A Common Thread
Virtual Exhibition
Textile Center Galleries • August 1 – October 14, 2023
A Common Thread, our annual member exhibition, returns for its 23rd year — and this is our BIGGEST year of the exhibition yet! Always a favorite, this exhibition showcases a fabulous array of fiber art created by Textile Center’s innovative members.
Each year, over a hundred artworks (this year, 166!) adorn the walls of Textile Center’s galleries in an exhibition that is as diverse in technique as it is prolific in scope. Techniques include stitching, quilting, knitting, crochet, sewing, weaving, dyeing, felting, needlework, hand construction, polymer clay, lacemaking, basketry, beading, sculpture, mixed media, and more.
(Header image: Detail of Habit #1 by Marina Pollock, detail of My Mangrove By Rebecca Yaker, detail of Summoned to Serenity by Jean Hainlen)
In the Galleries - Textile Center
Individual Artists
Lily
Jeanne Aaron
jeanneaaron.com
34″ x 30″
Habotai silk, dye, wax, wood, thread, twine
Batik, hand and machine sewing
$1000
Home
Laura Albertson
@strings_sticks_stones
48″ x 8″ x 4″
Cotton warp, beeswax, yarn, willow sticks, rocks, reeds
Knotless netting, twining, lashing
$600
Sandias Enshrouded
Susan Allison-Hatch
@susanallisonhatch
22″ x 32″ x 2.375″
Mulberry paper, silk chiffon, antique sashiko thread
Joomchi, natural dyeing, hand stitching
$650
Shrine: Havva (Mother of Life)
Andrea Anastos
etsy.com/shop/immramchara
27″ x 15″
Wool felt, mirrored glass beads, stone, bone and pottery beads, wool fiber, cotton cloth, artist canvas, cotton thread, acrylic paint
Raw edge appliqué, hand embroidery, painting, beading, machine sewing
$275
Strange Moons
Kim Baird
@krlbaird
29″ x 24.5″
Cotton, dye, paint, polyester batting
Dyeing, painting, machine piecing and quilting
$500
The Crowd
Sandy Baron
@sandym.baron
10″ x 10″
Wool and cotton yarn, cotton fabric
Krokbragd weaving
$125
100 Day Stitch Book 2023
Karen Bartig
@karenbartig
7″ x 10.5″ x .75″
Fabric, vintage linens, ribbons, beads, buttons, sequins, embroidery and metallic threads, feathers, postage stamps, cupcake liners
Hand embroidery, hand stitching, die cutting
NFS
Electric
Jane Bassuk
janebassukartist.com
15.5″ x 15.5″
Cotton fabric, embroidery thread, beads, quilt batting, wonder under
Hand embroidery, quilting, beading, fusing, stitching
NFS
Studio Scrap Quilt
Malini Basu
@muhleenee
Upholstery samples, embroidery thread
Embroidery, patchwork piecing
NFS
Washoe Dusk
Nancy Beckert
@All_Stringz_Considered
3.5″ x 4.5″ x 6″
Pine needles, gourd, ink dyes, waxed linen thread, feathers, beads
Binding, coiling, wrapping
NFS
Sconcho
Carol Bell
carolbeldesigns.com
2′ x 3′
Polyester thread, viscose
Machine and hand sewing
$100
Hello Cousin
Carolyn Benforado
@cbenforado
15.25″ x 12.125″ x 2.5″
Cotton fabric, embroidery floss, perle cotton, fingerling wool
Photo transfer, hand embroidery
NFS
A Journal of the Plague Years
Anne Bertram
subnivean.com/blog
13″ x 17″
Cotton thread, cotton canvas
Cross-stitch embroidery
NFS
Scroll 40
Astrid Hilger Bennett
@astridhbennett
4″ x 44″
Cotton fabric, fiber reactive dyes, India ink, polymer medium, eyelets
Handpainting, monoprinting, batik, screenprinting, drawing, machine stitching
$250
This Is Who I Am
Sandra Bot-Miller
@sandybotmiller
23″ diameter
Wool, cotton yarn, thread, felt, fabric, metal hoop
Circular tapestry, appliqué, embroidery
$1500
The Wild Air
Debbie Boyles
debbieboylesart.com
23″ x 33″ x 2″
Cotton fabric, polyester organza, acrylic paint, gloss medium, gold leaf, thread, mat board
Layering, painting, gold leafing, thermofax, burning, hand stitching
