Spotlight: Pam Weeks, Quilt Historian
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Spotlight: Lorie McCown, Fiber and Mixed Media Artist
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Spotlight: Andrea Love, Wool Animator
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Spotlight: Sarah Gunn and Julie Starr, Sewists and Authors
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Spotlight: PM Neist, Textile Artist and Embroiderer
From her early, pre-Kindergarten artworks to her textile work today, PM Neist rebels against convent...
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Spotlight: Pam Weeks, Quilt Historian
The stories behind quilts fascinate historian Pam Weeks - their purpose, the materials, the makers. ...
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