Weaving Efficiency: Jump Start or Ramp Up Your Skills

Beth Ross Johnson is a weaver, teacher, and workshop leader living in Black Mountain, North Carolina, whose passion for textiles began in her native Charleston, South Carolina. She started her craft learning from students of Norman Kennedy before studying extensively with him. A lifelong fascination with Asian art led to a deep dive into Japanese textiles, including two extensive stays in Japan to study kasuri (ikat weaving and dyeing) and sakiori (rag weaving) with master weavers. Her explorations also include sashiko stitching and nyoho-e (Zen stitching), and more recently, the ikat traditions of Europe and woven structures like sashiko-ori and kasuri-ori that mimic hand stitching and ikat processes. Johnson regularly writes for national and international weaving magazines and is the co-author of the forthcoming book, Sashiko-ori: Drafts and Design for Woven Sashiko.