When someone learns to create with yarn, thread, and cloth, they step into traditions as old as mankind. The story of textiles touches all people across nationality, ethnicity, socio-economic status, age, gender…name any category in which humanity can be placed, and those people are impacted by textiles, which are fiber art.
Understanding this can transform a person’s view of cloth, clothes, the earth, and their role in this world. That alone is reason enough; however, the joy and health benefits that come with making something by hand are well documented. I want to share my knowledge and skills with as many people as possible. I know it makes a difference.