Jo Ann Manzone
Dreamweaving Designs
Jo Ann Manzone is a fiber artist living in Ashland, Oregon. Over the years, she has pursued her passion for fiber art by seeking new ways to utilize her knitting, weaving and felting skills to create fabric which she transforms into clothing and accessories. Jo Ann creates and teaches felting and other fiber art techniques in her studio at the Ashland Art Center.
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Creating Felt Fabric Collage
August 24, 2016 Felt and Fabric pieces for Collage Fabric Collage refers to the creation of a new cloth from a collection of different types of textiles. I have been playing with my stash of handmade felt, fabric and scraps to make unique textiles that can transform...
Spring Foraging
May 11, 2016Mushroom season is just beginning in the higher elevations and I love to forage for the elusive Morel Mushroom. Morel Mushrooms My husband Russ and I have learned to hunt above 3,000 feet as Russ has never met a poison oak plant that hasn’t found a way to...
3-Dimensional Wet Felting
March 19, 2016 3-Dimensional felting, also called seamless felting is popular among felter’s making garments, vessels, hats, handbags and booties. I personally find a multitude of fitting issues with seamless garments and choose to utilize overlapping and hand...
Shibori Wrapping and Natural Dyeing
January 22, 2016I just taught a workshop on shibori wrapping techniques and natural dyeing. Shibori wrapping is a Japanese technique of manipulating fabric by knotting, twisting, folding and binding prior to dyeing to create interesting Shibori wrap. Fabric was...
It takes a village: How I made my coat
November 6, 2015I attended Diane Ericson’s Design Outside the Lines Retreat in Ashland, Oregon. The theme was “Coat as Shelter” and the guest instructor was Carol Lee Shanks. This was my second year attending the coat retreat. Last year I made a coat using Carol...
Summer Sewing
August 29, 2015I have taken a little break from felting to focus on some summer sewing. Summer is a great time to work on 4 Square Dress lightweight frocks and improve my sewing skills. In May, I attended Diane Ericson’s Design Outside the Lines Retreat. Sandy...
Rockin the Runway at Liberty Arts Gallery
May 26, 2015 Libery Arts, “Filaments and Fiber” Runway show On May 15th, I headed to Yreka, California to participate in Liberty Arts Gallery’s new exhibit, Filaments & Fashion. Three of my pieces were juried into the exhibit. Opening night kicked off with a...
Working Hands, A Journey of Creativity
March 25, 2015 Working Hands When I was a little girl, I would watch my mother and grandmother’s work with their hands. On Sunday’s they would make “a pot of gravy,” our name for marinara sauce. Meatballs and pasta would accompany the sauce. Sometimes I helped make...
Botanical Printing and Dyeing
August 1, 2014 When I spent time with Polly Stirling in Ashland, Oregon last May, she strongly encouraged me to explore botanical printing and dyeing also known as eco-printing. She has been botanically printing her felt for years and feels strongly about reducing...
Felting Workshop
May 22, 2014I recently taught a 3 day workshop with Marilou Moschetti, in Aptos, California. The workshop; Dye, Felt, Sew; focused on creating yardage that would be custom fit to each students individual silhouette for a vest or a jacket. The patterns used were...
Felted Fault Lines Vest Class
November 3, 2013I am so very excited to offer a 3 day felted Fault Lines Vest class January 17th through the 19th, 2014 at Ashland Art Center, Ashland, Oregon. I have been playing with Diane Ericson’s Fault Lines Vest pattern and coming up with some amazing vests,...
