Weaving Episodes

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Melissa English Campbell.Melissa is a textile artist known for her experimental weaving practice that pushes the boundaries of pattern, structure, and meaning.In this second half of our conversation, Melissa shares how her signature style emerged -from weaving mirrored fabrics and incorporating sticks to reflecting on cultural history and appropriation. We also explore her teaching experience, her influences, and how music and podcasts keep her company in the studio.

In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Melissa English Campbell.Melissa is a textile artist whose weaving combines painting, double-layer structures, and found objects to create works that shift between glitch-like distortion and serene beauty.In this first half of our conversation, Melissa talks about her upbringing across Europe and the US, how dyslexia shaped her way of thinking, and how she discovered weaving as a language of memory, disruption, and resilience.