Meet the Artist
Natalie Drummond is an educator and fiber artisan living in Fremont, Indiana. Born and raised in Virginia, she developed a love of science, teaching, and fiber. Her earlier work focused on sewing and needlefelting and she was trained as a Singer Sewing Machine Manager while living in Ann Arbor in 1992. She later learned to weave from a Fort Wayne Weaver’s Guild instructor. Fine Arts instruction in Craftmanship and Design from Purdue (Fort Wayne) University followed in 2015. Continual learning in weaving expanded from classes at the John C Campbell Folk School, The Mannings, Red Stone Glen, Island Fiberwork Retreats, Midwest, MAFA, and Convergence conferences.
Natalie has pursued weaving and color with a passion. She has served as President of Fort Wayne Weavers Guild and has served as Vice President of Programming. She also maintains memberships with the Fredericksburg Weavers and Spinners Guild, Michigan League of Handweavers, Mid-Atlantic Fiber Association and a Professional Membership with the Handweavers Guild of America. Natalie was awarded a MAFA Fellowship in 2019 and has been studying Deflected Doubleweave intensively including how to use in Woven Shibori. She has also taken additional classes with felters: Janna Mattsson, Judith Dios, Joan Berner and Moy MacKay and enjoys felting 2-D landscapes using parts of her handwovens.
Her work can be found daily at the Orchard Gallery of Fine Arts in Fort Wayne and she was the featured artist in October 2019 and 2021. Weaving can be found in Handwoven Magazine Nov/Dec 2021. (Photo Image below by Matt Graves Courtesy of Long Thread Media.) Her handwovens have also been exhibited in Georgia: Color: Classic to Contemporary exhibit, as well as locally at First Gallery, the History Center, and Crestwoods Gallery.
About Workshops…
Natalie offers a one-five day workshop on Weaving Deflected Doubleweave both 4 and 8 shaft, Designing in the Reed, and a Color Lab by zoom or in-person. Workshops can be taken separately or together.
February 4-5, 2023 The Greater Vancouver Weaver and Spinners Guild (zoom)
February 25, The Greater Guild of Baltimore Color Lab (zoom)
February 26, 27, 2023 (zoom) Deflected Doubleweave focus on 8 Shaft (zoom) registration in shop on website
February 28, 2023 Weavers and Craft Guild of Iowa City, Deborah Ziegler
March 9, 30-31, 2023 Harmony Weavers Guild, Nancy Everhem (zoom and in person)
March 16-19, 2023 Florida Tropical Weavers Guild Conference
March 25/April 1-2, 2023 Weavers Guild of Greater Baltimore (zoom and in person)
April 21-22, 2023 Deflected Doubleweave on zoom - NatalieWoven Shop FULL
May 5-7, 2023 The Yadkin Valley Fiber Center (in person)
April 14, May 19-20, 2023 Ice Dyeing and Weaving Workshop (on zoom)
June 9-11, 2023 Michigan League of Handweavers Wetfelting 2 Day Seminar
September 16-17, 2023 Weavers Guild of Minnesota - Color Lab - zoom
September 25-30, 2023 Overmountain Weavers - A week of workshops and seminars
October 5-7, 2023 Duneland Weavers Guild - 4 Shaft Focus Deflected Doubleweave Workshop and Program
October 14-15, 2023 Weavers Guild of Minnesota, zoom- 4 Shaft Deflected Doubleweave
October 20/27 and October 21/28, 2023 Using Different Methods for Ice Dyeing Workshops (zoom) Full
November 11-12 2023, Weavers Guild of Minnesota, zoom - 8 shaft
November 7, 16-17, 28 2023, Tucson Handweavers Guild (zoom Vicki France and Lynn Ruggles) My Fiber Journey and Deflected Doubleweave)
January 9, 2024 Program on Deflected Doubleweave and Setting Up Loom, Las Tejedorous Fiber Art Guild New Mexico, Pam Grob
February 7, 2024 Program on Ice-Dyeing Fibers Fort Wayne Weavers Guild
February 15, 2024 Program on Ikat Resist with Jackson Weavers Guild, Martha Town
February 24, 2024 Ice Dyeing Workshop with San Diego Creative Guild (zoom)) Susan Van Winkle
March 9, April 5-7, 2024 Weavers Guild of Kalamazoo (zoom, in person combo)
March 10-11, 2024 Ann Arbor Fiber Arts Guild (Helen Wolford) in person - Ice Dyeing Yarn with Fiber Reactive Dyes and My Fiber Journey Program
March 15-16, 2024 Workshop on Deflected Doubleweave, Las Tejedorous Fiber Art Guild Santa Fe New Mexico, Pam Grob (tentative)
May 1, 2024 The Warp and Weavers Guild Program (Annie Berssenberger) - My Journey with Deflected Doubleweave (zoom) September 28/October 5, 2024 (tentative)
May 4-5, 2024 Deflected Doubleweave Workshop with San Diego Creative Guild (in-person) Susan Van Winkle
May 14, 2024 Ice Dyeing, Woven Shibori and Deflected Doubleweave Program for Huronia Weavers (Deborah Watt) June 1, 2024 Ice Dyeing
August 17-18, 2024 West Wind Fiber Guild Ice Dyeing, Paula Becker
August 24,25, 30, 2024 Shibori Ikat for Handwoven Surface Design - zoom
October 2024 Warped Weavers Guild (zoom) October 19/26, 2024 Deflected Doubleweave
Pikes Pike Guild October 8-9, West Wind Fibers Guild October 12-14, 2024 (in person)
November 8-10, 2024 Deflected Doubleweave for Eugene Textile Center in person
November 13-14, Deflected Doubleweave with Rogue Valley Weavers
January 8-10, 2025 Weavers of Char-Lee Guild (in person) Color and Deflected Doubleweave
April 2025, Jockey Hollow Weavers (in person)
May 2025 Contemporary Handweavers of Texas Conference Color and Deflected Doubleweave
September Fall 2025 Weavers Guild of Nashville Ice Dyeing and Deflected Doubleweave (zoom, in person and Weavers Guild of New Hampshire Color Lab and Deflected Doubleweave (zoom)
If you are interested in a Guild Program or Workshop, please contact Natalie@Nataliewoven.com
Home Studio
Natalie’s Loft Studio has been open to the public as part of an Artist Studio Tour in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This watercolor was done by Carol Phifer of Fredericksburg, Virginia in honor of NatalieWoven’s website opening. Carol’s work can be found in LibertyTown Arts in Fredericksburg, Virginia.