NFS
Life With Grief
Sandra Brick
@sandraabrick
8.5″ x 8.5″ x 6.5″
Glass, cotton fabric, beads, cotton batting
Silkscreening, kiln fusing, stitched shibori, bead embroidery
$800
Elemental
Susan Brown
@eddarahandmadepaper
27.5″ x 25″
Abaca, pigment, acrylic paint, metallic paint, sewing thread, Mod Podge
Papermaking, pigmenting, dyeing, cutting, painting, sewing
NFS
Each Knot Tied: For Safety/For Beauty/For Peace
Brenna Busse
brennabusse.com
29″ x 9″ x 3″
Salt dyed and batik cotton fabric, low fire red clay, linden sticks, paint
Tearing, wrapping, knotting
$295
Softly
Julie Caffey
@juliemermaid77
33″ x 35″
Mom’s cashmere, wool, cotton, buttons, thread, tree limb, labels
Quilting, machine sewing, embroidery, appliqué, sashiko, light witchcraft
$1500
Thread Study 3
Nancy Condon
@nancycondon
12″ x 10″
Recycled quilt pieces, cotton thread
Quilting, cutting, stitching
$50
Nature’s Evolution
Susan Day
@susanvday
48″ x 13″
Antique linen table runner, silk noil, local leaves and grasses, driftwood, wool thread, iron bath, rust
Eco printing on silk noil, natural dyeing, wrapping, steaming, hand sewing
NFS
June’s Place
Katie DeCosse
@katie55418
17″ x 20″
Hand dyed wool
Traditional rug hooking
NFS
Flow to Your True Home
Mary Lee Eischen
@maryleeeischen
24″ x 19″
Cotton fabric, Pigma pen, cotton and rayon threads
Collage, poetry, machine quilting and drawing, writing
$350
Kjolsak- Swedish Decorative Pocket
Gayle Ericksen
@bungalowpaws
10″ x 7″
Wool and linen fabric, Swedish woven braid, ribbon, Bakelite buttons, artist made lampwork bead, tin pewter thread, wool and linen thread
Swedish embroidery, stitching, lampworking
NFS
Lace
Mattie Ernst
@earnest.threads.studio
24″ x 24″ x 2.5″
Merino wool yarn, aluminum rod
Knitting, botanical printing
NFS
Offshoots I-VI
Marjorie Fedyszyn
@marjoriefedyszyn
7″ x 11″ x 1″
Handmade abaca paper, cotton thread
Paper casting, embroidery
NFS
Garden Party
Mia Finnamore
@whats_mia_making
13″ x 10.5″
Clay, yarn, fabric scraps, underglaze
Hand building, painting, firing, weaving
NFS
Untitled
Abbey Fitzpatrick
abbeyfitzpatrick.com
8″ x 8″ x 2″
Oil paint, panel, muslin, wax, resin
Painting, shredding, waxing, shaping
$200
Woven Portal
Olivia Gallenberger
@oliviaoverboard
1′ x 1′
Yarn, rope
Coiling
$300
A Collaboration: Indigo-Dyed Roman Shades.
Katie Foran and Sharon Grosh
@sharongrosh
20″ x 52″
Cotton (Robert Kaufman) and Stony Brook Farms indigo
Folded and stitched shibori, collaborating, dyeing, sewing
NFS
Mourning Cloth 11
Carolyn Halliday
carolynhalliday.com
29″ x 18″
Silk, animal membrane, used dryer sheets
Parchment making, hand stitching
$800
Forest for the Trees
Haley Harnagel
@lifeafteraverage
19″ x 34.5″ x .5″
Cotton rope, wool, acrylic and wool scrap fiber
Macrame, carding, weaving
$350
Lyre
Susan Hensel
@susan_hensel_multimedia_artist
48″ x 8″ x 2″
Trilobal polyester embroidery thread, transparent plastic tubes, polyester felt, waxed linen thread, bead, washer, cardboard tubes, plywood, hanging hardware
Digital embroidery design, digital embroidery, lashing
$1500
Buffalo
Maribeth Hite
mhquilts.com
30″ x 19″
Silk, poly and cotton fabrics, cotton embroidery thread, glass beads
Crazy quilting, embroidery, hand beading
$300
Ghostly
Mary Holland
@manetherland
48″ x 13.5″
Polyester fabric shawl, acrylic paint
Marbling
NFS
Calypso Breeze Felted Ruffle Scarf
Bobbi Hoppman
facebook.com/wknitty
8.5″ x 60″
Merino wool, sari silk, banana silk, viscose and mohair yarn
Wet felting
$75
Spring Pansies
Cynthia Huff
@cynthiahuffdesign
7.5″ x 7.5″
