Creativity at Two Imagine Studios
In July, Two Imagine Studios held an Open House to announce their new gallery in Farmington called “This Is It.” I traveled the backroads of Litchfield, Monmouth, Readfield, and Mt. …
Western Maine Project
We have created a travel postcard entitled “Exploring Fiber Art Around Western Maine.” Find printed copies at Maine Fiberarts Center/Gallery in Topsham or online on www.mainefiberarts.org where there are Western Maine links and a detailed companion booklet.
Materials highlight 21 destinations ready for your visit, including yarn shops, spinneries, artists’ studios, fabric shops, and an arts center. Along the way, you can also visit a bookstore in Farmington, hike the hills of Mt. Blue, discover incredible murals at South Solon Meeting House, or pet sheep at working farms. Western Maine offers rolling mountains, clear lakes and incredible natural beauty. We invite you to explore!
Far Western Maine – Day Two
Fiber & Vine, McLaughlin Gardens, Parris House Wool Works: When in Norway, Maine, a must-stop is the beautiful yarn and wine shop of Kimberly Hamlin called Fiber & Vine. We …
Far Western Maine – Day One
Jagger Spun, Maker’s Way, Kimberly Crichton Studio: We set out on a lovely Spring day to visit Stash, a yarn shop adjacent to the Jagger Spun Spinnery in Springvale, Maine. …
Hugh Verrier: Birds in Flight
Hugh Verrier of Eustis, Maine [10/29/1931-5/31/2023] creates birds and fish that are a unique combination of watercolor painting and paper sculpture. We visited his home studio in June where Hugh …
Summer Travels: Part I
Franklin/Somerset Travels: Traveling North, Hutton Studio, and my campsite Tasked with finding fiber artists, shops and farms in Franklin and Somerset Counties by a grant generously given to Maine Fiberarts through …
Summer Travels: Part II
Franklin/Somerset Travels: South Solon Meeting House, Skowhegan, Maine Grains and Happy Knits Up early the next morning, I settled my camp and took to the road. I had been to the …
Summer Travels: Part III
Franklin/Somerset Travels: Dark Star Fabrics, Anne Walker Studio, Mt. Blue State Park and Farmington On this day, I started off in Strong, gassing up at The White Elephant, a huge catchall …
Summer Travels: Part IV
Franklin/Somerset Travels: Wynmere Farm, Jill Snyder Wallace, Mount Vernon and a loon As luck would have it, Maine Fiberarts’ member Jacqueline Horn of Wynmere Farm in New Vineyard was home. …
Monson Arts
Coiling, Twining and Braiding at Monson Arts Stephanie Levy had the good fortune to attend Lissa Hunter’s “Fiber/Mixed Media” workshop at Monson Arts last August and sent photos and stories …
Fiber in Western Maine – Part II
Continuing our journey through Western Maine to learn of teaching resources for our new Learning Guide, we left Rangeley and made our way back towards Maine Fiberarts in Topsham with …
Hillary Hutton: Master Rug Weaver
Hillary learned to weave at the Massachusetts College of Art and has stayed with it for over 30 years. She is known for her exquisitely-crafted handwoven rag rugs, but also …
Travels to Rangeley
We’ve just returned from a trip to Rangeley, Maine, an area of lakes, mountains, moose and big skies. We visited Threads Galore Quilting Shop and toured the studio of Maine …
Touring Norway, Maine
This Spring, we headed out to Norway to visit some Golden Retriever puppies, but also to see fiber! We stopped at Quiltessentials in Auburn along the way—a treasure trove of …