"Textiles have been important to me, and weaving was just another way to use fibers," explains the Dearborn resident, who now teaches rigid heddle weaving at Michigan Fine Yarns in Livonia.

Tie off a knot at the end. Weave. Weave yarn and/or nature finds in and out of the strings. When done, tie a string hanger to the top around a loom stick and display in a window or on your front door.

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