Lausanne Allen

Lausanne Allen

Lausanne Allen Lausanne Allen is a handweaver with a deep respect for the history and traditions of the craft. Equally at home working on an early 19th-century barn frame loom or a modern 16-harness Macomber floor loom, she creates blankets, rugs, shawls, and garment...
Madeleine McGarrity

Madeleine McGarrity

Madeleine McGarrity Madeleine McGarrity is a natural dye print specialist and researcher. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Printmaking, and worked as a printmaking teacher and professional textile printer in Brooklyn, NY from 2012 to...
Kristin Arzt

Kristin Arzt

Kristin Arzt Kristin Arzt is a natural dyer, educator, gardener, and designer who teaches workshops and leads retreats across the country. With deep roots in the fiber community, she has served on the board of Local Cloth and has been actively involved in multiple...
Kim Chagnon

Kim Chagnon

Kim Chagnon Kim Chagnon, recognized worldwide as an upholstery instructor and the founder of Kim’s Upholstery, is all about helping others learn the art of upholstery for pleasure and, if they want, to earn an income doing something they love. Kim’s journey from...
Kim Goodling

Kim Goodling

Kim Goodling Kim Goodling, shepherd to a flock of Gotland sheep, loves sharing her love of sheep and wool. She teaches fiber art classes in her barn studio at VT Grand View Farm and invites others to experience shepherding and farm life through farmstay vacations. Kim...
Joyce LeBlanc

Joyce LeBlanc

Joyce LeBlanc My earliest memories of sewing were sitting at my Mom’s side watching her create clothes for my siblings and me. I’d read and study the pattern instructions, so that when I was finally allowed to sew, I had already constructed the garment many times over...