Rosalie Neilson

Rosalie Neilson loves using color and geometric design in her kumihimo and weaving, where her specialty is rep weave. She teaches throughout the United States, Canada and England and shows her work in solo and group exhibits, including Japan. Author of three kumihimo design books, she recently published An Exaltation of Blocks, which is a toolkit for weavers and designers exploring symmetric block design.

Rosalie Neilson loves using color and geometric design in her weaving, her specialty being warp-faced rep. She is featured in a 2-hour DVD called Rep Weave produced by Interweave Press (now Long Thread Media). She publishes articles regularly in weaving and braiding journals and maintains an active teaching schedule. Her publications include three books on kumihimo design and An Exaltation of Blocks, a two-volume book with a toolkit of printed design pages and transparent overlays for weavers and designers to explore literally millions of unique symmetric patterns.