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I enjoy making woven home decor that translates western subtlety into home luxuries.
Warm up under a sofa throw, put a chair shawl over your shoulders and always have a car blanket in the back seat. You deserve comfort wherever you are!
Add a custom valence to your windows, fill an empty spot with a colorful wall hanging and brighten any dinner with a table runner. Decorate your house to be noticed!
A small bed blanket will do wonders for cold feet . Take a tip from the fiber animals of the high western plains and mountains and treat your home to the privilege of weavings from the west.
A Navajo-ply of three colors of soft Rambouillet sheep wool with accents of brown bisondown and added fringe on all sides make this a throw to die for. Size is 34" x 74" for $1,900. Pillows not included.
Nothing is more dramatic than an orange sunset melding the sky and prairie as one. Use as a wall hanging, a very warm/thick blanket or large shawl. 32” x 96” for $1,850.
Some weavings have specific stories. This is one of those: “Firey Sunset” is my memory of a swift Colorado fire that started in a canyon near Estes Park. As we quickly packed our vendor booth and left, we could see the approaching flames that turned an afternoon sky into hot, suffocating shades of orange. It seemed nothing would remain of the place where we had been.
The weaving is made entirely of leftovers. End cones of European specialty-spun wools were sent to me when the mills closed. I dyed those yarns by mixing powders at random to get what I remembered seeing. I traded women for partial skeins and beads they no longer wanted. Scrap wire was polished and now fastens the weaving to a piece of used copper water pipe. I added fringe for the flames spreading up every ravine. The open spaces in the weavings represent moments when we could see clear sky and breathe without coughing. The weaving patterns are as changeable as the scene which engulfed us.
I wanted to turn a tragic, destructive event into art that would invite looking and reflecting, without fear.
You’ll often see llamas guarding smaller animals in western pastures. In this weaving, natural-colored beige llama and black mohair team up for a striking pattern. Size is 6” x 80” for $400.
This was inspired by a photograph taken in 1989 after the Yellowstone Park Fires near Mammoth Terrace. The hand-dyed wool weaving was done to commemorate the fire and all the people who worked tirelessly in the Park. Size is 28" x 49" for $550.
Photograph taken at the VeeBar Guest Ranch in SE Wyoming.
This very long weaving was inspired by the experience of driving down a slick, snowy Interstate 80 during a Wyoming winter. Made of all wool, it has a few fun embellishments on one end. This would be a beautiful table runner for a family dinner or decoration on a long bookcase. Size is 11" by 115" including fringe for $700.
The common sight of dry, gold prairie grasses stretching up through their snowy blanket inspired this weaving of rayon and silk chenile. It measures 7” x 60” for $150.
This is a cuddly throw woven of hand-dyed wool, alpaca, mohair, and silk boucle. Size is 28" x 60" for $790.
Photograph taken at the VeeBar Guest Ranch in SE Wyoming.
Autumn is red-orange after a winter frost but you’ll be warm under this wool boucle throw. Size is 15.5” x 80” for $375.
Made of raw silk boucle, cotton boucle and mohair to simulate log cabin construction. Size is 12" by 94" for $600.
Photograph taken at the VeeBar Guest Ranch in SE Wyoming.
The wall hanging can double as a shawl. It is based on a colonial pattern with added wooden beads at the fringe. Size is 17.5" x 112" for $1,200.
This weaving of hand-dyed gold mohair and white Scottish wool is woven to highlight the extraordinary drama of Canary Spring at Mammoth Terrace, Yellowstone National Park. It could be used as a throw or wall-hanging.
Size is 32 " x 70" with a 7" fringe on one side and 17" fringe on the other. Price is $1,125.
Wool boucle with threads of silk & mohair create a warm, lightweight shawl for “in-between” temperatures. Size is 26" x 68" for $1,100. *Teddy bear sales associate not included.
