Joan Babcock Joan
Babcock is a Santa Fe, New Mexico-based artist and teacher who specializes in the technique of “Cavandoli”
or tapestry knotting. She translates bead and macramé techniques of the 1960s
into exceptional jewelry for today.
SS701, UB105
Fred Bloebaum Fred Bloebaum is an acclaimed
fashion/sewing instructor, designer, and author whose classes focus on
beautiful fabrics, designer techniques, color, and style. She designs the La
Fred pattern line and is a contributing editor to Threads
magazine. WA201, WB202
Lynn Caldwell Lynn
M. Caldwell has a degree in Textiles and Clothing with a minor in weaving from
Northern Illinois University.
She has taught kumihimo at The Fine Line Creative
Arts Center in St. Charles,
Illinois, since 2003, and has
shown her wearable art at fine art shows and galleries nationally since 1987.
WA203
Gregory Case Gregory Case’s photography
specialization is quilts/textiles. His work has been published in over 60
books/booklets, catalogs, and magazines. For over 5 years, he has been the
photographer for the San Jose
Museum of Quilts &
Textiles. S301, S401, S501, SS601, UA101
Inge
Dam Inge Dam, an award-winning Master Weaver
from Ontario Handweavers and Spinners, has taught workshops in the U.S., England,
and Canada.
She weaves on a 32-shaft dobby loom and specializes in weaving unique garments,
many of which incorporate tablet weaving and other embellishments. S702, UB106
Judy Dominic
Judy Dominic has
traveled the world with and for her fiber art, repurposing what is on hand to
express her creativity. Her goal is to help others broaden their view of the
world and what it offers. S502, S602, SS101, SS201, SS302, SS402
Judie Eatough Judie Eatough enjoys weaving household textiles and using computers for
designing projects. She creates drafts for all kinds of projects using inkle looms,
tablet weaving, 4- to 24-shaft looms, and a drawloom.
S102, S703, SS202, SS603, UB107
Leland
Guthrie Leland Guthrie is a passionate felter who draws his
inspiration from the historic nomads of the Central Asian steppes while holding
a firm belief in the practical applications of felt for a sustainable
earth-centered lifestyle. S604, WW301
Stacey
Harvey-Brown Stacey Harvey-Brown weaves, writes, teaches, lectures and gives workshops and seminars
around the U.K.
and abroad. She is passionate about weaving and loves the challenge of
capturing the essence and texture of nature through woven cloth. S103, SS303,
SS403, SS801
Linda Hendrickson Linda
Hendrickson is the author of many articles and books and an enthusiastic and
patient teacher whose work has been exhibited internationally. Her tabletwoven calligraphy and ply-split baskets often relate
to her concerns about peace, spirituality, and nature. S704, SS802, UA102
Jill Heppenheimer
Jill Heppenheimer has steered an
entrepreneurial retail business for over the last 18 years as co-owner of the
Santa Fe Weaving Gallery. In addition, Jill works with individual artisans and designers
to build innovation, decision- making, and marketing-savvy skills. Her passion
is unleashing the potential for greater creativity. S700
Tracy Jackson For
the past twelve years, Tracy Jackson has been the owner of
The Lacemaker in Cortland, Ohio,
a shop specializing in lacemaking, braiding, small
weaving, and a variety of needlework. She travels and teaches these techniques
to encourage the unsuspecting to love the world of textiles. SS304, SS404, WB204
Betty Kirk Betty
Burian Kirk trained as a fiber artist
and art educator with a M.A. from Northern
Illinois University.
She enjoys teaching and creating wearable art for the woman who appreciates
high fashion. SS405, UC112, UD119
James Koehler James Koehler has been
weaving since 1977 and teaching since 1991. His tapestries are in several museum, corporate and private collections, including the
Renwick Gallery of the Smithsonian
American Art
Museum. Publications include Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot, Fiberarts, American Craft and Handwoven magazines. S305, S406,
UA103, UC113, UD120
Linda Kubik Fibers
and fabrics are Linda Kubik’s passion. She has woven several thousand yards of fabric, designed
and sewn garments for 50 years, and written two books. Linda consistently shows
in juried competitions and has developed her own pattern line, Elements. S104, S203, UB108, WB205
Daryl Lancaster Daryl Lancaster received
her B.A. in Fine Arts in 1977 and has been sewing for more than 40 years. She
gives workshops throughout the United
States and was a Features Editor for Handwoven magazine. S504, SS105,
SS204, SS306, SS407, SS605, UD121
Susan Lazear Susan Lazear is a Professor of
Fashion at Mesa College
in San Diego
where she teachers various fashion courses, including several on computer
design. A computer graphic artist, Susan designs wearable art and unusual fine
arts crafts. In addition to teaching, she combines her skills by creating a
line of software for sewers and textile artists under the Cochenille
Design Studio name. She has taught computer and design workshops around the
world. SS505, SS705, SS803, UB109, WW206
Ruby Leslie Boundless enthusiasm for sampling and experimenting, especially with
color, has guided Ruby Leslie’s
creative endeavors throughout her 20-year weaving career. She maintains a full-time weaving and
teaching studio in Vermont,
designing handwovens under the label Ruby Charuby Weavings.
