In the works is another advance planning shroud.An animal lover who initially wanted her black horse and black llama on her shroud and made entirely out of her own llama fiber. Not going anywhere without her loyal canine companions, it was asked if she didn’t want a dog on her shroud, of course, thus the…
Some like to plan in advance, choose where they wish to be buried and what they want to be laid to rest in. A shroud, a pine box and hand woven willow tray or casket. With no intention of dying soon, it’s comforting for some to have these things settled so their loved ones will…
She loved roses and of the ones she grew, the dark red one was her favorite.A single long stem rose was requested.Shroud number sevenLong Stem Red Rose
My next customer loved the vines but wanted to add flowers for color. A prolific knitter, sewer, weaver, her favorite colors were blues and purples.I made a small sample for design approval which came about looking somewhat like a hyacinth bean vine. She was thrilled.I gave the sample to the family as an art piece…
The customer for this shroud sent me a photo of a design she liked.She also raises angora goats, the shroud felt was made with her fiber mixed with llama and the vines were braided from yarn she had spun from her gray and brown goats.Shroud number fiveVines and Leaves
My next customer’s favorite flowers were zinnias.I started with a white background of llama fiber and made up individual fiber zinnias. Wisps of hand dyed blue fiber were added to the background for a ethereal effect.Shroud number fourZinnias
My first customer wanted flowers and at the time I was playing around with flower ideas and forget-me-nots seemed the most fitting for the occasion. I made two shrouds in this pattern. The first was sheep and llama wool, natural and fuzzy. The second was premium alpaca, whiter and smoother for a soft, fine finish….