Made of brightly colored wool and hand-dyed variegated wool boucle, this makes a stunning table runner. Size is 13" by 62" for $550.
Photograph taken at the VeeBar Guest Ranch in SE Wyoming.
It's all wools in forest green, sage and high altitude prairie gold. A gem of a throw or an ideal car blanket. Size is 29” X 80" for $900.
This weaving, which is based on a late night photo, gives class to a wide spot in the road in the middle of desolate Wyoming. Size is 18.5” x 63” for $700.
This subtle cream, yellow, pink, and blue weaving made of linen and silk makes a beautiful wall hanging (or use as a delicate, fancy shawl). It has touches of wool boucle at the ends and bits of horse hair tied into the fringe. It is made to honor the Yellowstone Lake Hotel and the travelers who visit. Size is 27" x 48" for $600.
Designs emerge from hand-dyed silks over a dark purple and black wool pattern weft. It can be a wall hanging as shown here, or a long shawl. Size is 22” x 82” for $1,600.
You'll be especially warm snuggled under this Wyoming tweed weaving made mostly of handspun wools. Size is 21" x 84" for $1,700.
Photograph taken at the VeeBar Guest Ranch in SE Wyoming.
Two colors define Wyoming: blue for sky and blue jeans, and gold for prairie. This wool weaving (whether used as a throw or wall-hanging) with added fringe and kumihimo braid will define head to toe comfort for you. Size is 25” x 80” for $950.
Few cars were on the Hanna Basin highway when I wished for a wool and mohair throw like this to ward off the winter chill. It is embellished with glass beads to simulate the meager traffic. The mix of fibers make this warmer than most commercial wool blankets. Size is 24" X 46” for $400.
This is a very tactile weaving made of thick wool, llama, and bison yarn and roving, and a thin hand-dyed wool boucle. Based on a log-cabin pattern, this would be perfect as a wall hanging (framed or unframed) or table covering to cozy-up a space. Size is 22" by 69" including fringe for $800.
Warm up under a wool throw during those brief days of spring when snow melt begins uncovering pink and gray-blue rocks and feeds the not-yet-green grasses. Size is 29” x 76” for $1,200.
A Wyoming fall afternoon is a picture of gold grasses with bits of red or green stems, just like this soft, wool lap robe. This is “instant warmth” for a cold day. Size is 23” x 54” for $600.
Surround yourself in the textures and comfort of natural fibers and hand-dyed yarns with colors inspired by the Wyoming landscape. Add timeless drama to your wardrobe with scarves and shawls of silk, bison, cashmere, alpaca . . . .
My goal is to make weavings that feel good, dye colors and mix textures that are satisfying to have around, and create something that cannot be copied.
I capture moments and sensations that change quickly and challenge us to remember. With a weaving you can take the west home — and still leave it here for the residents!
~Jeny
This silk scarf is a tribute to the non-Wyoming west: Arizona’s orange sunsets, Zuni/Hopi/Navajo turquoise, and New Mexico’s white sands. It is 9.5” x 62” for $800.
Red berries are the last signs of summer to leave native shrubs before winter snows arrive here. Enjoy the memory in a fine bamboo scarf. 16” x 78” for $1,300.
I don’t do pictorial weaving but this silk scarf seems quite visual nonetheless. It represents the log cabins on the sagebrush prairie, a bygone time. It is 11” x 88” for $850.
The top weaving is an elegant seasilk scarf in an unusual shade of maroon sometimes referred to as “alpinglow” on the mountains. The scarf will wrap your neck in luxury. 4 inches x 76 inches for $1,400.
This scarf is inspired by Wyoming's state flower the Indian Paintbrush which is often found growing among sagebrush. It is made entirely of thread-size cashmere. Size is 7" x 72" for $1,310.
Cold Dawn represents the few minutes that distinguish night from day and is a fleeting experience, like the dreamtime moments between sleep and awake. Woven of custom-dyed silks it is 28.5” x 64” for $1,000.
