Helen Mawdsley

Helen Mawdsley has engaged with the fibre arts her whole life, and about 5 years ago, she began woodturning to augment her passion of the fibre arts. There are numerous tools used in fibre arts that were challenging to find, so she self-taught herself woodturning so that she could make them herself. In addition to fibre art tools, Helen also enjoys making household items and artistic pieces. She recently moved to rural and northern Alberta to enjoy the landscape of the Rocky Mountains, and draws inspiration from this natural setting.

Her work as a fibre artist and woodturner has appeared in Spin Off and Piecework magazines by Long Thread Media, Digits & Threads magazine, in the book 52 Weeks of Shawls with Laine Publishing Oy in Finland, as well as many self-published fibre art patterns. She also has pieces shown in the Jasper Art Gallery.