
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How to Recover from a sore foot and back ©Sarah C. Swett 2014
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an equation for autumn into winter

12/22/2014

 
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Cormo fleece, Kuchulu spindle from Jenkins Yarn Tools:http://yarntools.com/spindle-type/kuchulu-spindles/
a bit of fleece 
and
a spindle 
the size of my thumb

  
p
l
us
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Letharia vulpina (wolf lichen) and Evernia prunastri scooped from the ground in Clearwater Country, Idaho after the first, longed for rain

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equals


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then
spin
more yarn,
add
black 
walnut hulls,


 cast on 
and 
suddenly
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Mindless Knitting, digital drawing, ©Sarah C. Swett 2014
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 a few 
stitches
later,
the days
and the
sweater
are growing
longer



Oh yes, and this too!
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2014/dec/12/north-idaho-artist-gains-national-renown/

Signal Flags

12/16/2014

 
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Play tunes while the ink dries ©Sarah C. Swett 2014
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"Card Commentary" ©Sarah C. Swett 2014
  bobbin, ink, knife, stylus, needle, yarn, pencil (colored, graphite), pen (dip, fountain, felt tip), finger

it's so hard to pick just one
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©Sarah C. Swett 2014
may your sails be full
 and the new year alive with yarn
and sprightly tunes

EXTRA! EXTRA!

12/10/2014

 
I will have two pieces in this upcoming exhibition
 at the Hunterdon Art Museum
Clinton, N. J.
11 January - 10 May 2015

Whoopee!!!!  

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Ruth Jones, Woad Diva, 2011

The exhibition featuring 39 artists will fill three of the four Museum galleries, includes loom work by some of the most renowned artists working today.

To commemorate and celebrate this exhibition, curator Carol K. Russell has written a new book, Contemporary International Tapestry, to be released by Schiffer Publishing early next year featuring images and information about the artists included in the exhibition.

The Museum also plans several programs related to the exhibition:

  • Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at 2 p.m. – Weaving Demonstration and Guided Tour with curator Carol K. Russell. Free with admission. Registration is required as space is limited.
  • Sunday, March 22, 2015, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. – A Day of Contemporary Tapestry featuring lectures with artists Archie Brennan and Susan Martin Maffei as well as an interactive demonstration with Brennan.
  • Sunday, April 19, 2015, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. – Handweaving Tapestries with Carol K. Russell for children ages 6 and up.
Quotes above from the Hunterdon Art Museum Website 

Skipper and Crew

12/9/2014

 
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What I did today

12/2/2014

 
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    ​Sarah C Swett 
    tells stories
    with
    ​ and about

     hand spun yarn. 


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    Click for info on
    my four selvedge
    warping class
    with
    ​ Rebecca Mezoff  
    fringeless


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