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Leigh Alexander is an award-winning master weaver who has traveled the world to explore and learn textile techniques. She began weaving when she was 11 and continues to expand her repertoire of techniques. She lived in Finland for a year working in a spinning mill and in Thailand for several years working with the silk weavers. A graduate from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Leigh has worked for such well-known textile designers as Jack Lenore Larsen and j.morgan puett in NYC and Putumayo in Charleston, SC. as a production weaver, dyer, cutter, colorist, designers' consultant, housewares designer, production manager and assistant designer. Leigh has had her own weaving business since 1999, designing and producing household textiles. She ran Heritage Blankets for 4 years, and now serves as Treasurer of the Board of the Espanola Valley Fiber Arts Center. She continues to show occasionally and weave custom orders. * * * You can view Leigh's Artist of the Month display Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10am-5pm or visit the AOTM collection online.
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