Leslie Fesperman
About
Leslie is enthusiastic about sharing her passion for hand weaving through teaching ongoing classes at the Yadkin Valley Fiber Center in Elkin, North Carolina . She also teaches at various guilds, The John Campbell Folk School and fiber festivals on the east coast. She specializes in teaching beginning students on the jack style loom, inkle loom and rigid heddle loom. Secondary to her beginning course Leslie's main areas of teaching are functional double weave textiles and rag style weaving.
In addition to weaving, Leslie loves color . She has taken numerous classes and has been in a color study group for over 10 years. She believes color is a personal choice and understanding colors and how they work together can create beautiful textiles.
Leslie feels that teaching should be live and in person and works to bring this to the virtual platform. Instruction is brought to the student via print, verbal and demonstrated formats. She works to make sure every student understands the material and her approach is to teach in a way that makes sense to the student recognizing we all have different ways to attain the same goal.
Reviews from Group Classes
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How To Weave a Doubleweave Jacket on Your Loom - Putting the Basics of Double Weave Together and Creating a One Piece Jacket
Verified Student on April 1, 2022
Leslie is a great teacher.
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How To Weave a Doubleweave Jacket on Your Loom - Putting the Basics of Double Weave Together and Creating a One Piece Jacket
Verified Student on April 1, 2022
Great!
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Beginning Double Weave
Stuart S. on May 18, 2022
Leslie is an excellent instructor and has lots of patience. LessonFace has very good communications.
Artisain Certification in Handweaveing - Olds College
Leslie is a member of : The Handweavers Guild of America, Complex Weavers, Tapestry Weavers South, and The Triangle Weavers Guild
Leslie always looks forward to working with students.
Lessonface classes include :
The Basics of Doubleweave
How to Weave a Tubular Bag. Color - A beginning approach to understanding color for the hand weaver and developing you colors.
Color study- a biweekly session to learn about and grow an understanding of color and handee weaving. She is also accepting students for private lessons on the following topic: Understanding Weaving Drafts. 1 hour. One 15 minute session for class question followup or to find out more about classes offered on Lessonface.