Bev Thoms’ family has lived on their 60-acre Dickerson sheep farm in the Agricultural Reserve of Montgomery County since 1974.
The farm went through several incarnations before the operation eventually transitioned to raising a flock of fiber sheep. The exquisitely beautiful fiber harvested from this flock led Bev into spinning yarn, weaving clothing and blankets, and to her passion — felt making.
Through her fiber arts business, Tiewyan (tee-wee-an) Textiles, Bev designs and creates one-of-a-kind wearable fiber art including vests, scarves, accessories, wraps, table wear, wall art, blankets and lap blankets. She employs the ancient art of felting, and specialized dyeing techniques, often combining up-recycled silk and viscose fiber into many of her Numo felted pieces. Bev’s felting studio and dye kitchen are housed in the big red barn, surrounded by rolling pastures, gardens, and sheep. All providing inspiration for Bev’s fiber work.
Bev operates the art collective Tiewyan Artisans out of her Dickerson studio, where she curates the work of other artists who work in many mediums: jewelry, photography, paintings, and ceramic and wood creations for the home.
Bev is a member of the Potomac Fiber Arts Guild and Countryside Artisans. She has shown her work at the Saville Gallery in Cumberland, MD, and the BlackRock Center for the Arts’ Kay Gallery: Handmade: Explorations in Fiber Art.
Don’t miss the opportunity to acquire one of Bev’s vibrant, colorful wearable fiber art pieces available in our upcoming Poolesville Seniors Heart ‘n Soul online auction fundraiser starting February 11th.