About Loring Lamb

Loring Lamb has been a weaver/spinner for 25 years. For the last 5 years she has branched off into beadwork. Loring was taught the art of beading by the well-known Umatilla tribal member Maynard "White Owl" Lavador, whose original beadwork is featured in the Smithsonian collection. Loring uses all sorts of unique odds and ends in her original beaded pieces.

Funky Fiberworks is a home-based business owned by Loring Lamb, award-winning fiber artist. Loring learned to weave in a traditional style from the Finnish Elders in her hometown community of Clatskanie, Oregon.


Her first loom was hand-crafted by her father and based on traditional Finnish loom design. The Finnish ladies supplied some of the required accessories: an antique wooden reed that holds each thread separate and untangled; two wooden frame harnesses from the "Old Country" that control the pattern while weaving and the numerous metal heddles inside each harness.

Loring also excels at spinning wool into yarn and beading designs onto headstalls, hat bands, moccasins and jewelry.


Schacht Looms

Hand spun 100% wool Funky Fiberworks yarn is available at Cattle Country Quilts in Joseph, Oregon. Funky Fiberworks is also your local source of Schacht looms,weaving and spinning supplies and spinning wheels. Schacht looms make weaving a beautiful dream. Contact us if you are interested in trying one out.

 

 

About Sally Brandt

"Fiber art has been a passion since my high school days" Says Sally Brandt. Her first project was a full-length knit cape that she worked on in study halls for the entire year. Sally is such a skilled knitter that she can help solve knitting problems over the phone and many of her friends call her when they encounter problems.

Sally has been knitting and weaving for more than 30 years and she is still learning new techniques. College courses gave Sally a solid foundation in fiber arts and gave her the knowledge to experiment with many different kinds of fibers and designs. She was a sucessful production weaver for more than 20 years with 8 galleries around the country carrying her work.

Teaching and family took precedence over fiber arts for many years, but now that the family is mostly grown, Sally has more time to dedicate to knitting hats and weaving rugs, shawls and other items.