The Way
Our Saviour’s Lutheran ELCA, Greeley, CO, USA Using all handspun yarns, dyed with natural dyes, Patsy created this commissioned piece in 1988, which hangs in the entrance to the church. The original...
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St. Thomas Lutheran, Bloomington,IN , USA Patsy created this commissioned piece in the spring of 2002, which hangs in the entrance to the church sanctuary. The original design is machine appliqued...
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Created for ELCA Indiana-Kentucky Synod Assembly 2002, Louisville, KY, USA Then purchased by St. Thomas Lutheran, Bloomington, IN, USA Patsy created this commissioned piece in 2002 for a backdrop...
View ArticleThe Spirit Comes
St. Thomas Lutheran, Bloomington,IN , USA Patsy created a pair of these commissioned banners in the spring of 2003, for an ordination celebration. One banner stays here at the church and the second one...
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Word and Sacrament
Christus Victor Lutheran Church, Elk Grove Village, IL, USA My newest liturgical art was created in 2005. The machine appliqued pieces reflect my interpretation of the Lutheran concepts of Word and...
View ArticleLopi Singles, Knitted Headband
Lopi is the name for puffy single ply yarn that is spun from both the Thel and the Tog, (short and long), fibers in Icelandic fleece. These are carded together into a rolog and then spun thick with a...
View ArticleFelted Hat and Woven Scarf
My favorite winter hat and scarf came from two different projects. The hat started with a group of spinners trading a variety of fibers. All of them were blended on the drum carder and spun thick and...
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Simple Crochet Cocoon/Vest/Collar
My daughter is wearing the crocheted cocoon as a vest in this photo. There is only one crochet stitch used in the whole piece. That is Lover’s Knot The dynamic yarn comes from using an illegal plying...
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Matched Socks from a Painted Roving
Spinning matching yarns for socks or mittens can be a challenge when you start with a painted roving. But the effect is well worth the small effort. These socks combine three different yarns that all...
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Simple Lace Knitting Luxury Lace Shawl
This gorgeous lace shawl is a perfect project to begin understanding a few fundamentals about lace knitting. It is a simple triangle shape, using a two row lace pattern and lovely yarn. The stitches...
View ArticleBeautiful Boucle: Plying Against a Thread 2010
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View ArticleHandspinner’s Color Options for Spinning Painted Rovings 2010
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View ArticleBlending Blast 2021
$7 Product Details Time to mix up your stash and have a Blending Blast. At 22 pages, this newly revised booklet covers all aspects of blending on hand cards, hand combs, drum carders, mounted combs,...
View ArticleSimple Crochet – The Essential Accessory
$5 Product Details Simple crochet – Lovers Knot, (3 sizes) Illegal yarn spinning instructions 9 pages revised ©2014
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