Bonnie MacAllister
@bonniemacart.bsky.social
Fiber Artist, Natural Dyer, Resident Artist at Cherry Street Pier @bonniemacart
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Save the Date: Weaving on the Waterfront: A Third Year Residency Exhibition, Cherry Street Pier, August 1-31, 2025 is an exhibition of work created, handspun, and woven. Installations by Jamie Campbell and a community project of original weavings on no waste looms constructed in free workshops
Working in my studio in preparation for “Weaving on the Waterfront” (August 1-31)
June 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Working in my studio in preparation for “Weaving on the Waterfront” (August 1-31)
Thank you to The Plastic Club for supporting the exhibition and for the call for partipation in the community installation of weaving on the waterfront on no waste looms: www.plasticclub.org/news/bonnie-...
Bonnie MacAllister at Cherry Street Pier: Residency Show and Free 1st Friday Workshops — The Plastic Club
Weaving on the Waterfront: A Third Year Residency Exhibition @cherrystreetpier August 1-31, 2025 Free First Friday from June 6th: Weave on No Waste Looms
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May 3, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Thank you to The Plastic Club for supporting the exhibition and for the call for partipation in the community installation of weaving on the waterfront on no waste looms: www.plasticclub.org/news/bonnie-...
Weaving created for Furnished for Good, Pathways to Housing PA.
April 21, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Weaving created for Furnished for Good, Pathways to Housing PA.
Weaving on the Navajo loom in my studio. The orange art yarn is handspun and the neutrals are recycled textiles.
April 21, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Weaving on the Navajo loom in my studio. The orange art yarn is handspun and the neutrals are recycled textiles.
Handspun yarn from farm sourced fibers to be used in weaving
April 21, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Handspun yarn from farm sourced fibers to be used in weaving
Weaving on a tiny upright loom. Handspun yarns: the pinks are recycled silk from factory waste and the browns are Plötulopi I brought back from my fiber tour of Iceland in 2017.
April 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Weaving on a tiny upright loom. Handspun yarns: the pinks are recycled silk from factory waste and the browns are Plötulopi I brought back from my fiber tour of Iceland in 2017.
Weaving with recycled textiles and mixed fibers including handspun yarn using recycled silk from factory waste
April 21, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Weaving with recycled textiles and mixed fibers including handspun yarn using recycled silk from factory waste
Save the Date: Weaving on the Waterfront: A Third Year Residency Exhibition, Cherry Street Pier, August 1-31, 2025 is an exhibition of work created, handspun, and woven. Installations by Jamie Campbell and a community project of original weavings on no waste looms constructed in free workshops
April 21, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Save the Date: Weaving on the Waterfront: A Third Year Residency Exhibition, Cherry Street Pier, August 1-31, 2025 is an exhibition of work created, handspun, and woven. Installations by Jamie Campbell and a community project of original weavings on no waste looms constructed in free workshops
Figurative weaving on a small upright loom for “Weaving on the Waterfront” (August 1-31) at Cherry Street Pier. Stop by Studio 16 First Fridays 5-7 to be part of a community collaborative project that will be part of the exhibition
April 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Figurative weaving on a small upright loom for “Weaving on the Waterfront” (August 1-31) at Cherry Street Pier. Stop by Studio 16 First Fridays 5-7 to be part of a community collaborative project that will be part of the exhibition
This weaving is called “Roadrunner” made of handspun angora groomed from rescue rabbits, recycled silk, and other fibers
February 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
This weaving is called “Roadrunner” made of handspun angora groomed from rescue rabbits, recycled silk, and other fibers
Scenes from botanical dyeing as part of my residency of community fibers at Cherry Street Pier. We’re doing kerchief headbands next Sunday.
January 20, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Scenes from botanical dyeing as part of my residency of community fibers at Cherry Street Pier. We’re doing kerchief headbands next Sunday.
Weaving in my studio with handspun yarn and recycled heirloom fabrics
November 15, 2024 at 1:17 AM
Weaving in my studio with handspun yarn and recycled heirloom fabrics
The fibers exhibition I curated opens next month: www.plasticclub.org/news/phantas...
June 15, 2024 at 1:20 AM
The fibers exhibition I curated opens next month: www.plasticclub.org/news/phantas...
My studio made a video for each of the resident artists: www.instagram.com/reel/C8Fr4cN...
Cherry Street Pier on Instagram: "Meet Bonnie MacAllister (@bonniemacart), a talented fiber artist known for her dynamic and interactive workshops. From intricate embroidery and delicate felting to th...
43 likes, 5 comments - cherrystreetpier on June 11, 2024: "Meet Bonnie MacAllister (@bonniemacart), a talented fiber artist known for her dynamic and interactive workshops. From intricate embroidery.....
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June 15, 2024 at 1:17 AM
My studio made a video for each of the resident artists: www.instagram.com/reel/C8Fr4cN...
Thank you to the Plastic Club for sharing my exhibition news www.plasticclub.org/news/bonnie-...
February 11, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Thank you to the Plastic Club for sharing my exhibition news www.plasticclub.org/news/bonnie-...
Now showing two pieces at Yellowstone Art Museum www.artmuseum.org/engage/yello...
February 11, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Now showing two pieces at Yellowstone Art Museum www.artmuseum.org/engage/yello...
Call for fiber art due 3/31/24: www.tumblr.com/certaincircu...
December 17, 2023 at 11:40 PM
Call for fiber art due 3/31/24: www.tumblr.com/certaincircu...
“Esme” (2024) embroidery, felting, and recycled textiles
December 3, 2023 at 2:38 PM
“Esme” (2024) embroidery, felting, and recycled textiles
“Our Lady of Silks and Botanicals” (2023) embroidery, felting, recycled textiles
November 24, 2023 at 8:41 PM
“Our Lady of Silks and Botanicals” (2023) embroidery, felting, recycled textiles
Kanoko “cloth dyed in a dappled pattern” shibori shape resist technique using turmeric. Shibori is a Japanese fabric dyeing technique: “to wring, to squeeze, and to press.”
November 20, 2023 at 11:25 PM
Kanoko “cloth dyed in a dappled pattern” shibori shape resist technique using turmeric. Shibori is a Japanese fabric dyeing technique: “to wring, to squeeze, and to press.”
Quebracho rojo and logwood hajimi (accordion fold) and kanoko (shape resist) techniques (artist: Jamie Campbell in my Shibori Three Ways workshop)
November 20, 2023 at 12:41 PM
Quebracho rojo and logwood hajimi (accordion fold) and kanoko (shape resist) techniques (artist: Jamie Campbell in my Shibori Three Ways workshop)
Detail of my fiber mural in the Cherry Street Pier 5th Anniversary exhibition
November 19, 2023 at 1:07 AM
Detail of my fiber mural in the Cherry Street Pier 5th Anniversary exhibition
These workshops take place in the Lodge at Winterfest on the Delaware River Waterfront in Philadelphia Register here: square.link/u/ttVEqxXx
November 17, 2023 at 2:43 PM
These workshops take place in the Lodge at Winterfest on the Delaware River Waterfront in Philadelphia Register here: square.link/u/ttVEqxXx
Rubia, logwood, mulberry leaf … all plant based natural dyes on silk… so vibrant!
November 12, 2023 at 10:50 PM
Rubia, logwood, mulberry leaf … all plant based natural dyes on silk… so vibrant!
Starting to felt my embroidery portrait: mohair curly locks and dyed merino wool and recycled wool
November 12, 2023 at 12:02 PM
Starting to felt my embroidery portrait: mohair curly locks and dyed merino wool and recycled wool