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Chris Aslan was born in Turkey and was raised there and in war-torn Beirut. After school, he spent two years at sea, and then lived in Central Asia for 15 years. First, was Khiva, a desert oasis in Uzbekistan, where Chris established a UNESCO workshop reviving fifteenth century carpet designs and embroideries, and becoming the largest non-government employer in town.

Arlette Ngung is a textile artist, Pattern maker, and educator whose work explores the intersection of African heritage sustainability, and contemporary art inspired by tradition, sustainability, and the weaving together of old and new practices.

Jolie has explored a wide range of needle arts after learning to cross stitch at age four. Her cleverest unvention is a method for working stockinette-based laces reversibly. She has served on the boards of various guilds; published in PLY, Spin-Off, and Cast On; taught at major festivals, and shared her experiments in her blog for over 15 years.

Amelia Garripoli spins, weaves, cranks, and nalbinds her way through fiber festivals across America. Teacher, author, and fiber instigator, she sparks creativity in workshops, guilds, Zoom, articles, videos, and her books Productive Spindling and Power Spinning. A childhood immersed in needle arts led to a lifelong love of fiber arts. Find her at askthebellwether.com