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April 24, 2021 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
More about LESLIE HOEX – Fiber Artist / Graphic Designer
I moved up to the Olympic Peninsula in 2013, from Livermore California. My husband, Harry, and I longed for cooler weather and a more rural lifestyle. We found exactly what we wanted in the town of Sequim. I got to know our shepherd neighbors, and I was introduced to wool and fiber spinning. I found a local yarn shop that taught fiber spinning so I signed up for a class and fell in love with it! I was practicing my traditional spinning, when I came across a textured art yarn workshop and immediately signed up for it. With art yarn and textured yarns I was able to let the artist out in me. I began to sell my unique yarns at local yarn stores, they were a hit and customers called them “The Nordstrom’s of Yarn”. I continue to educate myself by taking classes, watching videos, and discussing with friends. I also enter projects into juried contests at local events so I can get feedback from professionals. I try to spin a little every day relaxing and feeling the fiber slip through my fingers – creating beauty!