Zita Simutis

I am descended from generations of women fiber artists, but I never thought of us as such until recently. My mother, my aunt, and grandmothers were always working on a project with their hands: mostly sewing, sometimes knitting and even making their own spectacular hats to match the garments they made. Since I was a young girl in Chicago I have always done some form of fiber arts - knitting, embroidery, sewing, and needlepoint. After retiring from federal civil service as a research psychologist, I knew I wanted to work more seriously in fiber arts. I found the Potomac Craftsmen Guild and expanded my repertoire to including felting and dyeing.

I find my greatest joys and creativity in learning about and combining fiber arts techniques, especially when the basis of the art is wet felting.

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