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Amie is a lifelong fiber arts enthusiast who believes there are two types of projects: the ones that require concentration and those meant for meeting up to chat with fellow knitters and crocheters. She always has at least one of each in progress. Based in Durham, NC, Amie loves teaching for local yarn shops and regional fiber festivals.

Sarita Westrup is a Mexican-American craft based artist who lives and works in between TX and North Carolina. Westrup was raised in the Rio Grande Valley of the south Texas borderlands and earned an MFA in Fiber Arts from the University of North Texas in 2016.

Susannah is the sole operator and owner of BellaLuna Sheep & Wool Co. in Washington, GA. She has been a shepherd for 20 years. The breeds range from fine fiber to milk producers. She has been spinning and weaving for even longer and loves imparting what she has learned to others.

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Cael Chappell worked with basket weavers across Africa from 1991 to present. In 2017 he started weaving his own baskets, primarily using waxed linen thread and a technique called twining. Because of his extensive understanding of basketry, he quickly developed his own unique style of whimsical weaving. His baskets exhibit personality and life which engages viewers.

TahNibaa Naataanii is a traditional Diné woman, representing the Many Hogan Clan and Coyote Pass Clan. She hails from Table Mesa and Toadlena, New Mexico. TahNibaa was introduced to Navajo weaving by her mother, Sarah H. Natani at 7 years old. She learned to weave stripes first, then advanced to complex patterns.

Alesia started her fiber odyssey over two decades ago with a couple of sheep and a passion to learn more. The sheep patiently taught her much about life, farming and fiber! She now lives on a small farm in Youngsville, NC with her husband and son and together they shepherd a very eclectic flock of award-winning sheep.

Kris Jenkins is owner of alk&me, an ohio-based indie dye company. She has been immersed in the fiber world for 10 years now and teaching for the last six. When she is not attending festivals, she is teaching at her LYS or in her studio in Northfield Ohio.

Dia Robinson is the owner of Twisted Urban Fiber Arts, an accomplished indie dyer, spinner, crocheter, and weaver. She has taught at the Greenville Center of Creative Arts in Greenville, South Carolina, and has organized two fiber art gallery showcases at Greenville Technical College’s Benson Campus Art Gallery in Greenville, South Carolina.

Geri creates mixed media art from her studio in Tennessee, teaches internationally, and her winning art is in museum collections. She was awarded an Appalachian Craft and Culture Fellowship at Arrowmont School of Arts and Crafts and has taught at John Campbell Folk School for 19 years.