Elin Haessly
Weaving and natural dye, natural dye yarns with plants from our Prairie
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Born and raised in Denmark I have lived in USA since 1983. In 2006 my husband and I retired to a farm in Soldiers Grove. Back in Denmark I dreamed of raising sheep since my hobby was to dye wool yarn with natural dyes and plants. Now in retirement I have a small flock of sheep so I am busy spinning, dyeing and weaving their wool into heavy wool rugs, blankets shawls and scarves.
Over the years, I have been weaving dozens and dozens rag rugs the Swedish way as I was taught in Denmark and Sweden, but discovering all the beautiful colors the cotton knit comes in, that has been my outlet for a lot of rugs this Covid year. I can weave a cotton rug in any color that will match your Kitchen, Bath, Bedroom and Children’s rooms or any other room you can think of.
In the summertime I spend most of my time dyeing the wool from my sheep in my summer studio surrounded of more than 45 acre restored prairie, and with 2 other looms in the studio I weave wall and window hangings/displays and anything else I can think of.
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Born and raised in Denmark I have lived in USA since 1983. In 2006 my husband and I retired to a farm in Soldiers Grove. Back in Denmark I dreamed of raising sheep since my hobby was to dye wool yarn with natural dyes and plants. Now in retirement I have a small flock of sheep so I am busy spinning, dyeing and weaving their wool into heavy wool rugs, blankets shawls and scarves.
Over the years, I have been weaving dozens and dozens rag rugs the Swedish way as I was taught in Denmark and Sweden, but discovering all the beautiful colors the cotton knit comes in, that has been my outlet for a lot of rugs this Covid year. I can weave a cotton rug in any color that will match your Kitchen, Bath, Bedroom and Children’s rooms or any other room you can think of.
In the summertime I spend most of my time dyeing the wool from my sheep in my summer studio surrounded of more than 45 acre restored prairie, and with 2 other looms in the studio I weave wall and window hangings/displays and anything else I can think of.
