Great Fiber Arts Classes with Expert Teachers Online

Romi Hill lives on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains in Northern Nevada, where the high desert nights are cool and the air is clear and crisp. A lifelong crafter and knitter, she is inspired by the natural surroundings in her corner of the world, and her designs have an organic flow.

Cassie Dickson is a heritage member of the Southern Highland Craft Guild, specializing in spinning, natural dyeing, and the traditional arts of coverlet and linen weaving. With a passion for preserving historical craftsmanship, Cassie grows flax and processes the fiber into linen, and she raises silkworms and transforms their cocoons into beautiful silk fabric.

We're excited to offer online classes in cooking, fiber arts, music, dance, painting, woodworking and writing. Join instructors from John C. Campbell Folk School for classes that can be enjoyed from the comfort of your home.

My name is Chelsea Fehskens, I love working with fiber in one form or another. I learned about the fiber world from farm to yarn. Starting with raising sheep, learning to shear and processing wool to a finished product by spinning yarn. I raise Finn Sheep with my family at our small homestead in the Blue Ridge Mountains.

I was raised in an environment steeped in textile arts, guided and inspired by my mother and both of my grandmothers, all of whom were exceptionally skilled fiber artists. I began studying bobbin lace in 2010 after encountering it at a historical reenactment, and around the same time I started creating handmade buttons while producing period clothing for family and friends.

Emily Wohlscheid is the fiber and metal artist behind Bricolage Studios. She works from a cooperative studio in Kalamazoo, MI and specializes in highly textural fiber batts and jewelry incorporating fibers and fiber themes. Through classes and workshops, Emily shares her knowledge of spinning, fiber preparation, and dyeing throughout the country.

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.

Arlette Ngung is a textile artist, Pattern maker, and educator whose work explores the intersection of African heritage sustainability, and contemporary art inspired by tradition, sustainability, and the weaving together of old and new practices.

Lisa Doherty is a fiber artist in Wake Forest, NC, with a particular interest in freeform crochet and knitting. When she’s not playing with fiber, she’s playing violin or viola for weddings, concerts, and musical theater. Visit her Freeform Yarny Things website at ldoherty.substack.com to see her work and sign up for her free newsletter.