I have been creating with fiber since I first worked in my family’s fabric store in the late 1970s. I studied clothing construction and costume history as an undergraduate. I first learned to weave on a Navajo rug loom, which fed my love and passion for making rugs. For 20 years, I was an instructional designer and business consultant. In 2020, I returned to school full-time, studying weaving and completing a certificate in professional craft fiber.

I am particularly interested in working with materials that have been cast off or that have no apparent worth at first glance. These materials have histories that inspire the objects I create. I follow traditions that have perfected the use of upcycled materials, including the Japanese art of Sakiori and Scandinavian rug weaving.

Donna Edwards is a weaver who lives in Micaville, NC. On warm summer days, if she’s not at the loom, you will find her with her feet in the South Toe River.