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WVC to host Beginning Spinning
Join White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, for the upcoming “Beginning Spinning” workshop. The workshop is scheduled to take place from 1-5 p.m., on Saturday, April 25, at White Violet Center. Fiber artist John Salamone will show you how to spin your own yarn for crocheting, knitting, weaving and more by using sheep’s wool roving. The class is designed for beginners and those who may want to brush up on...
Beginning Spinning
April 25 at 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm EDT White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 1 Sisters of Providence Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876 812-535-2932 View Location Website White Violet Center for Eco-Justice 812-535-2930 View Facilitator Website Candace Minster $75 Learn how to spin your own yarn for crocheting, knitting, weaving and more by using sheep’s wool roving during the upcoming “Beginning Spinning” workshop hosted by White Violet Center for Eco-Justice, a ministry of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana....
Farm internship details & benefits
...through February, will get to work with fiber on a regular basis when the growing season is slower. skirting (sorting and cleaning) alpaca fiber carding, spinning and dyeing knitting, weaving, crocheting and felting You’ll be part of the team Monthly enrichment like this seed saving class are part of your intern experience. As an intern you’re a part of the White Violet Center team. You will assist in events, workshops, classes and tours that we offer. Intern projects At the...
Meet the Providence Associate Director
Providence Associate Debbie Dillow Debbie Dillow, PA Director of Providence Associates Indianapolis, Indiana I love creating quilts, crewel artwork, watercolor, and knitting. I love nature – I speak to the animals (they don’t speak back or at least I can’t understand them) I love my children and grandchildren. I try to spend as much time with them as I can especially since they live in Colorado. Degrees/background: certified expanded duties dental assistant, bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Informatics in Media...
Being ‘Stickered’
...have a special message on the back of a label; my label last Saturday was the word ‘GORGEOUS,’ so I looked out at the autumn colored trees and whispered: ‘You are gorgeous; thank you for being you.’” On the opposite end of the question is Sister Janice Smith, “NO! I don’t look forward to being stickered. I am always so afraid that I will forget to go get them that it generally is another stressor to me. But it does help...
White Violet Center earns ‘Real Organic Project’ designation
...of enforcement of some vital USDA Organic standards to protect soil health and animal welfare, organic farmers rallied together to fight to protect the integrity of the organic label. This is what originally motivated WVC Farm Manager John-Michael Elmore to apply for this certification. “We (WVC) are already certified organic, so this became an extension of that. USDA organic certification is getting manipulated by large agri-businesses, and doesn’t fully represent the original intent of the organic movement,” John-Michael said. “While it’s still an important regulatory standard,...
Season of Creation 2022: Fair Trade and Climate Change
...Industry Consider buying second hand clothing, repairing and repurposing clothing, participating in a clothing swap, etc. Some stores that sell Fair Trade clothing include Athleta, Linden Leaf Gifts, Mata Traders, and MarketPlace: Handwork of India, Patagonia. Some brands such as Patagonia have a second-hand label – theirs is Worn Well. Check other stores and buy second hand through them. For tips on being fashionable inexpensively, click here. Read The Conscious Closet: A Revolutionary Guide to Looking Good While Doing Good...
Isabelle McCurdy: Involved in all aspects at WVC
...as their buddy. I love being with them.” During her time at WVC, Isabelle has explored fiber arts – including spinning, knitting and weaving. She has also harvested USDA certified organic vegetables in high tunnels, collected, washed and packaged farm fresh eggs. Isabelle also attended a small farm conference and took field trips to other farms. Isabelle said she plans to attend college in the fall, possibly Middle Tennessee State University. But her time at WVC will always stay with...
Weaving alpaca yarn: a productive and beautiful hobby
...Several sisters first learned fiber arts in 2000 to use the alpaca fiber that was piling up from the Sisters of Providence then-new alpacas. Sister Jean started out knitting. But in time, as she better mastered weaving, she enjoyed it more. Today she still knits, but only to use up smaller bits of yarn too small to use in weaving. At one point the former math and science teacher took a three-year hiatus from weaving. But she became smitten by...
Get to know Providence Associate Julia Lopez-Kaley
...warm drinks and togetherness. I love being outside — hiking, gardening, swimming, lying in the grass — any experience providing the means to a deeper connection to Earth and Creation. And I also love pottery, baking, knitting, sewing, reading or playing with my sassy cat, Ethel. What drew you to the Providence Associate relationship? I have learned so much from the Sisters of Providence since arriving at the Woods in 2006. So many Providence women have been instrumental in helping...
Get to know Providence Associate Candace Minster
...arts person and spend most of my spare time knitting, spinning yarn and weaving. I love to cook and I especially love to bake sourdough bread. Traveling, hiking and exploring with my family is something I enjoy. I also love to read whenever I can snatch a few minutes here and there. Candace weaving at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice What drew you to the Providence Associate relationship? I was blown away by the Sisters of Providence when I came...
Welcoming our 2021 WVC Summer Interns!
...in Nacogdoches. “I have had a long experience with alpacas,” Alyssa said. “I have helped raise alpacas and llamas, shown them at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. I have experience using alpaca fiber in weaving, soap making, knitting, felt crafts and paper making. “I am a certified fiber sorter, classer and grader. I am interested in learning more ways to use alpaca fiber. I am enthusiastic about homesteading and organic gardening. I keep my own urban garden and I...