Name: Elizabeth Lay
Age: prime
Location: Orlean, VA
Profession: Textile Artist
Craft(s) of Choice: needlepoint
Blog: http://www.orleanfinetapestry.com
My mother taught me to needlepoint when I was about 10 years old. She had already taught me to knit but there was something about needlepoint; it was like coloring with both hands. I fell in love immediately. There is a tactile joy, a [...]
Name: Adriana
Age: 39
Location: Columbus OH
Profession: Self Employed Artist / Web Sales
Craft(s) of Choice: Wire work, crochet, nature photography, knitting
Blog: http://myspace.comadriana_weaver
I am a disabled, multimedia artist who weaves with both fiber & wire, takes nature photography & builds sculptures. I live & sell online with my brother who knits. Our studio is filled with love, creativity [...]
Name: Tamara Stoddard
Age: 29
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Profession: Graphic Designer
Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing, Needlework, Quilting
Blog: http://www.brooklyncraft.com
I did cross stitch and made friendship bracelets when I was a wee little girl. I have this awesome kit for my floss and little did I know I would be using it still after 20 years of my life for my [...]
Name: Tiia
Age: 25
Location: Ogden, Ut
Profession: Wife, Mom, Craftsperson, Student, and Bartender
Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, Knitting on needles and a loom, sewing, etc
Blog: http://handmadebyrogue.blogspot.com
I make things. I can’t not make things. It’s like breathing. To know that I took something in the raw and turned it into something tangible and useful is powerful. Crafting enriches my [...]
Name: Anne Cox-Espenlaub
Age: 63
Location: Golf Manor, OH
Profession: Library Services Assistant
Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, Sewing, Design
I taught myself to Crochet at 26 and am now teaching people in the neighborhood where I work to crochet. I was a costume designer for many years. I see my crochet as a way of expressing myself and sharing with [...]
Name: Lynn Mercurio
Age: 51
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Profession: Executive Assistant
Craft(s) of Choice: Stamping, scrapbooking, and all Paper Arts
Blog: http://stamperosity.com
As a child, I always had a pencil or crayon in my hand. Being the only child at home, I had to occupy myself a good deal of the time, and paper, paste, scissors and crayons were my [...]
Name: Stephenie Hamen
Age: 33
Location: Sun Prairie, WI
Profession: Design and Consumer Ed. Manager
Craft(s) of Choice: scrapbooking, card crafting, jewelry making, and cooking/baking
Blog: http://cropgirl.wordpress.com
When I was little, around 4-6 years old, I remember this old plastic bag in the closet at my grandmother’s house. It was full of old pieces of wrapping paper she would save [...]
