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Spinning and natural dyeing have been a long-standing fascination of mine. I started off dyeing with vegetable dyes found in my kitchen and have since expanded to a wide variety of natural dye sources, most of which I can find locally.

I am deeply passionate about guiding others through the wonderful world of creativity. Through my expertise in oil painting, acrylics, and wire wrap jewelry crafting, I strive to create an environment where students can flourish and explore their artistic potential.

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.

Sara Dismukes is a multidisciplinary artist and educator based in Montgomery, Alabama.

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…

Barbara, has been working with fibers for more than 50 years. Her work has taken many forms from embroidery, to loom and off loom weaving to various bead weaving techniques, to hitching and Kumihimo braiding. In college, she studied with Virginia West with a focus on pattern weaving on the loom.

SEFAA encourages and celebrates creativity one thread at a time by cultivating a vibrant regional fiber arts community while celebrating, supporting, and perpetuating all textile art forms. We exist to be your textile resource. We thrive by empowering you to reach your creative potential.

Hello! I'm an ESL teacher from London who has worked in China for 6 years total. Now I'm back in the UK to obtain a new teaching qualification. While still in the UK I worked at the Tate Galleries in London and Liverpool. Whilst there I took part in group exhibitions in cafes, bars and gallery spaces.

Laura is a contemporary Renaissance woman living and working on her family’s century-old homestead farm outside Hayward, WI. From fiber arts to creative writing, music to storytelling, she never tires of the magic of transforming idea into form and overlapping narrative and visual.

[4.83 rating over 6 reviews from another lesson platform] Hello, Stephen is a graduate from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA in Piano Performance and Film Scoring. He has worked at Piano Playtime where he taught twelve Kindergarten to 4th grade group piano lessons. He is easy to get along with and very patient with kids and adults.