Amy Tyler
Stone Sock Fibers
Education:
BFA, magna cum laude, Modern Dance, University of Utah 1978
MS, Kinesiology, University of Washington 1984
PhD, Animal Physiology, University of Arizona 1994
Fiber Arts Teaching Experience:
Fall Fiber Retreat, Boyne Falls, MI Nov 11-13, 2011
Diversity of Wool
Southeastern Animal Fiber Fair, Fletcher, NC Oct 21-23, 2011
Diversity of Wool
Mechanics of Your Wheel
Plying Balanced Yarns
Slip Stitch Knitting
NYS Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck, NY Oct 13-16, 2011
Creating the Yarn You Want
Spinning With Commercial Yarns
Spinning Marl Yarns
Mechanics of Your Wheel
Spinning With Silk Hankies
I-Cord Edges and More!
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson, WI Sep 9-11, 2011
Creating the Yarn You Want
Spinning & Knitting Goat Fibers
Spinning Marl Yarns
Mechanics of Your Wheel
Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI Aug 17-19, 2011
Blending Colors at the Wheel
Plying for Texture
Plying Balanced Yarns
Mechanics of Your Wheel
Spinning Marl Yarns
Midwest Weavers Conference 2011, Hancock, MI Jun 20-25, 2011
Spin-Knit Nexus
Beginning Spinning
Blending Colors at the Wheel
Spring Fiber Fling, Pickford, MI May 14-15, 2011
Knitting Petoskey Stone Medallions
Spinning with Silk Hankies
Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN Apr 30-May 1, 2011
Spinning with Commercial Yarns
Plying for Texture
Spinning with Silk Hankies
Wisconsin Spin In, Pewaukee, WI Apr 8, 2011
Blending Colors at the Wheel
Manasota Weavers Guild, Sarasota, FL Mar 11-12, 2011
Plying for Texture
Spinning with Silk Hankies
Spinning with Commercial Yarns
fiber thing's Winter Weekend Warm-up, Mishicot, WI Feb 4-7, 2011
Plying for Texture
Plying Balanced Yarns
Variations on Long Draw
Fall Fiber Retreat, Boyne Falls, MI Nov 20-21, 2010
Variations on Long Draw
I-Cord Edges and More!
The Gathering 2010, West Dover, VT Nov 5-7, 2010
Variations on Long Draw
Blending Colors at the Wheel
Plying for Texture
NYS Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck, NY Oct 14-17, 2010
Spinning & Knitting Goat Fibers
Blending Colors at the Wheel
Diversity of Wool
Plying Balanced Yarns
Variations on Long Draw
Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival, W. Branch, MI Sep 25-26, 2010
Creating the Yarn You Want
Spinning with Silk Hankies
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson, WI Sep 10-12, 2010
Slip Stitch Knitting
Plying Balanced Yarns
Plying for Texture
Spinning with Commercial Yarns
Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI Aug 18-20, 2010
Spinning with Silk Hankies
I-Cord Edges and More!
Slip Stitch Knitting
Beginning Spinning
Knitters Connection, Columbus, OH Jun 17-19, 2010
Beginning Spinning at the Wheel
I-Cord Edges and More!
Diversity of Wool
Slip Stitch Knitting
Spring Fiber Fling, Pickford, MI May 15-16, 2010
I-Cord Edges and More!
Mechanics of Your Wheel
Midwest Masters 2010, Neenah, WI Apr 23-25, 2010
Spinning With Commercial Yarns
Spinning With Silk Hankies
Variations on Long Draw
Mechanics of Your Wheel
I-Cord Edges and More!
