should you have any inkling of joining us at the morgan,

there are links below to the morgan and to the facebook pictures, etc.

i would love to have you join me!

cleveland, are you ready for paper spinners?

i'm teaching what i'm calling

north country shifu

at the morgan conservatory on june 25 and 26.

lokta and cotton

a page from "changed"

North Country Shifu is an experimental workshop in which you will explore

the gentle art of cutting, spinning, and weaving and dyeing kozo. We will

experiment using drop spindles, and bobbin winders (acting as spinning

wheels) to spin cut kozo, and then weave on different simple looms. You

will experiment with a natural dyes including black walnut. The Morgan

Conservatory has been growing Kozo for the ...past five years in their

garden and you will have the chance to work with some Kozo paper that was

grown, harvested, beaten and pulled into sheets right here in Cleveland.

At the end of the workshop you will leave with a sampling of spun, woven,

and dyed kozo. This is a class for sampling, for beginners, or for more

experienced weavers come with a warped loom and weave with your spun kozo.

You can register online at

216-361-9255. You can also see the event on facebook at

if you have any questions, contact the morgan, or me.