SS506, SS606, UD122, WW302
Connie Lippert Connie Lippert
uses the wedge weave technique and yarn hand-dyed with natural dyes
to design her weavings. Her work is represented in museum, corporate, academic
and private collections and has been published in Shuttle
Spindle & Dyepot, Fiberarts,
and Handwoven magazines,
as well as the Fiberarts
Design Book 7. WA207
Karen Martinez Karen
Martinez, a weaver for 40 years, is
a seventh generation Master Rio Grande-style
weaver. This type of weaving has been passed on from generation to generation
with a focus on preserving traditional Hispanic weaving styles. WA208
Jennifer Moore Jennifer Moore has
focused on geometric design in doubleweave pick-up
for the past 25 years. She exhibits her work and teaches worldwide. She is the
author of the upcoming book Doubleweave in the Weaver’s Studio series from Interweave Press. SS507, UD123, WA209
Rosalie Neilson
Rosalie Neilson loves
rep weaving and kumihimo braiding. Co-creator of the
software program Braid Runner©, she wrote The
Thirty-Seven Interlacements of Hira Kara Gumi and is finishing a design book called The Exaltation of Blocks. SS706,
SS804, UC114, WA210
Liesel
Orend Liesel Orend was trained in
weaving and dyeing at Northern
New Mexico College.
In addition to weaving tapestries, Liesel has
developed a full palette using natural dyes and makes her yarns available
through her business, Earth Arts. Liesel teaches at Northern New Mexico
College, the Española Valley Fiber
Arts Center,
and other locations. UB110, WB211
Marcy Petrini
Marcy Petrini has
been weaving for over 30 years, spinning for 20, and involved with fiber ever
since she can remember. She currently teaches weekly and writes the popular
“Right From the Start” articles for Shuttle
Spindle & Dyepot magazine.
S106, WB212
Barbara Pickett An
Associate Professor in the Department of Art at the University of Oregon,
Barbara Setsu Pickett focuses on velvet and
Jacquard weaving, miniature books, and shibori. She
researches velvet weaving worldwide, and runs Mihara Shibori Studio with her son Michael. SS707, UC115
Marjorie Preece With a
lifelong interest in the textile arts, Marjorie Preece
teaches a variety of needlework &
lace making techniques. She is also a bobbin lace designer and author. SS508,
SS607, UD124, WA213
Nancy
Roberts Nancy Roberts uses a knitting machine as a tool for dyeing self-striping yarns,
which are then used in knitting, weaving, and felting. Her article “Machine
Knitting to Dye For” was featured in Spin-Off in Fall 2006. SS708, UC116, WA214
Teresa Ruch Teresa Ruch started weaving in college
and worked in the textile industry for 18 years, over 5 years as a sample
weaver and 12 years as a Jacquard fabric designer. She has taught textile
design, weaving, and dyeing, and she runs a custom dyeing and weaving business.
S709, SS805, UC117, WA215
Lynn
Ruggles Lynn
Ruggles’ first
spinning class was Wool Combing with Lee Raven at Convergence ’90 in San Jose, California.
With her recent retirement, she now has the opportunity to pass on her passion
for this technique to others. Recipient of HGA’s COE in Spinning. WB216
Jennie Slick Jennie Slick is a
master Navajo weaver who has been weaving since she was 16 years old and is a
third generation weaver. She has been weaving professionally to support her
family since 1979. Jennie’s goal is to bring the harmony of Navajo weaving and
culture to as many people as possible through her classes and rugs. S308,
SS206, WB219
Adrienne Sloane
Adrienne Sloane is
an award-winning fiber artist who exhibits and teaches nationally. Combining
her interest in textiles and travel, she has also consulted on knitting
projects in Peru and Bolivia. As
both a hand and machine knitter, she enjoys introducing students to innovative
approaches to working in sculptural fiber. S107, SS205, UB111, WB217
Robyn Spady Robyn Spady learned to weave
over 35 years ago and in 2004 was awarded HGA’s
Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving, Master with a specialized study in Loomcontrolled Stitched Double Cloth. She is
committed to turning the weaving world on to double-faced fabrics, fourshaft weaves, uncommon weave structures, and narrow
warp weaves. S509, S608, S710, S806, WW303
Jannie Taylor Jannie Taylor is both a handweaver and an educator.
She weaves for her own satisfaction and enjoyment, and she is always fascinated
by the interplay of color, fiber, and structure. She teaches to share her
knowledge and enthusiasm. S307, S408, UA104, WB218
Sara von Tresckow A
weaver, spinner and dyer for over 30 years, Sara
von Tresckow weaves contemporary
textiles incorporating her study of techniques, history, and tradition. She is
experienced in many weaving techniques and looms—from inkle to drawloom to Jacquard. S108
Mary Walker Mary Walker is a textile
conservator specializing in Navajo weavings. She also coordinates classes and
tours for those interested in learning about Navajo weaving and culture.
Through her web site www.weavinginbeauty.com
Mary works to document and celebrate life in the community of Navajo weaving.
S308, S409, SS206, WB219
Lillian Whipple
In 1995 Lillian
Whipple received HGA’s
Certificate of Excellence in Handweaving, Master with a specialized study
entitled By a Fine Silk Thread. She currently focuses on weaving fine silk threads in complex
structures for small
art pieces, clothing, and note cards. S309, SS109,SS207,
WB220
Kathyanne White Kathyanne White is a contemporary artist with a passion for fiber. The recipient
of an artist project grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts in 2009, she
has work in many collections including the Museum of Arts
and Design, The American Folk Art Museum, and the Archives of American Art of
the Smithsonian Institution. WB221
Patsy Zawistoski Weaving and spinning
while her children grew, PatsyZawistoski created classes with her teaching
degree. An
early recipient of HGA’s Certificate of Excellence in
Handspinning, Master, she is constantly exploring the
“what if?” question—clarifying
and refining her spinning and teaching techniques. SS711, SS807, UC118, WA222