Flannel backing, repurposed teabags, flowers, cotton thread, textile inks
Pressing, repurposing, free motion machine stitching, painting
$600
After the Warming, Only the Moon Remains
Tina Hughes
@tinamh2
27.5″ x 18″
Hand-dyed fabrics, painted fabrics, textile paint, commercial fabrics, embroidery threads
Piecing, discharge, thermofax screen printing, stamping, asemic writing, painting
$150
Reflections
Francie Iverson
@francesiversontextiles
Each piece: 33″ x 12″
Found fabrics, interfacing, wooden dowels, cotton warp
Stiffening, cutting, weaving
$600
Blueberry Dream
Debbie Johnson
@debbiejbasketryworks
4″ x 7″ diameter
Hand harvested black ash
Plaiting, twill weaving
$125
Overflow
Allison Jones
@bloodmoonjones
21″ x 37″
Cotton/polyester broadcloth, cotton embroidery floss, wooden dowel, beads
Hand embroidery, machine sewing
NFS
Frolicking Butterflies
Colleen Kahn
stitchmasters.org
Wearable Garment (approx. 50″ tall)
Shot silk dupioni, lace fabric, poly lining, beads, sequins, canvas, spandex, spiral steel boning
Flat pattern making, machine sewing, dress and corset making, tambour beading, hand sewn beading
NFS
Carnival
Gail Katz-James
@gkatzjamart
13.5″ x 15″ x 4″
Steel, wire, beads, paint
Welded steel, knotless netting, painting
$350
Ladylike
Jessica Kitzman
@jessicakitzman_xylem
24″ x 39″ x 29″
Pillows, potholders, pillowcases, dish towels, curtains, cloth napkins, clothing, found domestic textiles
Hand sewing, embroidery
$3600
Trans Flag (Maker Unknown, Circa 19th Century or 1970’s)
Riley Kleve
@betterdaysyarn
17″ x 12″
Handspun yarn
Handspinning, dyeing, weaving
NFS
Swoop De Doo
Tracy Krumm
tracykrumm.com
47″ x 24″
Various metal wires, pigments, acrylics, resin, steel, silk, safety pins, patina
Crochet, forging, painting
$3500
Test for Summer Elementals
Candy Kuehn
@candykuehn
Wearable Garment
AI generated images, spring seed photos, organic cotton lycra, awkward fabric, fake flowers, Harris Fabrics collars, leotard pattern
Photoshop, Spoonflower digital printing, pattern making, sewing
$300
Orange on Blue Starburst
Becky Kyhl
etsy.com/shop/blueriversilk
Wearable Garment (Size: 12-14-16)
14 momme silk satin scarves, DuPont dyes, rayon thread, satin fabric
Gravatational hand dyeing, steaming, machine sewing
$375
Cornucopia of Color
Phillippa Lack
pklack.com
10.5″ x 42.5″
Organic cotton sateen, polyester and cotton thread, metallic thread
Digital printing, photoshop, twin needle stitching
$550
Journey
Lin Lacy
@linlacyfineart
Container: 1″ x 12″ x .75″ to 2″
Book: 6.5″ x 6.5″ x 1.125″ (closed)
Artist made paper, jute, waxed linen thread, micron pen, cotton thread, recycled cotton paper, book board, artist marbled paper
Coiling, rolling, accordian binding, hand stitching
NFS
Frida’s Flowers
Robbie LaFleur
robbielafleur.com
36″ x 22.5″
Wool
Open warp transparent tapestry
NFS
Conflating Soar and Sore
Lisa Larson
@lislrsn
16″ x 16″
Yarn, monk’s cloth, dressmaker shears
Punch needle rughooking, yarn sculpting
$900
Playing with Color
Kimberly Laudert
kimberlylaudertart.com
12″ x 12″, plus fringe
Cotton and recycled yarns
Saori weaving
NFS
Crescent
Angela Laughingheart
@angelalaughingheart
17″ x 10″ x 4″
Canvas mesh, assorted yarns, canvas backing
Spool knitting, rya rug weaving, hand sewing
$700
Marine Botanical
Deanna Lillemoe
@deannamartinlillemoe
18″ x 18″
Cotton fabric, cotton thread
Hand piecing, quilting
NFS
Blooming
Mary Lofgren
@lofgrenmj
19″ x 13″
Vintage and scrap fabric, assorted ribbon, threads
Photo transfer, fabric collage, hand stitching
NFS
Microcosm 3
Debra Maertens
@debramaertens
24″ x 7″ x 5″
Textiles, N95 mask, wool, embroidery thread, pearl cotton, beads, acrylic paint
