Sustainable Fibers by Gigi Matthews

February’s Program
February 9 @ 10:00 a.m. — via Zoom

Decades of travel to over 30 countries has given me a deep appreciation for textiles and their history.
I learned to spin in the UK. I’ve sold yarn on Etsy and in marketplaces – I love to spin in public as so few people these days have ever seen a spinning wheel or spindle in action!
These days I teach hand-spinning and very gentle chair yoga. My yarns focus on sustainability, making use of rare breed (endangered) wool and reclaimed & recycled materials.
I am on the Handweavers Guild of America’s Board of Directors in regards to the importance of sustainability in the fiber arts, and I give talks on sustainability and the fiber arts.
I have been published in Ply Magazine (The Prep Issue). I have also written for Shuttle Spindle & Dyepot – the journal of the Handweavers Guild of America – Spring 2021 & Summer 2022.