Louise Slayton
Fiber Artist
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Louise creates her own knitting patterns and makes wearable art in the form of hats, fingerless gloves, cowls of various sizes, headbands, and leg warmers. She also weaves heirloom overshot patterns to create functional art, such as table runners, hand towels, placemats, and potholders.

Louise moved to Westmoreland in 1970 with her husband and young daughter, later to be joined by a second daughter. Louise worked as a social worker at Cedarcrest and then Maplewood. Music has always been an important part of her life - singing in the Keene Chorale, of which she was a founding member, for 40+ years, playing guitar and leading sing-alongs in the school when her children were young, and later at Maplewood. She values the variety and quantity of musical performances in the Keene/Brattleboro area. She also sold her creations at Country Artisans back when the Colony Mill was a shopping center for unique gifts.