Carrie Miller is a textile artist living on the Front Range of Colorado. Her working process and material curiosity are the products of an untamed childhood.
Carrie received her MFA in Fibers from Colorado State University where she was very lucky to study with Tom Lundberg. She was a board member of the non-profit Weave a Real Peace from 2018-2020. She was the Sales & Marketing Director at Schacht Spindle Company, from 2020-2022. She is now a small business owner and textile educator. Her work has been exhibited throughout the US and in Scythia the 12th Biennial International Textile Exhibition in Ukraine.
Growing up on a farm, Carrie was constantly exposed to new life, death and whatever could be accomplished in between. Her time was split between adventures in horseback riding, backwoods archaeology, and whole days hunkered down behind her sewing machine. The rhythm of this lifestyle is the source of Carrie’s enthusiasm for the challenge to find and make tools, learn new techniques and manifest a plan.
Botanical Dyes & Textiles
Carrie has been working with textiles since she was a little girl. Her first memory of sewing, was an elaborate Christmas stocking kit her Mom got for her. The two of them worked together to finish the stocking. Now, over 20 years later, that stocking still hangs on the mantle during the holidays. By the time she was a teenager, Carrie was making her own clothes and apprenticing at an alterations shop.
Carrie is passionate about using materials that are renewable. Inspired by her Dad who always put the long-term health of his animals and land ahead of personal gain, Carrie learned to grow her own dye materials and specialized in working with natural fabrics. Carrie has developed a rich color palette through experimentation and study of her dye materials. Understanding historic and modern production techniques has helped Carrie to become more efficient and create more long-lasting products. Below you'll see photos of Carrie and her Dad with her DIY spinning wheel made from a bike wheel.
After high school, she worked with many artisan mentors as she travelled the US. When she made her way to college, Carrie studied art and design throughout her undergraduate and graduate degrees. Below you'll see her very first explorations with wool and natural dyes. And Jan, her first mentor in dyeing and spinning.