Printing, painting, piecing, twining, coiling, wet felting, needle felting
$450
Sirs, Hers, and Slurs
Arnée Martin
@argh_margh
5″ embroidery hoop
Aida cloth, embroidery thread, plastic hoop, cotton lace
Cross stitching
$200
Rainy Nights in Georgia
Carol Mashuga
@carolatchleymashuga
20″ x 16″
Hand-dyed fabric, fusible interfacing, cotton thread, gold leaf
Dyeing, fusing, stitching, heating, burning
$400
Setting the Stage Sugar Bowl
Layl McDill
@laylmcdill
5″ x 5″ x 5″
Polymer clay, glitter, wire, magazine photo, found vessel, Lite Brite pegs
Millefiori layering, liquid clay collage, glueing, sculpting
$200
Six Eared Macaque Monkie Kid
Linda McShannock
@lmcshann
19″ x 12″ x 3″
Tapestry wool, fiberfill, beads,
Collaboration with Alexandria Treziok
Machine knit, Swiss darning
NFS
Mother Earth Visiting Hidden Moon
Cyndi Kaye Meier
cyndikayemeier.com
Wearable Garment (Size: Women’s Large, approx. 45″ long)
Cotton velveteen, lining fabric, grosgrain ribbon
Textile Center Garage Sale scavenging, dyeing, machine sewing
NFS
Cucumber Papyrus Weave
Kelly Meyer
kellymeyerart.com
8″ x 8″ x 1.5″
Cucumber, DMC floss
Papyrus papermaking, hand embroidery
$350
Botanically Printed Eileen Fisher Wool Jacket with 5 Repairs
Helane Monsour
@chamberedheartfiber
Wearable Garment (Size: Medium)
Wool jacket, eucalyptus leaves, thread
Up-cycling, botanical printing, mending
$300
Untitled
Annais Morales
@annnnaiiss
40″ x 40.5″
Cotton fabric, knit fabric, cotton thread, ball point pen
Machine and hand sewing, drawing
NFS
The Dildo Doesn’t Fall Far From the Bed
Sophia Munic
@sophmunic
33.5″ x 17″
Found quilt, batting, thread
Machine quilting, hand sewing
$400
Caution
Phoenix Niewidok
@denimbutcherfashion
Wearable Garment (Size: 30″ waist)
Up-cycled garments and textiles
Deconstructing, collaging, hand sewing
$250
Fluff!
Chiaki O’Brien
@chiakiobrien
24″ x 12″
Wool, cotton, raffia, wool roving/locks, cotton fabric, driftwood
SAORI hand weaving
$200
Habit #1
Marina Pollock
@chapmanhandmade
17.5″ x 22″
New, vintage, and repurposed cotton fabric, cotton batting, cotton thread
Machine sewing, machine quilting, hand sewing
$175
All We Are Saying is Give Bees A Chance
Trina Porte
mnjewishartists.org/artist/artpoet/
16.5″ x 24″
Digitally printed fabric photo composition, sequin leaves and bees, plastic heart pendants, glass bead, embroidery thread, hot melt glue, wooden frame, staples, hope and joy, satisfaction
Photography, embroidery, hand sewing, considering, deciding, gluing, stapling, hammering, cursing, smiling
NFS
Undulation – I
Ann Poulson
annpoulson.com
5″ x 8.5″ x 7.5″
Merino wool
Wet felting
$80
Desert Rose Selenite Sculpture
Ren Rajcic
@renraj
13″ x 10″
Wool, repurposed synthetic fibers, filament thread, cotton
Hand sculpting, felting, hand sewing
NFS
Bark/Bite
Jan Rapacz
@fibergarmentsart
16.5″ x 20.5″
Birch bark, glass beads, fabric
Hand beading
$100
Dream Sequence
Erica Spitzer Rasmussen
@erica_spitzer_rasmussen
6″ x 28″ diameter
Handmade paper, cotton fibers, tissue paper, acrylic paint, Elmer’s glue, Liquid Nails
Cast paper
NFS
And the Day Came
Wen Redmond
wenredmond.com
12″ x 12″
Natural fiber, scrim, glass bead medium, paint, Anais Nin quote
Digitally altered image, digital printing
Painting, stitching
$425
Shape Study
Merry Reimler
@squaremerry
39.5″ x 32.5″
Repurposed clothing, cotton fabric, poly-cotton fabric
Appliqué, machine sewing, hand quilting
$325
Exposed
Jes Reyes
@jesreyesart
25″ diameter
Wool yarn, cotton rope, vegan roving, cotton yarn, found doilies, t-shirt yarn, raffia
