Dive Deeper into Colour + Craft
The School of SweetGeorgia began with a belief that fibre arts education should be as enchanting, deep, and beautifully produced as the things we create.
Felicia Lo — founder of SweetGeorgia Yarns and a life-long maker herself — built the School in 2017 because she felt adrift in the craft-specific communities that existed. She wanted a place where we could explore the interconnectedness of the different crafts. And she wanted a place that welcomed people who were passionate about more than one craft — people who wanted to understand the whole spectrum of the fibre arts, from fleece to finished object.
If you found your way here through a Taking Back Friday video, or because Felicia’s weaving projects made you think “I want to learn how to do that” — you’re not alone. You are part of a story that’s been building for years.
The mission to save our souls
The School of SweetGeorgia is a community for textile artists — a space for learning, practice, and growth.
We believe the textile arts form a living continuum: from fibre preparation and dyeing, to spinning, to the application of yarn in knitting, crochet, weaving, and tapestry. Colour theory, visual design, and creative skills like ideation, reflection, and record keeping are all part of the practice. These disciplines aren’t independent silos — they’re deeply interconnected.
Our name carries meaning. SOS is an internationally recognized distress signal — short for save our souls — and we believe it speaks to how colour, craft, and making can offer balm for the soul and sanctuary for the creative spirit. The letters of SOS are also woven into our symbol, linked together to represent connection and a continuous, circuitous journey. And practically: we’re here to help along the way.
Meet our teaching team
Every instructor in the School is a practicing maker — someone who actually does this work, has wrestled with the same problems you have, and brings real expertise to every lesson. Not performers. Not presenters. Makers who teach.
Felicia Lo
Dyeing, Spinning, Weaving, CSM Knitting
amanda Wood
Rigid Heddle Weaving
Andrea Rangel
Knitting
Andrew Bryson
Inkle Weaving
BArb Barone
Machine Knitting
Caitlin ffrench
Natural Dyeing
Caitlin Shepherd
Knitting
Charlotte LEe
Crochet, Dyeing, Felting
Debbie Held
Spinning, Fibre Prep
Debby Greenlaw
Weaving
Diana Twiss
Spinning, Fibre Prep
GReta Cornejo
School of SweetGeorgia Team
Holli Yeoh
Knitting
JAnna Maria Vallee
Tapestry
Kathy Hattori
Natural Dyeing
KAtrina Stewart
Spinning, Fibre Prep
Kim McKenna
Spinning, Fibre Prep
LAura Fry
Weaving
Linda Marveng
Knitting
Mariana Frochtengarten
Shibori Dyeing
Matt Akers
Knitting
Rachel Smith
Spinning, Fibre Prep
ROBYN GIBBONS
School of SweetGeorgia Team
Ruth Nguyen
Knitting
Sahm Jalbert
Punch Needle
Tabetha Hedrick
Knitting
Vikki Zachanowich
School of SweetGeorgia Team
Now on SweetGeorgia + Co
The School of SweetGeorgia’s full course library has moved to SweetGeorgia + Co — our new home for fibre arts education, community, and inspiration. Everything you loved is still here. Just in a new place, with more room to grow.
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All courses are now on SweetGeorgia + Co. Browse the full catalogue and find your next obsession — or your next few.