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Anne Choi is a fiber artist raising a small flock of Shetland sheep in Bedminster, NJ. She teaches spinning, weaving and dyeing while exploring the relationship between craft and imagination. She is the founder of NJ Fibershed, an educational non-profit organization dedicated to promoting local fiber production and use.

Liz Spear brings nearly five decades of experience to this series. As a master weaver, wet-felter, and designer, she crafts over 80 unique garments annually for craft fairs, galleries, and conferences. A skilled teacher and mentor, Liz shares her expertise in fabric and garment construction, pattern development, and sustainable practices, including reworking and repurposing…

Laura is a contemporary Renaissance woman living and working on her family’s century-old homestead farm outside Hayward, WI. From fiber arts to creative writing, music to storytelling, she never tires of the magic of transforming idea into form and overlapping narrative and visual.

Cally Booker lives and weaves in Dundee on the east coast of Scotland. From 2018 – 2021 she was a contributor to the Aural Textiles project, capturing the sounds of the Scottish landscape and investigating ways of using them to inspire textile design in solo and collaborative projects. She has continued to develop these processes in her personal creative practice.

I have been teaching wheat weaving and straw art for over 25 years.

Alyssa Velazquez is an assistant curator at Carnegie Museum of Art. Her work has been featured or is forthcoming in filling Station, S/He Speaks 2: Voices of Women, Trans & Nonbinary Folx, Burnaway, and AutoStraddle. Residences include Storyknife and as a Freshworks Artist at Kelly Strayhorn Theater.

Jenn Lee from Cary, NC, has a professional background in textile technology and industrial knitting. Her technical background gives her a unique perspective on hand knitting she loves to share with others. Jenn enjoys knitting to create high-quality clothing with special touches not found in stores, focusing on unique details and whimsical touches.

Riley Kleve is a textile artist and educator creating interactive and collaborative work in community-led settings. Their work in weaving, handspinning, and embroidery draws from history to create a queerer vision for the future of textiles.

Hello! I'm Leeman Smith, a dedicated textile artist and illustrator based in Raleigh. My journey with textile arts began as a personal exploration, and now I’m excited to share my passion through teaching. In my Small Tapestry Weaving Workshop, I guide students step-by-step through the basics of weaving, using simple, everyday materials like cardboard looms and household tools.

Laura Lineman is obsessed with knitting and spinning. She is a developmental editor for the Ply Spinners Guild and Purl Magazine. Laura is also a regular contributor to PLY Magazine and has taught at retreats across the country. If you ask her what her favorite spin to knit project is she will loudly say, “don’t make me choose, I love them all,” but will quietly whisper, “socks.”…