Weaving, hand sewing, embroidery
$725
Party of Twelve
Wendy Richardson
@qtstudio
28.5″ x 23″
Cotton, linen, vintage linens, Cherrywood fabrics, vintage linen wine coasters, Renaissance ribbon
Dyeing, hand and machine quilting, embroidery
$450
Blue Vessel
Karen Searle
@klart21
10″ x 3″ diameter
Copper wire, nylon cord
Crochet
$480
Dendro-Oncology (9:30)
Amanda Shopa
amandashopa.com
14″ diameter
Wool, silk, unknown fibers, crochet cotton, wooden hoop
Weaving, drop spindle spinning
NFS
Coffee Break
Helen Smith Stone
@qtwstudio
14.25″ x 18″
Cotton fabrics, cotton and poly/cotton threads, quilt batting, painter’s canvas frame
Piecing, free-motion quilting
NFS
Parrot River
Rebecca Speakes
beadazzlingquilts.com
46″ x 14″
Chintz, batiks, tricot lamé, foil
Hand quilting, machine piecing, embellishing, foil-stamping
$275
Don’t Wear Stripes
Alanna Stapleton
@staples_alanna
22″ x 20″
Cotton, polyester batting
Machine piecing, hand quilting
NFS
Virgin/Whore
Sarah Stengle
centralbookingnyc.com/artists/sarah-stengle/
Wearable Garment (Size: Women’s Large)
Green ink, cotton lawn
Machine and hand sewing, rubber stamping, hand lettering
$1000
Lake Mary From Kay’s Pontoon – Study #1
Gail Steward
@glsfunstuff
5.5″ x 8.5″
Canvas, embroidery floss, decorative threads
Free-form embroidery
NFS
Shetland Diamond Mazes Scarf
Helen Stoerzinger
etsy.com/shop/helensweavingstudio
60″ x 10″
Shetland wool, sewing thread
Doubling 4-shaft twill, machine sewing
$95
Three Towers of Minneapolis
Theodore Stumpf
@artistedefibre
25″ x 45″
33 neckties, fusible interfacing, canvas, ultrasuede, cording
Fusing, cutting, piecing, machine sewing
$600
Diagnosis
Lee Anne Swanson-Peet
@leeleeduckstar
17.5″ x 12.5″ x 3″
Cotton fabric
Reverse appliqué, hand and machine quilting, trapunto, embroidery
$400
And so it Begins
Lorri Talberg
@lorriwt
24″ x 24″
Wool yarn, tufting cloth, felt, rug adhesive
Machine tufting
NFS
Beginnings in the Circle
Heather Tinkham
tiglioarts.com
14″ x 14″ x 18″
Reclaimed fibers, cotton and wool threads
Hand stitching
NFS
Three Dolls
Wendy Tully
@wendy_tully
28″ x 16″
Vintage Japanese and African fabrics, vintage buttons, cotton thread, wool yarn, roving
Hand stitching
$250
Willow
Barbara Whitney Askew
@myfiberdolls
27″ x 12″
Wool, wool roving, silk, cotton thread
Smocking, hand and machine sewing, needlefelting
NFS
Homage to Minneapolis: River Road
Lisa Wolfe
artthatcooks.etsy.com
24.5″ x 23″
Cotton fabrics, photo transfers, thread, embroidery floss, cotton belts, vintage fringe, faux-flower trim, deconstructed jewelry, buttons
Machine and hand sewing, embroidery, repurposing, collaging
NFS
My Mangrove
Rebecca Yaker
rebeccayaker.com
18″ x 18″ x 6″
Wool yarn, needlepoint canvas, wool suiting, pillow insert
Needlepoint, machine knitting, machine sewing, meditating, discovering
NFS
Eyes to See Each Other Again
Ivonne Yáñez
@ivo_misterio
Yarn, oil cloth
Weaving
NFS
Women’s Work
Pamela Ziegenhagen
@mnpaintedcircus
Wearable Garment (36″ x 12″ x 6″)
Cotton table cloth, found embroideries, vintage lace, vintage buttons, color copies on fabric recipes, vintage fabric
Collaging, embroidery, indigo dyeing, photo copying, machine sewing
NFS
Hooked Rug, Irma Churunel, Guatemala
Multicolores
multicolores.org
Recycled clothing, monk’s cloth
Rug hooking
$400
Dancing Circle of Women, from Sasha Association for Craft Producers, Kolkata, West Bengal
Cultural Cloth
culturalcloth.com
3 layers of Mumul cotton, thread
Nakshi kantha, hand stitching
NFS
Jamdani Fabric, from Karustuti, Kolkata, West Bengal
Studio Ruyee
@studioruyee
250 count muslin
Handspinning, weaving
NFS