For a St. Clair Shores woman, a key to unlocking untapped creativity came in the form of a present from her husband: A loom for weaving cloth and tapestry.

The wisdom of his purchase and evidence of her eye-catching talent will be on display Sept. 7 when the Anton Art Center in Mount Clemens hosts the 22nd Biennial Fiber Arts Exhibition of the Michigan League of Handweavers.

With patience, a few books about weaving from the St. Clair Shores library and encouragement from the Eastside Handweavers Guild, Marge Sumner’s cleverly woven shawl will be among the show’s examples of tapestry, knitting, hand-stitching, machine sewing, tatting, needle and wet felting, rug hooking, embroidery, dyeing and fabric painting and printing.

“I call it Bohemian Wrap-sody,” she quips.

Her shawl is among nearly 50 fiber artworks included in a free, public showing at the Anton Center from Sept. 7 through Oct. 16.

Stephanie Hazzard, the center’s exhibition manager, said the exhibition is an “impressive collection of artworks” by members of the Michigan League of Handweavers. Participating artists hail from Ontario, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan.

Hazzard said the exhibition “celebrates the best artisanal fiber works by contemporary Michigan artists.

“Textiles are an especially versatile medium for both domestic and industrial functions,” she said.

Selections were made by show juror and instructor Susan Moran, a textile artist and member at the College for Creative Studies and Wayne State University in Detroit.

“I am inspired and encouraged to see the quality of work submitted,” she said. “It’s wonderful to find that the community of people who value work made by hand is flourishing. In so many of these fiber pieces, I found joy and devotion to materials, to exploration of ideas, to mastery of craft and to spending time mindfully.”

For Sumner, weaving has been a labor of love on evenings and weekends when she wasn’t working as a medical transcriptionist.

“I’ve made a lot of towels, scarves and shawls,” she said. “With this piece, I intended something a bit different, more challenging.”

She estimates about 15 hours of labor over at least three weekends were devoted to the piece.

“It turned out beautifully,” she said with pride.

The Anton Center show is her second as a weaver. At a previous biennial exhibition of the Michigan League of Handweavers, she displayed a crafted towel.

“Somebody bought it,” she said. “I was honored.”

An opening reception — including a juror presentation and artist panel — is scheduled for 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 7, hosted by the Eastside Handweavers.

Founded in 1969, the nonprofit center is at 125 Macomb Place, Mount Clemens. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays.