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Rusty Boyd has been a crocheter since the age of 9. At age 34, he took his first knitting class and was “hooked.” Since that time he has taught himself to knit lace, cables, stranded, mosaic and more. After attending his first Men’s Knitting Retreat, Rusty had his first pattern published by Skacel for their Simplicity Men’s Booklet.

Since first encountering The Penland Book of Handmade Books at the public library in 2006, I have been passionate about making books and have been learning and practicing the crafts involved in making books – binding, making paper, marbling paper, creating book cloth, and woodworking.

Today, Folkwear is based in Asheville, NC, under the leadership of Molly Hamilton. Molly learned to sew at a very young age, taught by her grandmother, a talented seamstress. Molly took over Folkwear when her youngest child started school, embracing its vision of providing authentic, beautiful, and functional home sewing patterns for clothing from around the world and across…

Justin Near​ is a Nashville fiber artist and homeschooler who has a passion for sustainability and supporting local and regional communities and economies. Growing up, Justin was surrounded by crocheting, knitting, embroidery, and sewing, and dabbled in many of those as well as closely related fiber arts.

Cara Bevan is a self-taught, professional artist who's been painting and sculpting since 2007. Growing up on an animal rescue farm and nature preserve gave Cara a deep respect for animals and nature. Her work focuses on creating life-like animals made from gourds, wire, clay, and other unusual materials.

Diana Quinn is a seasoned quilter and embroidery artist, and she brings her lifetime love of textiles to this class. She learned to sew and embroider with her mother, grandmother, and aunt and has crafted several award-winning quilts since starting her quilting adventure in 2012.

Laura Nelkin lives in upstate New York, where the sunny season is short, leaving plenty of time to be indoors knitting. Though she has a degree in apparel design from Cornell University, she took to knitting years ago and hasn’t looked back.

Lee Langstaff began working with wool through knitting and spinning 40 years ago without imagining that it was providing the basis for establishing a handspinners flock on Shepherd’s Hey Farm in Maryland beginning in 2000. After attending the MD Sheep & Wool Festival she selected foundation breeding stock based on her personal preference for desirable fleece qualities for…

Lisa Graves is an international weaving instructor located in Ontario, Canada where she runs her own studio, Kawartha Weaving. Lisa's passion for weaving education led to her dedicating six years to volunteering on the Board of the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners (OHS), where she is currently serving as President with a strong focus on preserving the certification of weaving…

Hi everyone I’m Lisa Lamb, This is my 2nd year teaching at SAFF. I’m a long time knitter who’s been teaching knitting on a 1 to 1 basis for oh 20+ years now, and branched out of my comfort zone almost 3 years ago when I was asked to teach at my guilds Knit Inn. I really enjoyed the experience and I look forward to our Knit Inn even more now.