From Fleece to Fabulous: Taking It to the Limit

Diane Helentjaris
9 min readJul 27, 2022

Beth Smith shows us how childhood knitting opened the door to fiber art

Beth Smith’s Sunshine yarn. Photo by author.

For decades I’ve watched my friend Beth Smith’s nimble fingers pick up a board game piece, move it, and ruin my day. Yet only recently have I discovered the full panoply of amazing things those fingers and that mind can do — all within the world of fiber.

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Diane Helentjaris

Writer with a love of the overlooked. Author of the historical fiction novel The Indenture of Ivy O’Neill,.www.DianeHelentjaris.com