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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog

@thechillydog.com
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Textile and fiber artist, upcycled poppana and tapestry rag rug weaver, knitting teacher, pattern designer and slow, sustainable living enthusiast. 🏠 North Alabama ❤️🇫🇮 www.thechillydog.com

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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 7h
This afternoon on the front porch.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 30/09/2026
Added another handwoven piece and it's creation story to my art portfolio. #FiberArt #StoweVermont #RagRugWeaving
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Valley View: Handwoven rag rug tapestry wall hanging
Looking down into the idyllic mountain valley. Handwoven poppana, rag rug tapestry.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 29/09/2026
Final preparations are underway for my exhibition, "The Nature of Rag Rug Weaving", as I attach D-rings to all the hanging clamps. The exhibit opens at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center on October 27, 2026.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 28/09/2026
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Growing Season
Freeze, till, sow, grow and harvest. A geometric representation of one cycle in the farmer's field. Handwoven poppana, rag rug tapestry.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 27/09/2026
Thanks 😊. I'm usually so focused on my work that I don't even pause to look at what's happening around me, but the contrasts at the back of the loom that day could not be ignored.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 26/09/2026
Light and shadows dance between the warp threads at the back of the loom as I weave another rag rug. #BlueSkyArtShow #Lights
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 25/09/2026
Just added this piece to my weaving portfolio. #FiberArt #Handwoven #FolkArt #RagRug
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Growing Season Study
A farmer's field transitions from snow to seeds, sprouts to harvest, returning to snow. Handwoven poppana, rag rug tapestry.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 24/09/2026
As a poppana weaver who favors upcycled fabrics I try to be mindful of the waste generated by my practice. I save a lot of fabric strips that are leftover or too short to work into other projects. Fusing the random little patches of color together on the loom is brightening my day. #FiberArt #Happy
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 23/09/2026
All those little piles of scraps are weaving up into something quite beautiful! 😍 #Handwoven #FiberArt #upcycled
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 22/09/2026
Couldn't help but think of this when the exhaust hose on my studio's portable AC unit split apart. After an hour of fruitless searching, I'm pretty sure the part is irreplaceable. 😖🥵
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 21/09/2026
Sorting the bits from my scrap buckets this morning because I don't know what else to do. I've spent most of the last 2 years thinking about and weaving pieces for my upcoming art exhibit. Now that preparations are mostly complete, I don't know what's next. It feels a bit like empty nest syndrome.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 19/09/2026
Ridge and Furrow is my handwoven representation of growth, from tender green seedlings to #Golden harvest. #BlueSkyArtShow #FiberArt #handwoven #ragrugweaving #upcycled #poppana
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 15/09/2026
Thanks for sharing @pmcghee.bsky.social 😊
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 15/09/2026
It's photo shoot day as I prep my inventory list. My first solo exhibit, "The Nature of Rag Rug Weaving", opens six weeks from today at the Carnegie Visual Arts Center in Decatur, AL. I'm so excited to share my handwoven art with the community!
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 15/09/2026
It was too hot to work up in my studio this afternoon. Instead I published a video course in my shop to go with my super cute Ewe and Me Socks pattern. Happy knitting! ❤️🐑
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Ewe and Me Socks
The Ewe and Me Socks Pattern is a tribute to our fiber friend, the sheep! The socks are worked from the toe up so the happy ewe face can be duplicate stitched on with minimal fuss. The body of the she...
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 09/09/2026
What a lovely and interesting feature! Congratulations!
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 01/09/2026
Thank you. If I can just find a couple galleries or shops that are a good fit for my work I think I can handle the rest. 🤞
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 31/08/2026
Just downloaded both mapquest and waze today to see which I prefer.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 31/08/2026
Today in the journal I'm sharing a bit about preparations for my upcoming exhibition and a podcast episode I found both interesting and inspiring as I think about what's next in my art weaving journey.
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The Disciplined Artist
Do it because you cannot NOT do it
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 19/08/2026
Today's rag rug weaving, some ridges and furrows. This will be a moderately large wall hanging, approx. 25x40 inches at least 15 hours standing at the loom. #FiberArt #SciArt #homedecor #upcycledhome
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 17/08/2026
Oops! The audio in this story is linked incorrectly to the Etsy AI story.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 17/08/2026
Oops! The audio isn't linked correctly. It's a story about Canadian tariffs, not AI on Etsy.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 16/08/2026
Studio life... Finally got my thrift store sheets organized on proper shelving. Now I need to figure out how to keep my bits of leftover poppana strips tidy until I'm ready to weave a rag rug with them. 🤔 #FiberArt #upcycled
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 12/08/2026
You'd be surprised what you can make with a handsaw, a miter box, sandpaper and a drill. I've made sectional rakes for both my Leclerc Nilus and the loom my grandpa built. My latest project was hanging clamps to "frame" the top edge of my art pieces. Don't be afraid to give it a try! 😘
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 11/08/2026
Wow! 🤯 That's spectacular!
