In 2014 I retired from the corporate world with a vision of creating a fiber art business selling my products online and at local venues. Owning three sheep has given me the curiosity and inspiration to increase my knowledge of processing wool from start to finish: Sheep to Shawl. The entire process can be tedious yet rewarding at the same time. Shirley, Bluebell, and Pearl were shorn each Spring. I began the process with skirting, followed by washing, picking, carding and spinning, with dyeing being optional. Without industrial equipment this entire process is time consuming and allows me to think outside the box and be creative.
How did I learn all of this? Over the last several years I attended classes, seminars and retreats, read many books, watched YouTube videos, and spent numerous hours networking with other fiber enthusiasts and small fiber businesses.
It's absolutely amazing how much there is to learn within the fiber community. I have developed a real passion to keep learning and creating.
With this website I show-and-sell my end products but also invite you to join me on my journey as I develop that one of a kind, fiber art.
Faye Antolec, owner/artist
How did I learn all of this? Over the last several years I attended classes, seminars and retreats, read many books, watched YouTube videos, and spent numerous hours networking with other fiber enthusiasts and small fiber businesses.
It's absolutely amazing how much there is to learn within the fiber community. I have developed a real passion to keep learning and creating.
With this website I show-and-sell my end products but also invite you to join me on my journey as I develop that one of a kind, fiber art.
Faye Antolec, owner/artist
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