{"id":7100,"date":"2016-02-19T11:41:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T16:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/?page_id=7100"},"modified":"2016-02-19T13:19:28","modified_gmt":"2016-02-19T18:19:28","slug":"about-the-artist","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/secondwindjewelry.com\/jewelry-weaving-blog\/second-wind-website\/about-second-wind-weaving\/about-the-artist\/","title":{"rendered":"About the artist"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Margaret<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m Margaret (Peg) Cherre, the artist behind Second Wind Weaving. I do all of the designing and weave every piece by myself, working in my home in upstate New York.<\/p>\n

Handweaving is my passion. I love working with a wide range of fabrics, experimenting with colors and textures, widths and lengths, weaving patterns and methods. I like to make handwoven scarves and shawls that are warm and cuddly and others that are lightweight and dressy. I use rayon and cotton, sik and chenille, cashmere and mohair, alpaca and bamboo, hemp and linen, and other fibers as they grab my attention and interest.<\/p>\n

I also love weaving custom handwoven baby wraps. I work individually with moms, designing from their color choices and inspiration images, blending colors and weave patterns until with have jointly created a thing of beauty and style. Then I warp wtih the softest cotton to cuddle baby in comfort.<\/p>\n

Making functional textiles for the home — towels, placemats, table runners, and more — delights me.\u00a0 Combining the durability and utility of cotton with a range of designs from understated and classic to bold and geometric, provides a blend of utility and beauty.<\/p>\n

I have been working in various media – from knitting and crocheting to sewing and macrame to gardening and home decor – for more than 40 years, most recently adding handweaving to my repertoire.<\/p>\n

The name of my business – Second Wind Weaving<\/em> – comes from three facts:<\/p>\n