About me and my work

Textile artist

From a very young age I have felt great curiosity about the world and human nature due to my early connection with reading and writing, which has allowed me to develop a deep imaginative capacity.

I studied journalism, social sciences and administration, but it was my curious and creative nature that finally led me to dedicate myself to textile creation.

My passion for natural fibers was born from the flocks of Merino and Corriedale sheep from the Magallanes Region in Chilean Patagonia. The quality of the fiber, coupled with the majesty of the landscape, quickly became the driving force of my creative practice.

In my process, writing and painting are important stages that allow me to develop ideas and refine concepts, textures and sensations before working them on the loom.

I like to think of weaving as the construction of a canvas on which I can intervene using techniques including stitching, patchwork and dyeing once it is off the loom.

I have always loved to travel and learn. My inexhaustible source of inspiration is my own visual experience, which I nourish every day through attentive observation.

Since the end of 2022 I have been living a nomadic, slower and more spontaneous life. Together with my family, I travel the world in a motorhome in search of new knowledge and inspiration.

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Bio

Claudia Wool is a textile creator, journalist and master in Social Sciences. She has trained with artisans, artists and master tapestry makers in Chile and abroad.

Searching to translate her imagination into her designs, she learns to dye wool and balances her textile work with her motherhood and her responsibility in different communication and management positions in a private company in Punta Arenas, Chile.

She has been knitting and crocheting since she was a child, but in 2010 she connected with the wool of the Merino and Corriedale sheep in the Magallanes Region and learned to weave blankets on a loom.

In 2013 she founded Wool Crafts, her own brand of hand-dyed 100% Magellan wool yarns and a knitting school with in-person and online programs.

Between 2018 and 2021 she studied watercolor with the purpose of enhancing the creative expression of her imagination and her color sense.

At the end of 2022 she and her family made the decision to adopt a less structured and more spontaneous life. She sold her belongings and closed her business to travel the world in a motorhome with her family in search of new experiences, knowledge and inspiration. 

Her new life has led her to opt for a smaller loom and to investigate mini textiles as a format of artistic expression. She has managed to develop her own work methodology compatible with nomadism and limited space and materials.

On her YouTube channel “Diario Viajero 2.0” she records and shares her experiences of nomadic life

as a family.

In her newsletter she writes about her textile practice, creative businesses, and experiences traveling around the world.

My work in https://claudiawool.com/