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Véronique Perrot first encountered weaving as a teenager after building a four-shaft floor loom out of scrap wood and weaving a few pieces on it. The loom soon returned to the woodpile, but she was hooked. Loom-less for many years, she knitted a lot and read about weaving. On a whim, Véronique bought a loom on Craigslist, took a weaving class at the John C. Campbell Folk School, and hasn’t stopped weaving since. She has written patterns and articles for Handwoven and WEFT, many of them focused on color. Véronique has taught many subjects to various groups—biology and earth sciences to high schoolers, beekeeping to community gardeners, and color in weaving at the Folk School, for example—yet her proudest achievement was teaching lace knitting to her mom.

Joan Sheridan is a weaver, knitter, spinner, and fiber explorer. After serving as an educator and curriculum developer for the U.S. Army, she founded Heritage Spinning and Weaving in 2000. She teaches weaving and knitting in her shop and on the road for guilds, shops, and conferences. Her patterns and articles have been published in Handwoven, Spin Off, Ashford’s The Wheel, and PieceWork, and she is a regular contributor to Little Looms. A beloved teacher on looms of all sizes, she has a particular enthusiasm for teaching and designing for small looms. Joan is never bored and revels in the fiber community.

Tom Knisely has been teaching handweaving for more than forty years. After discovering an antique spinning wheel as a teenager, he fell in love with textiles and has devoted his career to sharing that passion. In addition to teaching, Tom weaves professionally and is a frequent contributor to Handwoven magazine. Voted Handwoven Teacher of the Year, Tom is renowned among his weaving students for his kindness, good humor, and seemingly infinite weaving knowledge. He teaches at the beautiful Red Stone Glen Fiber Arts Center in York Haven, Pennsylvania. Hear him on the Long Thread Podcast.

Sara C. Bixler is the owner and resident instructor of Red Stone Glen Fiber Arts Center in York, Pennsylvania. She has been teaching spinning and weaving for more than a decade and prides herself on having a broad knowledge spectrum to share with her students. She holds degrees in both fine art and education, although she credits the depth of her knowledge to her apprenticeship with her father, Tom Knisely. You can find Sara’s work in issues of Handwoven and Little Looms and see her in person or in one of her many weaving videos. Hear her talk about her teaching and weaving journeys on the Long Thread Podcast.

John Mullarkey is passionate about teaching tablet weaving and exploring ways to make the art form more contemporary. John loves to push “primitive” art of tablet weaving beyond its customary limits to create original and surprising interpretations of traditional structures and designs. He is a nationally recognized teacher, valued for the patience, clarity, and organization he brings to his classes. John left his software development career more than a decade ago to focus on weaving and teaching full-time. Enjoy our podcast with John Mullarkey, or this artist spotlight article, to learn how he came across the ancient craft of tablet weaving and fell in love with teaching.

Angela Tong is a Chinese American fiber artist and ceramicist based in Pennsylvania. Although she studied design at the Fashion Institute of Technology, she discovered knitting and other fiber arts on her own. Her work spans knitting, crochet, and weaving. A dedicated teacher, she leads workshops across the country and online, encouraging makers of all levels to explore new skills. Angela’s weaving designs appear in Little Looms, and her instructional videos include Weave Patterns on the Pin Loom. Get to know her in the feature Five Questions with Angela Tong and hear her on the Long Thread Podcast.

Angela K. Schneider is a techie and an artist—but above all, a teacher. As Long Thread Media’s project editor, she checks and double-checks project instructions in an impressive range of fiber arts. Her designs appear in Handwoven and Little Looms magazines, and she has created everything from delicate jewelry to massive woven installations for public spaces. With a background balancing programming, engineering, and art, plus a Master Spinner Certificate from Olds College, she relishes getting down in the details to understand a textile. One of her greatest joys comes from watching her students’ eyes light up with understanding. Learn more about her weaving and teaching adventures in Five Questions with Angela K. Schneider.

Long Thread Media serves content for the handspinning, handweaving, and traditional needlework communities online, in person, and in print. The company was founded by Linda Ligon, Anne Merrow, and John Bolton to publish Handwoven, Little Looms, PieceWork, Spin Off, and Farm & Fiber Knits, as well as offer information, education, and community to crafters in those fields.