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Jamie Galloway is an eco-friendly fiber artist.

A recent graduate of the Savannah College of Art and Design, she was among 700 exhibiters at the American Craft Council Show in Baltimore, Maryland displaying their handmade jewelry, clothing, and home décor.

Green spinner

Jamie Galloway uses giant knitting needles to make items made of cotton free of pesticides and chemicals.Photo:Savannah College of Art and Design

Galloway used giant knitting needles the size of ski poles to make the scarf she's wearing, a technique she learned during an internship in the British West Indies working with cotton free of pesticides and chemicals.

"We cultivated the cotton, picked it, hand seeded it, and spun it," she says.....

Read more at  -  http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/environment/Green-Crafters-Combine-Beauty-Function--96043744.html