Janis has always enjoyed making things, and especially learning new ways to make things.
A few years ago a demonstrator at a Portland Handweavers Guild sale sat Janis down at a spinning wheel and changed her life; the next week she bought a used spinning wheel and then joined the guild to participate in a series of spinning workshops.
While her focus has been on weaving lately, Janis remains interested in spinning. She has taken spinning workshops from Chris Rossi, Janis Thompson, Sarah Anderson, Carol Rhoades, and Celia Quinn.