Alden (they/them, he/him) comes from a family of knitters, crochets, and sewists. Alden began knitting and crocheting as a kid and has continued on with the craft creating everything from sweaters and socks to amigurumi toys. They loved wearing handmade clothing and knitted socks from their grandmothers as a kid and this love affair continues as they now sew their own clothing.

Alden learned how to use a sewing machine as a child, but didn't really start sewing until they started hemming their own pants as an adult; at 5'2" tall it's impossible to find pants short enough. From pant hemming they went on to modify t-shirts and alter other existing garments. Alden began sewing garments from scratch in 2018, and their obsession hasn't ceased; it all started with a pair of overalls made out of a delightful mustard yellow denim. Since then, Alden has sewn more overalls, coveralls, sweatshirts, countless pairs of pajama pants, and a handful of button down shirts.

Alden was introduced to OffCenter in 2022 through a screen printing class and has been involved ever since taking and teaching classes, facilitating Open Sew on Wednesday evenings, and now on staff as a Studio Assistant. In addition to fiber arts, Alden enjoys printmaking, mixed media, and three-dimensional art making. They love teaching sewing classes and helping people build their confidence at using a sewing machine. When they aren't making art, they can be found walking or biking around town, on a dance floor somewhere, cooking and baking, or petting their two cats. Their current artistic dream is to create their own clothing line; specifically one tailored to trans masculine bodies because everyone deserves to feel good and confident in the clothes we wear. Playing with clothing as a form of self-expression as a teenager had a big impact on their quirky and unique sense of style and very much carries over into how they dress and think about fashion today.