Liz Spear Handwoven

A friend once gave me the pieces of a bowl he'd turned of rhododendron wood he'd gathered on his land. I made buttons of those beautiful bits of wood, then wove some cloth and made the garments to carry those buttons.

I follow this pattern of experience to make one-of-a-kind, comfortable garments with my handwoven cloth: shirts and jackets designed to wear to the office or with your favorite pair of jeans. My fabrics begin with twelve cones of cotton and rayon yarns, inspired by the colors in a neighbor's faded red barn, a single variegated thread or, perhaps, a wooden button.

2012 Schedule

May 13 - Coordinator/Presenter - Fiber Day Fashion Show of Wearable Art - Folk Art Center, Asheville NC

July 19 - 22 - Exhibitor - Craft Fair of the Southern Highlands - Asheville Civic Center, Asheville NC

July 24 - August 10 - Teach: COATS OF COLOR AND COLLABORATIVE TEXTURE - Appalachian Center for Craft, Smithville, TN

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