The Apple Creek Farm
Historically Inspired Fiber Arts
Month: March 2026
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The Green Man is a fascinating folk art symbol. Some sources say it is a medieval symbol of spring and rejuvenation. But most sources can only be tracked back to the 1930s, making this a modern folk art symbol. Although, soon it will be 100 years old, which doesn’t feel very modern! Usually carved or…
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In February I was busy cooking up something I had never done before: Fiber art as Fine Art! I submitted this woven piece, with a hand turned distaff and spindle, to the Arts Council of Wyoming County Fiber Fine Art Exhibit. I have long considered myself an artist, and found expression through various visual mediums…
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I’ve got my story floating around all over on this website and social media! But in a few bullet points:– I got an antique spinning wheel, which made me look up historical spinning in greater depth– I got into distaffs, which gave way to a drop spindle– I couldn’t find someone selling medieval style spindles…
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Over the Christmas break I rearranged my studio space for the umpteenth time. It’s an enclosed porch, and it’s long and narrow, so it never feels quite right – but I really like it for the moment! And then it was time to set some goals! Goal #1: Set some boundaries with the online store…
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The beginning of this month was all madness getting the Black Friday orders made and out! I really didn’t expect to have such good sales, and life as I knew it sort of stalled to a stop. It was eat, lathe, package, and sleep! Our two part European Belted Distaffs are our most expensive tool…
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Blue woven items are my biggest sellers! And luckily I also really like blue. Usually I add some brown or beige tones to my scarves to make the blue really pop, but this time I had some mint blue and greens to get woven up, so here we are! This project uses wool that was…
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2025 was our first year selling fiber arts tools online. What started with a few sales each month over the summer had ballooned into barely being able to keep up with demand come Black Friday! To say I was underprepared was a gross understatement lol. But we survived! And at the beginning of the month…
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This is our Spin Like a Viking kit It’s our best seller!And sales have averaged from between a few a week to a few a day since we started selling them Sept 2025 It started when I was asked to apply for a demonstrators spot at the 2024 WNY Fiber Arts Festival. I applied to…
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Hello! Today I want to chat about this style of spindle, which I am still playing with. It’s inspired by the photoThe Spinner by William-Adolphe BouguereauPainted in 1873 What I am learning is that by the later 1800s scenes like this were seen as traditional, and paintings of these scenes sold more because it was…
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