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Sharon Johnson of Hortonville uses her rigid heddle loom to make a rug.

Sharon Johnson learned to knit so early in life that she likely was stitching before she could tie her own shoes.

"I never knew a time when I didn't knit. It's automatic to me," Johnson said.

Now, after decades of plying yarn with a pair of needles, the Hortonville woman has taken shuttle in hand to tackle weaving, too.

"Creating fabric is what's fun for me," she said.

Weaving gives her a new means to do so, with results she enjoys.

"It just looks different (from knitting), and I like that. I like the differences," Johnson said.