Fiber Abstractions - In the Studio

August 1, 2025

I don’t actually have a single dedicated space for my work anymore. Years ago I had a whole building but that got repurposed. Now my work spaces are spread throughout the house and an out building.

Felting Studio Door

There are work tables, a sewing table and materials shelves in the spare bedroom where I work most of the time. The dining table is also a work space except when there are special occasions. There are usually several projects going on at once.

Work/dining Table
Work Table

My loom resides in a corner of the living room. It has 24 harnesses, two warp beams and an electronic harness lifting assist (saves stress on the knees). I enter a pattern plan into the computer which controls the sequence of harnesses to be lifted and I throw the shuttle.

Loom
Threading the Loom
Warp Beam Back of Loom

Out in the back building there is a small room that used to be a photography studio but now it doubles as a work space with materials storage shelves. There are tables for making felt and a felt rolling machine. My newest machine is a little spin dryer that helps me extract water from the felt. Felt making is very water intensive. The rolling machine takes the work out of the rolling process.

Felting Studio
Felting Machine
Adriane Nicolaisen
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