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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.

Julie Benac has been in the world of fiber arts since 2006, and has been in the cut & sew industry for over 30 years. Her creative focus today is marrying the art of fashion sewing with fiber arts to create a unique niche that appeals to everyone.

Driven by curiosity and colour, Kim is a dedicated fibre artist and educator who brings a rich blend of science, skill, and creativity to her teaching. Her approach is to first help students examine and understand their unique “signature” spinning style.

Bex grew up in her mother’s (Carol Leigh Brack-Kaiser) Hillcreek Fiber Studio. She started to learn weaving and dying at a young age and has traveled the country for over 40 years with the family business vending and teaching at fiber, weaving and knitting Shows.

Shelagh Jessop is the one-woman-show behind Stuart Moores Textiles, which is named after her great-grandfather. Shelagh is a textile artist and professional natural dyer, specializing in traditional natural dyes and historically accurate dye techniques.

Martha Owen is an artisan/shepherd and resident artist at the John C Campbell Folkschool (www.folkschool.org) in Brasstown, NC. She oversees classes in spinning/knitting,crochet/feltmaking /surface design and dyeing. Her adventure in spinning began here in 1978.

Lauren “Ren” Tysinger (they/them) come from a long line of textile artists, tracing back to their great grandmother escaping Eastern Europe during the height of WWII who made a living for herself and her family with the craft she brought over to the States: lacemaking.

I have been teaching wheat weaving and straw art for over 25 years.

Jen Swearington is an enthusiastic, high-energy, knowledgeable educator with twenty years’ experience in surface design and a lifetime devoted to working as an artist. She has operated Jennythreads, an independent handmade fashion studio and crafted a creative living since 2003.

Varian Brandon started knitting at age eight. A trip to the islands of Great Britain rekindled a love of color and created an interest in the traditions of Fair Isle design and construction. She is currently designing stranded colorwork patterns for several yarn companies, as well as her own website.