Process - Weaving - Susan Balascio
From an early age, textiles have always been an important part of my life through sewing, knitting, crochet, quilting and embroidery. Learning to weave in 2013 opened up a whole new world of possibilities for me and added another dimension to my textile passion. Weaving provides a unique venue to explore not only traditional craft, but to push the boundaries of craft into art.

Today, I can be found in my studio weaving at my loom or spinning some wool on my spinning wheel. On beautiful days you’ll find me outside dyeing fabric and yarn with natural dyes.

As I learn more and more about our fragile world, I continually am looking for ways to use more natural materials and dyes in my work, and processes that bring less harm to the environment.

“Mere color, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” – Oscar Wilde