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 10/08/2026
I never expected that being a weaver would force me to become a woodworker as well. 🤣
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 10/08/2026
These are such nice everyday socks.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 08/08/2026
Ugh! Warp not watp. 🤣
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 08/08/2026
Riverfront - 25x39 inches Handwoven tapestry wallhanging made with upcycled, post-consumer textiles on cotton rug watp. #BlueSkyArtShow #Water #FiberArt
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 11/07/2026
A #Quiet moment collecting flowers from the yard before my special friends come over for knitting and homemade ice cream. #BlueSkyArtShow #bloomscrolling
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 11/07/2026
Surprisingly, my su-purr-visor is a good cat who is never tempted to play with dangly string in the studio. #weaving #studiocat
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 10/07/2026
I have no regrets about deleting Instagram but am completely with you about trying to decide if social media is really worth my time. I just want a place to give and receive a quick "pick me up" of creative inspiration.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 04/07/2026
#Wide handwoven stripes ready to be pulled off the loom. #BlueSkyArtShow
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 04/07/2026
I wish there was! I'm a rag rug weaver and it sure would make my work easier. 😍
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 30/06/2026
Feels like it all too often lately.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 27/06/2026
What I'm weaving today on Grandpa's loom. #Macro #BlueSkyArtShow #Fiberart #ragrug
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 24/06/2026
Just watched this interesting video by @businessinsider.com about denim manufacturing. If you're curious about weaving, fashion, textile mills, manufacturing, US made products, or being an educated consumer it's well worth watching.
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What 'Made In America' Jeans Actually Look Like
YouTube video by Business Insider
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 23/06/2026
What a nice way to spend part of the day! ❤️🌱🚜
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 23/06/2026
I have to wedge a doorstop under Grandpa's rug loom when I weave so it doesn't walk across the floor. I replaced my boring plastic one with this ADORABLE 😍, cast iron mouse doorstop that I got at the antique store last week. What little thing is making you happy today?
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 21/06/2026
One more thing to love about Finland, going to the library! ❤️🇫🇮
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Not just books - how renting a sewing machine from the library can improve democracy
Finland's libraries are increasingly being valued not by how many books they lend, but how they help societies function.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 19/06/2026
Waking up with happy midsummer memories! ❤️🇫🇮 #Juhannus
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 19/06/2026
If I'm not sectional warping, I prefer ftb, but it's definitelysome practice to get good at it.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 18/06/2026
Started weaving a new piece last night. I'm experimenting with a tapestry technique known as hatching. I won't be able to see the full effect until it's off the loom. #FiberArt #handwoven #ragrug #poppana
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 13/06/2026
On the loom today, a handwoven rag rug tapestry featuring sharp peaks. This piece is coming together even better than I imagined when I sketched out the concept. #BlueSkyArtShow #Sharp #FiberArt #upcycled
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 11/06/2026
It's one of those magical days when the colors are coming together on my loom even better than I expected when I selected the fabric for my poppana strips. #FiberArt #weaving #upcycled
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 10/06/2026
I don't enjoy the Alabama humidity this time of year, but I sure love picking bouquets from all the stuff growing in our yard. The gladiolus popped up unexpectedly last summer and I think they're my favorite. ❤️💐 #bloomscrolling
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 08/06/2026
Time to stitch labels onto a batch of freshly handwoven pieces. Seems like a good rainy afternoon task.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 01/06/2026
You might be surprised to learn that nearly a third of the hands-on time I spend creating a handwoven art piece happens away from the loom. Hand stitching the hanging sleeve on the back of my weaving is one of the final steps in the process.
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 31/05/2026
Those eyes! 😍
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Kylmä Koira | The Chilly Dog @thechillydog.com · 31/05/2026
Here's a peek at what's currently on the loom. This week I've been weaving a piece called "Growing Seasons". Like most of my work, it's handwoven with poppana (bias-cut fabric strips) hand cut from thrifted bed sheets, curtains and/or tablecloths. #BlueSkyArtShow #Growth #FiberArt
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