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Laura Nelkin lives in upstate New York, where the sunny season is short, leaving plenty of time to be indoors knitting. Though she has a degree in apparel design from Cornell University, she took to knitting years ago and hasn’t looked back.

Beth Collier has been spinning and felting for over 20 years. Beth does a variety of fiber arts including felting, spinning and bobbin lace. Her business, The Little Shop of Fibers sells Kromski Products, felting supplies, bobbin lace supplies and Shetland wool and yarn. When not spinning or felting she enjoys gardening and her grandchildren.

Patricia Sanville lives on a small farm in Frederick, MD., where she has been for 15 years, raising a family and raising sheep as well as various other species of livestock and crops. Patricia is on the Maryland Sheep Breeders Association Board of Directors and also serves as the Director from Maryland to the American Sheep Industry.

My name is Arden, I have been crocheting for over 10 years! I sell my crochet and crochet patterns on my own Etsy shop at FireWolfArts.

Cara Bevan is a self-taught, professional artist who's been painting and sculpting since 2007. Growing up on an animal rescue farm and nature preserve gave Cara a deep respect for animals and nature. Her work focuses on creating life-like animals made from gourds, wire, clay, and other unusual materials.

Nancy Binkowski -Wilder Creek Workshop Nancy began her broom making career almost 10 years ago at Tillers International. Since then, her love for teaching and her joy of broom making have grown together and now she teaches at a growing list of festivals, private events and schools.

Sydney Sogol, the weaver and dyer of Syd’s Threads, explores color and pattern interactions in her work. She creates one-of-a-kind and limited edition pieces inspired by her years of studying art, ornithology, and marine biology. Each piece pays homage and brings attention to that creature’s natural beauty and unique story.

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.

Gardening host Bethany Joy Hebbard is a knitter, sewist, and dyer. Her husband is a permaculture-trained farmer, and together they keep a large garden on their suburban homestead in Jamestown, North Carolina. Bethany has a strong love of local fibers and dye traditions, and teaches classes on cultivating dye plants, fresh-leaf indigo, and more.

Lisa Graves is an international weaving instructor located in Ontario, Canada where she runs her own studio, Kawartha Weaving. Lisa's passion for weaving education led to her dedicating six years to volunteering on the Board of the Ontario Handweavers and Spinners (OHS), where she is currently serving as President with a strong focus on preserving the certification of weaving…