fiber artist

karen borga

CREATING MY LIFE
One THREAD AT A TIME

Let me INSPIRE YOU! 

As a fiber artist, my days are spent immersed in the world of wool creating one thread at a time.

A Fiber Artist’s Journal

My creative ADHD often takes me on exciting journeys down various “rabbit holes” of artistic exploration. (Bet this happens to you too!) This website is my way of documenting all the incredible techniques and information I discover, hoping to make your search for techniques and inspiration a little easier. Plus, it’s a handy reference for me!

Here, you’ll find my insights and tips on:

what I love Weaving on lots of types of looms
what I love Spinning various weight yarns
what I love The Art of Scouring fleece
what I love Nuno felting with fine & raw wool
what I love Dyeing wool, roving and yarn
what I love Knitting and crocheting
what I love … And, whatever interests me today!

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@karenborga.artist
Karen Borga

@karenborga.artist

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  • While we’re doing renovations, we’re tweaking my great grandmother’s desk too.
  • Painting the doors for the dining room built-in hutch. This is finally feeling like it is coming together. I can start playing with fiber again, real soon!!
  • Progress. Not tan color anymore. This color is called "pewter" ... seriously looking forward to putting my dining room chairs back in this room. I've been living in chaos.
  • Painting the hutch in my dining room. It has stained glass panels that no longer match the rest of the room so, hoping this color will quiet them enough that they can still stay. Frank had them made for me years ago as surprise Christmas gift.
  • I hand combed the South Down fleece I bought at the @nj_fibershed Barn Crawl. Here are some of the single spun spools, now time to ply them together. 

(Happy to have my spinning wheel back in the living room! )
  • Yeah, my chair, matches my wheel and the rest of the room! Almost done with this renovation project, and I can spend time spinning again.
  • Time to recover my spinning wheel chair so she matches the new living room decor.
  • Stove is cooking again after its tile refresh. Carpet installer is coming to measure tomorrow morning. You can see the new color sample in the corner. You can see the color of the walls and trim in this photo too. 

We use a wood burning stove to supplementally heat the house all winter long. So cozy.
  • New tile for under the wood burning stove. Reshaped it to give a little more walking space around it. So blessed to have @jaylayton_com in our lives. God sends Angels to me. He is truly one of them.
While we’re doing renovations, we’re tweaking my great grandmother’s desk too.
While we’re doing renovations, we’re tweaking my great grandmother’s desk too.
2 hours ago
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Painting the doors for the dining room built-in hutch. This is finally feeling like it is coming together. I can start playing with fiber again, real soon!!
Painting the doors for the dining room built-in hutch. This is finally feeling like it is coming together. I can start playing with fiber again, real soon!!
10 hours ago
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Progress. Not tan color anymore. This color is called "pewter" ... seriously looking forward to putting my dining room chairs back in this room. I've been living in chaos.
Progress. Not tan color anymore. This color is called "pewter" ... seriously looking forward to putting my dining room chairs back in this room. I've been living in chaos.
1 day ago
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Painting the hutch in my dining room. It has stained glass panels that no longer match the rest of the room so, hoping this color will quiet them enough that they can still stay. Frank had them made for me years ago as surprise Christmas gift.
Painting the hutch in my dining room. It has stained glass panels that no longer match the rest of the room so, hoping this color will quiet them enough that they can still stay. Frank had them made for me years ago as surprise Christmas gift.
2 days ago
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I hand combed the South Down fleece I bought at the @nj_fibershed Barn Crawl. Here are some of the single spun spools, now time to ply them together. 

(Happy to have my spinning wheel back in the living room! )
I hand combed the South Down fleece I bought at the @nj_fibershed Barn Crawl. Here are some of the single spun spools, now time to ply them together. (Happy to have my spinning wheel back in the living room! )
2 days ago
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Yeah, my chair, matches my wheel and the rest of the room! Almost done with this renovation project, and I can spend time spinning again.
Yeah, my chair, matches my wheel and the rest of the room! Almost done with this renovation project, and I can spend time spinning again.
3 days ago
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Time to recover my spinning wheel chair so she matches the new living room decor.
Time to recover my spinning wheel chair so she matches the new living room decor.
3 days ago
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Stove is cooking again after its tile refresh. Carpet installer is coming to measure tomorrow morning. You can see the new color sample in the corner. You can see the color of the walls and trim in this photo too. 

We use a wood burning stove to supplementally heat the house all winter long. So cozy.
Stove is cooking again after its tile refresh. Carpet installer is coming to measure tomorrow morning. You can see the new color sample in the corner. You can see the color of the walls and trim in this photo too. We use a wood burning stove to supplementally heat the house all winter long. So cozy.
1 week ago
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New tile for under the wood burning stove. Reshaped it to give a little more walking space around it. So blessed to have @jaylayton_com in our lives. God sends Angels to me. He is truly one of them.
New tile for under the wood burning stove. Reshaped it to give a little more walking space around it. So blessed to have @jaylayton_com in our lives. God sends Angels to me. He is truly one of them.
1 week ago
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