Laura first encountered weaving on an elementary school trip. Not until she saw some diagrams of tablet weaving at an experimental archaeology lecture during her college semester in Germany did she realize there was weaving that could be done without a giant antique barn frame loom. The discovery of low-tech weaving set her on a life-long path of exploration encompassing a BFA in Fibers, the acquisition of a great many books, and the tendency to spend a lot of her vacation time at textile conferences.