AlbaRanch

About me

Weaving Since

2005

Kinds of weaving

Peg Loom, Rigid Heddle, Inkle, Frame-Navajo, Bow loom

Pets? Kids?

French Angora Rabbits, goats, dogs, cats, chickens, Silver Fox Rabbits, NO children

Favorite Color

Purple and Green

Favorite Fiber

Merino, Angora Bunny, and Angelina for some bling

State/Province

Colorado

Other

http://facebook.com/albaranch

Website or blog

http://albaranch.net

About me

I am one half of Alba Ranch. Melisa, that's me, is the Fiber Freak. Charlie is the fine arts person, although I do some photography and painting.

I have lived in Scotland and Peru. Scotland is where I learned to spin and first started weaving with a peg loom. I taught myself how to weave with a rigid heddle loom in Nov 2008. I plan to learn to weave with my inkle and Frame looms, more than likely in a Navajo style. I just made a bow loom in August 2011 and wove my first band on it, all in 2 hours one evening. Picture Robin Hood Bow and Arrow!

I crochet and have since a child. I do NOT knit, EVER!

I like to spin, dye, weave and crochet my own fiber that I have raised but currently only raise French Angora Rabbits and lots of furry dogs. I used to have a large herd of White and Colored Angora Goats, Merino sheep, Wensleydale, Teeswater, Lincoln and Cotswold long wool sheep, and a few llamas to boot. I want to work with my fiber so the animals had to be cut down to have enough time to create.

You can find me at other locations as well.

http://albaranch.net
http://facebook.com/albaranch
http://twitter.com/melisamorrison
http://ravelry.com/people/AlbaRanch
http://www.indiepublic.com/profile/Melis...

I am a teacher

I teach

Whatever I know whenever I run into someone that wants information and to learn.

I plan on teaching beginning peg loom weaving, how to construct your own bow loom and weave straps on it, hand painting and dyeing, and drop spindling.