It took a walk in the woods to come up with some lush greens to mark the first day of spring and although all that appeared were mosses, they were at least mostly clear of snow. Ice still remains in the harbors, but has lost ground along the Lake Michigan shore, giving way to several pair of geese. It may be possible that strong north winds affected the growing pattern of these two clumps of cedar trees, making one of the trunks on the right almost ribbon-like. Moving from the out-of-doors to inside the office at Sievers, we continue to receive new yarns, books and handmade items for the shop. Soon it will be time to freshen up all the buildings […]
Of Workmanship and Scholarship
The beautiful workmanship by the students in Karen Tembreull’s Patchwork Birch Bark Basket class and in Nancy Frantz’s Beginning Weaving class has been one highlight of this week. Even the raw materials are lovely! Starting with these pieces of birch bark prepared by Karen, the layering and stitching involved resulted in eight special baskets. The weaving students have been busy learning the basics or renewing the basics of weaving on a floor loom. Nature has it’s own workmanship and it was found just down the road in the Jackson Harbor Ridges area this week. [slideshow_deploy id=’3134′] Sievers Scholarships Sievers has offered scholarships since the inception of the Scholarship Fund in 1999. Memorial donations […]
