Spotlight: Carol Milne, Lone Pioneer in the Field of Knitted Glass

Carol Milne has blazed a new artistic path with her work in knitted glass. Bringing the visual illusion of softness and drape to a material that is fixed in its...

Spotlight: Gyleen Fitzgerald, Writer and Quilter

Gyleen Fitzgerald makes quilts that blend color, pattern, and texture to provide a contemporary sensibility to traditional quilting. Her engineering tools and innovative techniques simplify the construction of visually complex...

Spotlight: Sara Trail, Executive Director Social Justice Sewing Academy

Sara Trail created a quilt in memory of Trayvon Martin. Then her love for sewing and passion for social justice intertwined. After graduating from the Harvard University Graduate School of...

Spotlight: Earamichia Brown, Fiber Artist

Earamicha Brown always wanted to be a fashion designer. But she always excelled at academics, so she started her career as a lawyer. Now she follows her dreams and communicates...

Spotlight: Kate Atherley, Knitting Teacher, Designer and Managing Technical Editor for Knitty.com

Kate is Knitty.com’s Managing Technical Editor and a seasoned designer and teacher of all things knitterly. She’s known for her attention to detail in her patterns and her classes, and...

Spotlight: Marijke van Welzen, Wearable Artist

Marijke van Welzen creates wearable art using techniques she developed over the years. Not afraid of experimentation or a challenge, Marijke produces unique art garments that explore a theme or...

Spotlight: Janet Clare, Textile Designer, Teacher and Author

Janet Clare's work "uniform" is her Artisan Apron that inspires her studio practice with stitched motivations that remind her why and how to create. It must work, because Janet writes...

Spotlight: Steffani Lincecum, Designer, Pattern Maker and Sewing Instructor

From playing with scraps from a sewing factory as a child to pattern making and an MFA in Costume Design, Steffani Lincecum found her calling. She is all about the...

2018 Holiday Gift Guide for Makers

Is there an artist on your gift list? Are you a maker looking for suggestions for your own Santa list? Out of ideas for gifts to make yourself? Sometimes it’s...