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When I first felt the smooth, delicious whirling of a drop spindle in my hands, my love for fibers and textiles unfurled from somewhere deep in my being.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I was amazed to learn, upon reading my great-grandfather’s memoirs, that this affinity was rooted in an Armenian family tradition of carpet making, wool and dyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The first time I experienced the alchemy of the indigo dye vat – wool transforming from yellow to blue before my eyes as it touched the air – my sense of wonder about natural dye colors was born. I’m most inspired by the spectrum of hues that can be conjured in the dye pot, and my love for color shapes my relationship with my craft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For the past 16 years, I\u2019ve been following the thread of my fascination with fibers, colors, and textile creation. For even longer than that, I\u2019ve been on the trail of connecting with the world around me in ways that have largely been lost in this modern world. My passion for textiles is rooted in my study of history, mythology, ancestry, and cultures of all kinds (human, plant, animal and otherwise). My creative process is married with an intentional way of designing and making cloth in a way that shapes reality in co-creation with the natural and unseen worlds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

~Amanda<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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