Remember the 2017 solar eclipse in WY with an elegant shawl of black, gold and silver wool crepe that feels like cool, soft sand! 12” x 100” for $950.
This weaving seemed to take forever to make because the silk yarns are the size of sewing thread — over 900 across the 18” width. Navy blue dominates one side while white dominates the other. Think summer and winter. It is 70” long for $850.
Wyoming is full of dunes — mostly ancient — but near the border with Colorado there are some worthy of a play day. This shawl is woven of linen and fine variegated wool crepe resulting in a pattern like blowing sand. It is 24” x 48” for $450.
Based on a photo of a cloud which dumped a huge amount of hail one summer, (see photo in Inspirations), this small scarf of alpaca and wool will keep you warm in any weather. 7” x 52” for $300. Celtic pin not included.
Fine tercel and turquoise beads on a ruffled edge scarf seemed right when I wove all night while I was watching the stars. Only 12” x 32” for $225.
Made of hand-dyed seasilk, this short scarf is wide enough to snug under your chin. It has a twisted loop on one side to tuck the other scarf end into for easy fastening. 17 inches x 38 inches for $250.
Have a bit of fun with this patterned scarf made of gold raw silk and warm bisondown-yak blend yarns. 4 inches x 80 inches. $300
The mainstays of tiny Wyoming communities are local newspapers. Silk, linen and possomdown celebrate black and white print in a scarf with a unique pattern on each side. 3.25" x 61" for $2,000.
Pashmina, two colors of quiviut, and hand-dyed alpaca boucle make this the warmest scarf you could possibly wear. 8-9 inches variable width x 62 inches long for $1,800 (bracelet not included).
This is an incredibly warm and elegant dress scarf made of angora rabbit fur (from 2 different rabbits), and French cashmere on a fine wool warp. 13 inches wide by 52 inches long for $1,500.
It’s the only comment I will ever make about the political leanings of the Rocky Mountain states. Woven of silk and cotton the scarf feels wonderful and will probably go with anything you want to wear. 6” x 42” for $95.
Be the woman who dominates the night in this shawl of bamboo and Tussah silk that feels as elegant as a Wyoming full moon looks. 26” x 124” for $2,400.
This one is a stunner in pink, blue, and brown seasilk! We named it 'The Witches Cloak' after the Yellowstone thermal spring near the Witches Cauldron. Size is 27.5" x 78" for $1,300.
Inspired by an old, weathered ranch cabin and out buildings, this silk and alpaca scarf will wrap you in memories of a visit to the pioneer west. 7” x 94” for $600.
Fine silk and Swiss silk boucle are just the right combination for a shawl in honor of the Yellowstone geysers, especially Old Faithful. 19” x 90” with added side fringe for $1,600.
Walk slowly, look closely and you’ll enter the world of those who live in the west. This is one of those up-close-and-personal images on a cold, wet morning with just a bit of frost or snow. All silk, double-sided pattern, the shawl is 13” x 64” for $900.
Have you ever fished our swift rivers for the prized Rainbow Trout? This all-silk, hand-dyed and variegated scarf honors the excitement and pride of western fishermen. 12” x 60” for $1,000.
It is woven of yak and fine wool crepe to honor the indigenous people of Western America. 10.5” x 88” for $600.
Truly, blues and golds are the colors of Wyoming and this weaving of hand-dyed variegated silks and a rayon novelty yarn capture the subtle shades of fall in the Tetons. 10” x 80” for $800. Currently on display at the Headwaters Center in Dubois, Wyoming.
Camel down (the undercoat) and merino wool make this little neck scarf both handsome and soft. 4.5" x 39" for $135. Pin not included.
The Great Medicine Wheel is in northern Wyoming, and worth a trip to this prehistoric site. But in case you need a reminder to add it to your vacation agenda, wear the scarf of wools and hand-dyed seasilks. 3.5” x 46” for $400.