This is a non-exhaustive list of fiber arts educators in and around Southeastern New England (and beyond).
Many of these educators do travel as well as offer online teaching, one-on-one, classes and workshops
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Massachusetts

*A Place To Weave (Leominster): weaving lessons, year-round dye room

*Fresh Cercle, Mary Ann Stewart (Lexington): mending, alterations, knitting, natural dyeing

*Native Earth Teaching Farm, Rebecca Gilbert (Martha’s Vineyard): hand spinning, beginner knitting, sock knitting, basic weaving, indigo vat dyeing

*Hilltop Farm & Fiber Arts, Lisa Dachinger (Lanesborough): handspinning, natural dyeing

*The Felted Bee, Jen McCarthy (Rockland): needle felting, wet felting

*Desjardin Design, Cheryl Desjardin (Amesbury): Shibori, natural dyeing, botanical imprinting, hand stamping and painting on cotton, silk and linen.

Marigold Roots, Sharon Chandler (Groton): Teaches slow-fashion, hand-stitched, natural-dyed, zero waste, gender fluid and size-less design

Sue Getchell (Central MA): felting, spinning akathemother@aol.com

Lisa Purdy, Gather Here (Cambridge): embroidery, visible mending

Polly Moss (Fall River): weaving

Saida Hassan (Mashpee): weaving, sewing, patchwork quilting, machine embroidery saidahassan1973@gmail.com

Steph Gillette (Norfolk): knitting, crochet, embroidery, hand sewing (applique, mending, paper pieced quilting)

Juliette Pecaut Designs (Somerville): knitting

Stacy Schibelli (Wendell): fashion design, textile arts

Connecticut

Emma Welty (Woodbury): lacemaking, tapestry weaving, felting, wool processing/dyeing/spinning

Rhode Island

*Louse Sutton (Providence): sewing at The Nest — Sustainable Fashion Collective (thenestpvd.com)

*Blue Dog Dye House (Providence): Offers dyeing services as well as natural dye classes

*RealFibers Handweaving Studio, Suzi Ballenger (North Kingstown): Weaving

Tony Beal (Providence): spinning, weaving, embroidery anthonysbeal@gmail.com

Loop by Loop Studio, Hayley Perry (Warren): rug hooking

Maine

Abby Vopal (Portland): natural dyeing avopal@gmail.com

New York

Found Sheep Farm, Danielle Skipp (Buskirk): wool processing (hand combing, hand carding, picking, spinning) botanical dyeing, needle felting, crochet, punch needle, weaving foundsheepfarm@gmail.com

Hudson Valley Atelier, Carlise Azmitia: needle and wet felting, wool painting, paper quill

Vermont

Herons Llŷn Farm, Aja Ewing (Orwell): drop spindle spinning, wheel spinning, natural dye, mending

Pennsylvania 

Mariah Stanford (North Wales): knitting mariahknitsandpurls@gmail.com

Canada

Rachel Miller (Ontario): textile professor, weaving, fiber art/mixed media