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Janet Conner retired from her 30 year career as an elementary art teacher, Janet is known as the 'Happy Hooker' and her forte is working with beginners! She encourages a loose, informal, creative style of rug hooking based on the most antique methods, using recycled and hand dyed woolens. Her work has been displayed internationally, and is featured in many private collections. Janet is a member of Maine Fiber Arts, Saco Valley Fiber Artists, American Traditional Hooking Artists, and the Green Mountain Rug Hooking Association Debbie Bergman is the owner of Purple Fleece, a shop located along the mid-coast in Stockton Springs, Maine, that carries equipment and supplies for weavers, spinners, knitters, felters, and dyers. She teaches classes in all the above fiber disciplines. A self-proclaimed fiberholic, she has been weaving for 27 years, spinning for 22 years, and knitting all her life. Eileen Easterly has a love of weaving and fiber arts. Her goal is to make the fiber arts fun and accessible to everyone. She has a master’s degree in education and 15 years experience teaching hands-on classes. Eileen works with her husband, Mike, in their fiber arts-tools business, Millpoint Emporium. Her home is in Amsterdam, NY. Roberta McClellan is a multi-talented person. She has been weaving New England splint baskets for about 20 years and is juried with the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen. In addition to the many styles of baskets she makes, Bert is a spinner, knitter and dyer with a good sized flock of sheep. Her animals and her garden give her great satisfaction. She participates as a vendor and demonstrator at many New England fairs and events. Marianne DuBois of Arcady Designs has been felting for 20 years, and teaching needlefelting and wet felting techniques for more than ten years. Marianne makes needlefelted dolls and other sculptures and sells them under her Arcady Designs label. You can see some of her work at www.hatmandu.com/arcadypage.htm Her classes are fun and students come away with information and skills that will help them be even more creative and successful with their future felting. Hi, I’m Sheryl H. Look. I live in Washington Maine with my Siamese cat, Simon. I’ve been knitting and crocheting for 40+ years. My mother and grandmother before me both were avid crocheters. I still have my crochet tablecloth my "Grammie" made me some 45 years ago. I have 2 wonderful children and 5 beautiful grandchildren. I have knit and crocheted sweaters, mittens, scarves, hats, afghans, gloves, socks and fingerless gloves for all of them through the years. As well as crocheted doilies, stand scarves and tablecloths. |