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@maryannemoodie
Brooklyn-based Maryanne Moodie likely has the largest online following in North America and helped start the trend by posting photos of her loom kits for sale and wall hangings displayed in beautiful rooms. She has exhibited her textiles in her native Australia and also appeared in Oprah magazine this year. @erinmriley
Erin Riley is known for making sexy, subversive tapestries from selfies on a huge floor loom. She has also woven a series of tapestries based on images from car crashes: highway skid marks, roadside memorials. She has shown her work in galleries across the U.S. and is also based in Brooklyn. @_jujujust_
Judit Just creates plush wall hangings in citrus and neon colours full of simple geometric shapes for sale in her Etsy shop. Most of her weavings have a pom-pom-like texture; others are graphically simple but meticulous. The artist, originally from Barcelona but based in North Carolina, posts images of work and inspirations — no selfies. @theweavingkind
Colorado-based Sarah Neubert launched this Instagram in May to connect weavers to others in the fibre arts community. Once a month she’ll post an assignment, asking weavers to submit an image of their creation, such as using a single fibre for the weft and creating variety through texture alone, or weaving a piece inspired by cultural heritage. @luposkitt
B.C. artist Lucy Poskitt recently completed a series called Floating Islands, minimalist weavings inspired by Arctic history, including glaciers, icebergs and sunken ships, on exhibit in Vancouver this spring. @combedthunder
Natalie Novak recently finished interpreting the cards of the Tarot deck into large tapestries depicting bats, gnomes, cigarettes, lightning bolts and other graphic designs. According to her website, she studied tapestry and Navajo-style weaving in Oregon, where she is based. @meghanshimek
California artist Meghan Shimek makes unexpected weavings: some small and asymmetrical, some with holes and slits, some enormous and cloudlike, others depicting the phases of the moon. @theneedleseye
Carmen Vicente learned how to weave about a year ago and quickly moved from the standard fuzzy wall hangings to elaborate, meticulous shapes and clean lines, often made with recycled or vintage materials. She takes a class through the TDSB once a week and recently made her first rug on a floor loom.