Teresa Edmisten is a retired architect, geek, maker, painter and a relatively new weaver having stumbled into weaving in late 2016. She now spends her time exploring the connections between painting, technology and weaving. Her award winning work has been exhibited nationally.
She’s the Complex Weavers web master and, as a member of CWOO, manages and implements the Weaver’s Handshake, CW’s online learning platform. She joined the Complex Weavers board as First Vice President in June, 2026.
awards and exhibitions
2026 – Convergence, New Orleans, Louisiana
Reflections on the Big Muddy – 44″ x 120″ – Yardage – 1st Place
Over|Under Alphabet – 7″ x 7″ x 4″ – Lagniappe – 1st Place
Weave (Wet Finish) and Wear Dress – Wearable Art – 3rd Place
2026 – Complexity, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lakewood, Colorado.
Promises to Keep – 34″ x 17″ – Complex Weavers Award – 1st Place
2026 – Shape III, Atlanta, Georgia
Delight in Discovery – 48″ x 48″
Ada on AdaCAD – 24″ x 24″
Ada Watercolor – 12″ x 12″
Honorable Mention Artist
2025 – Juried Competition sponsored by Chattahoochee Handweavers Guild, Atlanta, Georgia
Delight in Discovery – Third Place
We the People
2024 – Handweavers Guild of America – Convergence, Wichita, Kansas
Seeking the Sun – Yardage – 1st Place
Inspired by a Thistle – Wearable Art – Honorable Mention
2022 – Handweavers Guild of America – Convergence, Knoxville, Tennessee
Smokey Mountain Meadow – 24″ x 72″ – Wearable Art
2022 – Complexity, Knoxville, Tennessee
Snow and Sky Double Waffle Coat