Manasota Weavers Guild, Sarasota, FL Feb 27-28, 2010
Creating the Yarn You Want
Blending Colors at the Wheel
3rd Annual Fiber Arts Retreat, Twin Lakes Camp, Traverse City, MI Feb 5-7, 2010
Creating the Yarn You Want
Country Spinners & Bridge Shuttlers, Sault Ste Marie, MI Oct 31-Nov 1, 2009
Diversity of Wool
Slip Stitch Knitting
NYS Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck, NY Oct 15-18, 2009
Mechanics of Your Wheel
Spinning Marl Yarns
Blending Colors at the Wheel
Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival, West Branch, MI Sep 26-27, 2009
Beginning Spinning on the Wheel
Plying for Texture
Variations on Long Draw
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival, Jefferson, WI Sep 11-13, 2009
Mechanics of Your Wheel
Blending Colors at the Wheel
I-Cord Edges and More!,
Variations on Long Draw
Creating the Yarn You Want
Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI Aug 12-14, 2009
Beginning Spinning
Spinning with Commercial Yarns
Blending at the Wheel
Mid Atlantic Fiber Association Conference, Gettysburg, PA Jul 31-Aug 2, 2009
Spinning for Knitting
Fiber Whims, Chassell, MI Jan 9-10, 2009
Hands On Fiber and Singles Yarns
You Are in Control
Plying for Texture
Before and After Spinning
Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival, West Branch, MI Sep 27-28, 2008
Plying Balanced Yarns
Mechanics of Your Wheel
Beginning Spinning on the Wheel
Wisconsin Sheep & Wool Festival Jefferson, WI Sep 5-7, 2008
Slip Stitch Knitting
Spinning Marl Yarns
Mechanics of Your Wheel
Creating the Yarn You Want
Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI Aug 31-15, 2008
Beginning Spinning
Spinning Marl Yarns
Mechanics of Your Wheel
Diversity of Wool
Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair, Crystal Lake, IL Jul 19, 2008
Beginning Spinning
Duluth Art Institute, Duluth, MN Apr 26-27, 2008
Creating the Yarn You Want
Blending at the Wheel
The Fiber Event, Greencastle, IN Apr 11-12, 2008
Spinning Marl Yarns
Creating the Yarn You Want
Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival, West Branch, MI Sep 29-30, 2007
Diversity of Wool
Beginning Spinning on the Wheel
Creating the Yarn You Want
Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI Aug 15-19, 2007
Beginning Spinning
Diversity of Wool
Slip Stitch Knitting
Blending at the Wheel
Midwest Fiber & Folk Art Fair, Crystal Lake, IL Jul 20-21, 2007
Diversity of Wool
Color Blending at the Wheel
The Fiber Event, Greencastle, IN Apr 13-14, 2007
Spinning and Knitting Energized Singles
Blending at the Wheel
Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival, West Branch, MI Sep 30, 2006
Beginning Spinning on the Wheel
Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI Aug 17-19, 2006
Creating the Yarn You Want
Beyond Beginning (Knitting),
Knitting With Energized Singles
Fiber Arts Judging:
Skein Competition, NYS Sheep & Wool Festival, Rhinebeck, NY Oct 16, 2009
Skein Competition, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI Aug 15, 2009
Skein Competition, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI Aug 16, 2008
Skein Competition, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI Aug 18, 2007
Fiber Arts Publications:
"3X3=10 Shawl", (2011) Spin-Off, Volume XXXV, Fall 2011, pp76-79.
"A Study in Zig. Three Energized-Singles Scarves", (2011) Interweave Knit & Spin, Special Issue 2011, pp100-104.
"Debunking the Wraps-per-Inch Myth", (2010) Spin-Off, Volume XXXIV, Fall 2010, pp32-34.
“Blending Colors at the Wheel”, (2008) Spin-Off, Volume XXXII, Winter 2008, pp36-39.
http://spinoffmagazine.com/media/p/89.aspx
“The Positives of Predrafting” (2008) Fiberline Magazine, Michigan Fiber Festival Inc., pp54-55.
“Travel to Atlantis: From Roving to Shawl” (2007) Fiberline Magazine, Michigan Fiber Festival Inc., Vol 11, Issue 1, pp41-42.
“Knitting and My Brain” (2007) Creative Spirit Center Newsletter, Spring 2007, p7.
“A Study in Zig. Six Energized-Singles Scarves” (2006) Spin-Off, Volume XXX, Spring 2006, pp58-64.
“La Grande Traverse” (2005) Knit Lit The Third: We Spin More Yarns, Roghaar L, Wolf M (eds), Three Rivers Press, New York, pp77-78.
Fiber Arts Presentations:
"The Value of Process", Presentation to the Duluth Fiber Handcrafters Guild, Duluth, MN, April 29, 2011.
"Slip Stitch Knitting", Presentation to the Close Knit of Leelanau County Knitters Guild, Cedar, MI, November 10, 2009.
“Exploring Slip Stitch Knitting”, Presentation to the Madison Knitting Guild, Madison, WI, September 8, 2008.
“The Wide World of Wool” Presentation to the Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo, Kalamazoo, MI, April 14, 2008.
“Knitted Lace” Presentation to the Northland Weavers Guild, Traverse City, MI, September 20, 2007.
“Spinning Wool into Yarn” Presentation to the Glen Lake Woman’s Club, Burdickville, MI, August 2, 2006.
“The Wide World of Wool” Presentation at FiberPlay, Creative Spirit Center, Midland, MI,
June 4, 2006.
“The Wide World of Wool” Presentation to the Northland Weavers Guild, Traverse City, MI, May 18, 2006.
“Northern Knitting: A Comparison of Icelandic, Fair Isle, Norwegian, Bohus, Latvian, and Estonian Color Techniques”, Presentation to the Omaha Weavers and Spinners Guild, Omaha, NE, March 12, 2003.
