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Curious exploration is the focus of Canadian knitwear designer and indie hand dyer, Kim McBrien Evans. A lifelong love of colour, texture, pattern, and shape prompted Kim to transition from working artist to textile maven. Her knitwear designs are known for their ability to turn an abstract idea into a wearable reality while simultaneously fitting and complimenting a wide range of…

Sue Dial hand crafts one of a kind yarns, wearables, and felted items using locally grown fiber, including that from her own rabbits and dogs. She also creates unique jewelry, housewares, and accessories for knitters using polymer clay, and expertly ties salon quality fairy hair, upon request. :)

Dr. Russell Jessup, Professor and Center Director Texas A&M Agrilife Research & Extension Center at San Angelo, managing diverse faculty research efforts across wool and mohair testing, sheep & goat production, rangeland operations, wildlife ecosystems, prescribed fire programs, and row crop agronomics.

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.

Paula Vestor has been spinning and dyeing for 45 years, sharing her passion for fiber with others and researching and experimenting with yarns, dyes, and techniques. Throughout the years, she has been active in her local guilds, both in Savannah where she first learned to spin and weave, and in Atlanta as one of the founding members of Peachtree Handspinners Guild.

Chris Robbins developed a love of broom making at age fourteen when he began working in the broom shop in Renfro Valley, KY. As a high school senior, he was allowed to spend half his day at home making brooms for himself. While in college, he restored an 1860s log cabin to house his broom shop.

Emily learned to knit three times – once when she was a kid, once during college, and again about five years later. The last time, it stuck. She's been designing knitting patterns since 2011 and tries to hit the sweet spot with patterns that are fun and engaging to knit, but also easy to understand.

Sarah Spillers is an interdisciplinary visual artist living in Johnson City, Tennessee, while she pursues her Master of Fine Arts degree at East Tennessee State University. Spillers’ artistic practice uses sculptural exploration, painting, and printmaking to examine American consumerism, marketing practices, and mass production.

Michelle Boyd is a Master Spinner, weaver, and writer who lives in Olds, Alberta, which is located in the Treaty Seven region of Canada. She has been teaching spinning for twenty years, including twelve years as an instructor for the Olds College Master Spinner Program.

Sheryl Kessler attended the University of the Arts and graduated from Philadelphia University (Jefferson University). She has taught privately and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts Continuing Education program. Sheryl has been working with textiles since 1984 beginning with machine knitting.