Now, she is in the midst of fulfilling a dream to have her own studio and teach others how to weave.

“Years ago, I did some teaching, and I loved it, and that’s what I want to incorporate into this studio now,” she said of her Pandemonium Studios in Hubbard Lake. “It’s great to have this space to work in for myself — I love it — but it’s also a lot of fun to bring other people in and get them to love it, too.

Seitz, along with her husband, Jay Goldenberg, currently split their time between a home in Royal Oak and a vacation home in Hubbard Lake, although they have plans to move to their vacation home full-time this summer.

The studio is located at 7300 Hubert Road, just south of Hubbard Lake Road. The teal shutters on the building give budding weavers a clue as to what they will find inside.

News Photo by Crystal Nelson Jeanne Seitz, owner of Pandemonium Studios, weaves a scarf on one of her looms at the studio in Hubbard Lake.

The studio is bursting with color from the hand-dyed Tencel, a type of rayon, which hangs from the walls and the finished pieces for sale in the studio’s boutique. Seitz says she loves color and draws a lot of her inspiration from nature.

Seitz said that, if you look closely, there are amazing colors in nature — colors you would never think to put together. She said there are purple and green dragonflies and birds that have orange and blue together.

“Nature isn’t just about the quiet colors,” she said. “The brighter, louder colors may not be so in quantity, but they’re there — they really are.”

Seitz dyes all of her Tencel by hand, and dyes enough of it to complete multiple projects at a time. She relies on a combination of measuring thread for the loom, as well as years of experience, to know exactly where to place the dye to create the design she has in mind.

When people think about handweaving, she said they tend to think of rag rugs, heavy throws, and traditional patterns.

News Photo by Crystal Nelson A colorful assortment of thread sits on the shelves of Pandemonium Studios in Hubbard Lake.

“There’s a place for all of that, but that’s not what I’m interested in,” she said. “I want to weave the things that machines can’t weave. That’s why I hand-dye most of my yarns.”

Over the years, Seitz has woven many pieces of art out of her fabrics, including scarves, shawls, prayer scarves, and, more recently, purses and bags. Every piece Seitz makes is unique, and she said it’s important that she never makes two of anything. She also doesn’t use patterns created by other people.

Pandemonium Studios is currently open “by chance or by appointment” until Seitz lives in Hubbard Lake full-time. When she is in the studio, she said, she is usually there for hours, and people are welcome to drop in.

She even has a loom available for people who stop by or just want to give weaving a try.

“I want people to come here and feel like they’re home,” she said. “I want people to come in here and kick off their shoes and be comfortable.”

News Photo by Crystal Nelson Handwoven items for sale are displayed in the boutique portion of Pandemonium Studios in Hubbard Lake.

Crystal Nelson can be reached at 989-358-5687 or cnelson@thealpenanews.com.

For more information

Pandemonium Studios is located at 7300 Hubbard Lake Road. More information about Pandemonium Studios can be found online at facebook.com/pandemoniumstudios/. Jeanne Seitz can be reached at 989-545-6924 or jeanne@pandemoniumstudios.com.

News Photo by Crystal Nelson Below, scarves handwoven with Tencel, a type of rayon, hang from a rack at Pandemonium Studios in Hubbard Lake.