Fiber Arts Awards/Honors:
The Knitting Guild Association Award, “Petosegay – Sunbeams of Promise”, 30 May 09
Fiber Celebration 2009, Northern Colorado Weavers Guild, Loveland, CO
Blue Ribbon for skein of Jacob lamb wool 19 Aug 06
Two-ply division, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI
White Ribbon for skein of Romney/Border Leicester/Coopworth wool 19 Aug 06
Three-ply division, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI
White Ribbon for skein of Merino wool knot yarn 19 Aug 06
Novelty yarn division, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI
White Ribbon for skein of Coopworth wool 19 Aug 06
Singles division, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI
First Place in Spin a Grand Strand Exhibit, “Terrarium” 28 Jun 06 HGA Convergence 2006, Grand Rapids, MI
Honorable Mention in Spin a Grand Strand Exhibit, “S’mores” 28 Jun 06
HGA Convergence 2006, Grand Rapids, MI
Sock Competition Winner, commercial yarn/hand knitted category 24 Sep 05
Northern Michigan Lamb & Wool Festival, West Branch, MI
Blue Ribbon for skein of Merino/Alpaca/American bison down, 20 Aug 05
Three-ply division, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI
Red Ribbon for skein of Romney,
Two-ply division, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI 20 Aug 05
White Ribbon for skein of Targhee,
Two-ply division, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI 20 Aug 05
Judge’s Choice Ribbon and Blue Ribbon for skein of Blue-Faced Leicester, 21 Aug 04
Two-ply division, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI
Judge’s Choice Ribbon and Red Ribbon for skein of Kid Mohair, 21 Aug 04
Two-ply division, Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI
Blue Ribbon for “Chocolate and Vanilla”, a scarf, Fiber Arts Competition, 21 Aug 04
Michigan Fiber Festival, Allegan, MI
Division Ribbon and Blue Ribbon (100/100) for "Rectangular Shawl". 31 May 03
Heart of America Sheep Show and Fiber Fest, Nevada, MO
Division VII Knitted Articles Using Handspun Yarn; Class B Original Design;
Subclass 5 Blankets, Afghans, Scarves and Shawls.
Blue Ribbon (100/100) for "Skinny Silk Scarf". 31 May 03
Heart of America Sheep Show and Fiber Fest, Nevada, MO
Division VII Knitted Articles Using Handspun Yarn; Class B Original Design;
Subclass 5 Blankets, Afghans, Scarves and Shawls.
Red Ribbon (96/100) for "Short-Row Pullover". 31 May 03
Heart of America Sheep Show and Fiber Fest, Nevada, MO
Division IX Knitted Articles Using Commercial Yarn Made from Original Design;
Class B Commercial; Subclass 1 Clothing.
Participation in Juried and By-Invitation Exhibits:
Rare Threads - Eclectic Meanderings Oct - Nov 10
"Petosegqy - Sunbeams of Promise", wall hanging
Fiber Celebration 2009, Northern Colorado Weavers Guild, Loveland, CO May – Jul 09
“Petosegay – Sunbeams of Promise”, wall hanging
The Midwest Fiber & Folk Fine Arts Show, Crystal Lake, IL Jul 07
“Dream in Green”, hand knitted shawl
FiberPlay II From These Hands, Creative Spirit Center, Midland, MI Jun – Aug 07
“Check Mate”, hand knitted lace shawl
“Garden Party”, hand knitted pillow
Spin a Grand Strand, HGA Convergence 2006, Grand Rapids, MI Jun – Jul 06
“Terrarium”, cabled yarn of bombyx silk and Optim
“S’mores”, 3-ply yarn of alpaca, merino, and American bison down
“Burning Embers”, knot yarn of merino
FiberPlay, Creative Spirit Center, Midland, MI Jun – Aug 06
“A Year in the Life of a Sunflower”, handspun, handknitted frame;
color photograph
“The Other Side of the Diamond”, handspun, handknitted scarf
“Worm Migration”, hand knitted pillow
“Patches of Purple”, handspun, hand knitted sweater
Rare Threads With Another Twist, Jordan River Arts Council, East Jordan, MI Mar – Apr 06
“Garden Party”, hand knitted pillow
Memberships in Fiber-Related Organizations
The Knitting Guild Association, member 2009-present
Northland Weavers Guild, member 2009-present
Secretary 2009-present
Spinning and Weaving Association, associate member 2005-present
Administrative Coordinator 2009-present
Education Committee, member 2006-present
Handweavers Guild of America, member 2005-present
Michigan Fiber Festival, member 2004-present