For 28-year-old fiber artist Fiona Simpson, who is neurodivergent, weaving is the one thing, "other than sitting down and meditating," that stills her mind. In Fiona Simpson's Sherman Oaks bedroom, a ...

SALISBURY — Learning from her mother how to use a sewing machine as a child, fiber artist Esther Rodgers got her start in textiles, she said, “making patchwork clothes and selling them at Phish ...

From the clothes that keep us warm in frigid Inland Northwest winters to ornate tapestries that adorn living room walls and bring simple joy to our daily lives, fiber art surrounds us with its ...

PORT ANGELES — Fiber artists can submit art for the eighth Fiber Arts Exhibit. Art should be delivered to Stubio Bob, 118½ E. Front St., between 3:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sept. 10-12. Artists may submit ...

Happening soon: Mid-Cape Comic Con at Hyannis Arts Hall on the Falmouth Patch calendar ...

The Walk In Art Center will host a day full of activity and art on Friday, Feb. 6. The Walk In is hosting its annual Soup(er) ...

The Chisholm Trail Arts Council will present a Fiber Art Show, which will feature six artists, during an opening reception Jan. 9. The CTAC Art Gallery’s Fiber Art Show will open at 5:30 p.m. Jan. 9 ...

Fiber Arts for all Makers Market is expanding to two days in 2026: Friday, February 20th and Saturday, February 21st at the ...

CHICAGO -- Carina Yépez has consistently heard the quick staccato rhythm of a sewing machine for as long as she can remember. "The sound, for me, is very therapeutic," Yépez said. A gift and skill ...

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Plagued by the insecurities that come with a neurodivergent mind — “Am I dumb?” — fiber artist Fiona Simpson said she finds solace in her craft. “It reminds me of, in simple terms, putting one foot in ...