Born in England, Elizabeth Seward, PhD, has been in Waldorf classrooms since 1984 as a parent volunteer, handwork assistant, high school teacher, lead handwork teacher, and class teacher. She mentors teachers in private and public Waldorf schools and consults with schools on building a handwork program. Elizabeth teaches knitting, spinning, and other textile arts to ad hoc community groups and shares her enthusiasm for Waldorf education with parents of young children, homeschooling parents, and graduate students. Since 2013 she has been offering retreats and conferences for teachers, homeschool teachers, and parents.
In 2020, in partnership with a colleague, Shellie Smith, Elizabeth pivoted to online conferences and workshops, and they soon opened an online handwork teacher training. These online programs have proved highly successful, offering affordability and accessibility to handwork teachers and other interested adults around the world.
Elizabeth holds a doctorate in Education from Claremont Graduate University, an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Freiburg in Germany, and most recently an interdisciplinary M.A. in Spirituality and Education. Her thesis was “Knitting: A Gateway Contemplative Practice?”
Elizabeth has been living in Los Angeles for over forty years and knitting for over sixty. She loves swimming, gardening, and meeting the challenge of every individual learner. Elizabeth has three grown children and four lovely young grandsons who knit, crochet, spin, weave and more!
In 2020, in partnership with a colleague, Shellie Smith, Elizabeth pivoted to online conferences and workshops, and they soon opened an online handwork teacher training. These online programs have proved highly successful, offering affordability and accessibility to handwork teachers and other interested adults around the world.
Elizabeth holds a doctorate in Education from Claremont Graduate University, an M.A. in Applied Linguistics from the University of Freiburg in Germany, and most recently an interdisciplinary M.A. in Spirituality and Education. Her thesis was “Knitting: A Gateway Contemplative Practice?”
Elizabeth has been living in Los Angeles for over forty years and knitting for over sixty. She loves swimming, gardening, and meeting the challenge of every individual learner. Elizabeth has three grown children and four lovely young grandsons who knit, crochet, spin, weave and more!
