Suzy Brown
Editor/Educator/Director
Founder of Fiberygoodness.com and Author and Co-Author of Fiberygoodness courses, from Journey to the Golden Fleece to Dynamic Colour; Carding, and Combs and Hackles, I have been immersed in fiber and education for many years. I also have a great love of words, images, and sharing of ideas. the tinyStudio Creative Life Magazine is an exciting step towards doing more of all those things!
Since we began with Fiberygoodness I have really honed in and developed a solid approach to the art of spinning and yarn making. My ideas about design are influenced by a belief that good design is a system of problem solving and innovation, and most importantly risk taking! I feel a deep connection to the process of yarn making, and have found that a mindful fiber art practice and an ‘in the moment’ approach to my work has really helped me gain a mastery of techniques and the confidence to share this with others.
With a University Postgraduate Degree in Education, I have been teaching for over 25 years, both in formal tertiary education settings and, since 2012, in the fiber arts world. I bring my experience in curriculum development and a solid understanding of diverse learning styles to my fiber art courses, with easy to follow instruction, sequential and practical steps towards each learning goal, and a relaxed teaching style. I have an ‘explore and adventure’ approach to classes and love to work alongside students to make discoveries, as well as share what has become a very wide knowledge of fiber, colour, and design gained from decades of ‘making’.
I also developed, and currently mentor, the New Zealand Spinners and Weavers Guild (Creative Fibre New Zealand) Certificate in Designer Yarns course (in 2 Modules), as well as publishing the globally read tinyStudio Creative Life magazine.
Alongside owning and running Fiberygoodness and the tinyStudio Magazine, I also have a fun role with Majacraft, producers of fine spinning wheels and fiber tools, helping with research and development of new products, and supporting their business and social media communications. This has also served to deepen my knowledge of spinning wheels and how they work, as well as all the wonderful fiber tools Majacraft makes.
I have published several books, including ‘The Big Book of Fibery Rainbows: Working with Multicoloured Fiber’, ‘For the Love of Fiber’, and ‘tinyStudio Creative Life’. I have also had articles published in ‘Entangled Magazine’, the dutch fiber magazine ‘Vezel’, Spin Off, and ‘Ply Magazine’.
One of my main goals in all my fibery adventures is community, because spinning and fiber work are, and always have been, community activities. Through sharing and supporting the creativity of others we grow our craft! I am grateful to all those who take part in our Fiberygoodness community activities on our Facebook groups, and the support students give each other in our class groups.