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 Doris Harvest was born in NW Germany. Her earliest memories were those of watching her accomplished mother spin and weave clothing with fiber and fabric. Mother Laila, of Norwegian descent, was also a diversified seamstress. The joy and enthusiasm her mother expressed when she was creating were inspirational to you young, growing daughter, who began learning from her mother at a very tender age.
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From the time she was a teenager, Doris wanted to live in the "primitive" world. She had fallen in love with fiber work. She had a belief: "The path to the future is back to nature." She has always tried to keep that pledge to herself as she traveled to many foreign countries over the years. She may have learned to use the car pedals to drive when she came to the Americas, but she much prefers the pedals of her spinning wheel to those of her car.
Doris was traveling through Idaho on her way to Montana in 1999, when she spotted a sheep camp along the byway. She
saw thousands of sheep and all that wool within easy access. She never seen so many sheep in one place.
Doris stopped her journey. Ever since, she has been blessed with many kinds of animal fibers from all over Idaho, and became "one of those fiber freaks," as she pursues her dream and the
promise she made to herself.
Laila can be very proud of the artistic ability and love for fiber she instilled in her daughter.
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