About Lesley Armstrong Lesley Armstrong fell in love with weaving when she wove her first cloth in Halifax, Nova Scotia years ago. Lesley graduated from the NSCAD University in Halifax and during this time studied weaving production methods in Scotland, visiting and studying with weavers throughout Scotland and its’ Western Isles.

Lesley then pursued further studies in hand and power weaving at the then Philadelphia College of Textiles & Sciences and continued her stay in Philadelphia, receiving her MA in Art Education at the then Philadelphia College of Art, studying with fibre artist and Department Head, Warren Seelig. Lesley returned to Nova Scotia and worked on private and public textile commissions, ran a weaving business, and has been an adjunct faculty member in the Textile Department at NSCAD University since 1983.

In 2004 Lesley Armstrong and Anke Fox, long-time friends and colleagues, formed Armstrong Fox Textiles to pursue the creation of innovative woven fashion accessories.  In 2009 Lesley continued the company as sole owner.  Her passion for weaving is sustained by “endless delight in the physical nature of this medium—you are building cloth from humble little strands of yarn and the element of surprise is always present.”

Lesley acknowledges that the colours and textures of a Maritime environment play a key role in the choice of the more subtle, restrained hues that are chosen.  Seaweed, rocks, tidal pools, moss, and woodlands are endless sources of inspiration and so, with these organic influences combined with modern developments in yarn and fibre technology, Armstrong Textiles embraces sustainable and innovative textile design in the 21st century.

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modified 9 May 2010