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Blog Archive: Fibre Artist Interviews

Since the series was launched in 2011, Dawne Rudman and Gareth Bate have been interviewing local, national or international fibre artists. We have published over 137 artist interviews to date. Join us as we create a comprehensive archive of some of the most exciting fibre artists in the world. People have subscribed from 96 countries.

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Artist Interview 24: Xiaojing Yan

By Dawne Rudman | February 10, 2026

Tell us about your work? Artist Xiaoging Yan Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Guanyin, 2009, 7x2x2, fabric hardener Chinese tassel thread, Xiaoging Yan, shown at Phoenix Art Gallery, Nanjing, China In my art, every idea travels through the intricate passageway of how I think in Chinese, but speak in English. Where do you get your…

Artist Interview 15: Allyn Cantor

By Dawne Rudman | February 10, 2026

Tell us about your work? Artist Allyn Cantor Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Caverns and Corridors Where do you get your inspiration? Deliverance, 38″ x 48″ I realized that textile techniques could be used to create art rather than just being applied to design or function. Why did you choose to go into fibre art?…

Artist Interview 11: Amy Bagshaw

By Dawne Rudman | February 10, 2026

Tell us about your work? Artist Amy Bagshaw Previous World of Threads Exhibitions I have spent much of my life deep in the Northern Ontario forests. Where do you get your inspiration? Unravel and Thaw (Penelope’s Shroud), 2006, Burlap, multiple video projections, chair, rug, bucket, ice, Stony Brook, NY Why did you choose to go…

Artist Interview 10: Jesse Harrod

By Dawne Rudman | February 10, 2026

I use fibre and craft as a platform to explore assumed, relative meaning via contextual remixing and queering. Tell us about your work? Artist Jessica Harrod Previous World of Threads Exhibitions Where do you get your inspiration? Frosty Pink Lipstick Smeared All Over His Face, detail Frosty Pink Lipstick Smeared All Over His Face, detail…