For 28-year-old fiber artist Fiona Simpson, who is neurodivergent, weaving is the one thing, "other than sitting down and meditating," that stills her mind. In Fiona Simpson's Sherman Oaks bedroom, a ...
SALISBURY — Learning from her mother how to use a sewing machine as a child, fiber artist Esther Rodgers got her start in textiles, she said, “making patchwork clothes and selling them at Phish ...
From the clothes that keep us warm in frigid Inland Northwest winters to ornate tapestries that adorn living room walls and bring simple joy to our daily lives, fiber art surrounds us with its ...
Wichita fiber artist Lisa Riley hosts a hands-on Saori weaving residency at Red Barn Studio Museum, inviting the community to ...
While this phenomenon is undoubtedly global, New Hampshire has a storied relationship with craft and fiber arts. Before any ...
PORT ANGELES — Fiber artists can submit art for the eighth Fiber Arts Exhibit. Art should be delivered to Stubio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10-12. Artists may submit ...
CHICAGO -- Carina Yépez has consistently heard the quick staccato rhythm of a sewing machine for as long as she can remember. "The sound, for me, is very therapeutic," Yépez said. A gift and skill ...
Fiber Arts for all Makers Market is expanding to two days in 2026: Friday, February 20th and Saturday, February 21st at the Textile Center in Minneapolis. Have you checked out the Textile Center in ...
When Dorothy Gallagher was a teacher in Poland, she took up knitting as a side hustle. “Making one sweater bought me a kilo ...
At the Exchange Place in Kingsport, Tennessee, Marita Schwartz (right) instructs a class participant during the Overmountain Weavers Guild’s 2025 introductory weaving course. Photo courtesy of the ...
Juliet Martin had to “change the names to protect the innocent”… or at least the, um, unenthusiastic. The fiber artist, who began working on a sculpture a few years ago, was unsure how it would turn ...
Plagued by the insecurities that come with a neurodivergent mind — “Am I dumb?” — fiber artist Fiona Simpson said she finds solace in her craft. “It reminds me of, in simple terms, putting one foot in ...