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Amy Shelton is a fiber artist, instructor, and crochet designer. For the last eight years, she has owned SPARKLE Studio, a working and teaching fiber arts studio and local yarn shop located at the historic Lowe Mill ARTS & Entertainment in Huntsville, AL. She is an expert crocheter who has been crocheting since the age of 9.

Mathilde Yakymets-Lind is a fiber artist and folklorist who spins wool from heritage sheep and weaves historical textiles. They lived in Estonia for nearly four years and did hands-on research on Baltic wool crafts for their PhD in folklore, which they completed in 2023.

My name is Arden, I have been crocheting for over 10 years! I sell my crochet and crochet patterns on my own Etsy shop at FireWolfArts.

Meagan Condon is a librarian and fiber artist with more than 10 years of teaching experience. Her areas of focus are microscopy of fiber, breed studies, plant fibers, natural dyes, digital community, and the science behind textiles. She has been published in PLY Magazine, Spin-Off Magazine, and The Wheel.

Diana has been involved in fiber arts for most of her life. She grew up in a family of knitters, crocheters, quilters, needle workers and sewers; and learned these crafts as a child. As an adult, she has expanded her knowledge and experience where she found her true love to be doing and teaching about textile arts through history.

Peyton Waggener is a passionate fiber artist who loves the textures and colors she works with – feeling silk slip through her fingers as she spins, felting wools, and weaving cotton. It’s all magic! She is continuously honing her skills and enjoys teaching various textile techniques, including knitting, needlepoint, cross stitch, spinning, dyeing, Kumihimo braiding, and sewing.

Kimberly first learned to spin in 2009. Within a year she had her first bags of free wool and it has been her passion since then to educate others about this most wonderful fiber! She has taught about fleece, fiber prep and spinning at fiber festivals up and down the east coast, as well as for fiber Guilds.

Jennifer A. Reis, assistant professor of arts administration and entrepreneurship at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is a creative entrepreneur, artist, educator and curator with 25 years experience in arts business and administration.

Chris Aslan was born in Turkey and was raised there and in war-torn Beirut. After school, he spent two years at sea, and then lived in Central Asia for 15 years. First, was Khiva, a desert oasis in Uzbekistan, where Chris established a UNESCO workshop reviving fifteenth century carpet designs and embroideries, and becoming the largest non-government employer in town.

I am an architect with experience teaching technical and design studio courses in several higher education venues. I bring my experience of geometry and writing design syllabi to my pattern writing, and my love of connecting with people to my teaching opportunities. My size-inclusive patterns are mostly modular designs, and mostly garter stitch!