Land o' Lakes Artisans' Guild

Fibre Art

Beth Abbott

Beth explores colour, texture and surface design in her current work, which includes spinning, knitting, fibre art, quilting, beading, and stitching. She shares her skills in workshops and private lessons.             

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Arden Batik

Sarah Hale uses the wax resist art of batik as a landscape medium, capturing the colours and textures of the Land O’ Lakes region.  Come and see her in the village of Arden.          

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Suzanne Clarke

Suzanne creates handwoven textiles for the home and the body using a variety of natural fibres, local as available. Pieces are unique with variation inherent in the hand spinning and dyeing process.

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Dorina Friedli

Dorina Friedli is a fibre artist who loves to play with colors and fibres. She uses the spinning wheel, the loom and the ancient art of felt making to create wearables and decorative articles.

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Ellen Good

Ellen established her home studio in Ompah 1981 after receiving a BFA in textile design from Rochester Institute of Technology. Her newest work utilizes a loom controlled resist dye technique to produce colourful designs in her handwoven material. Inquire about classes or workshops in weaving and dyeing.

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Bonnie McLean

Among her acrylic paintings, each piece of Bonnie’s unconventional realism is inevitably unique. She combines her painting, jewelry making and sewing skills to construct whimsical, soft sculpture art dolls.

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Heather Sherratt

New and traditional natural fibres, classic designs and vibrant colours combined in handwoven clothes and accessories for all occasions.

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Shirley White

Shirley White of Sarum Studio creates original one-of-a-kind fibre and mixed media art which are framed and/or ready for hanging.