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: Alyice Edrich
Age: 40
Location: Beresford, SD
Profession: Freelance Writer and Artist
Craft(s) of Choice:
When I’m watching television or on long drives, I love to crochet blankets.
When I’m feeling nostalgic, I love to scrapbook and make mixed media canvases using photographs.
When I want to de-stress, I must put paint to brush and create vases out of old jars [...]
Name: Amanda Ballard
Age: 18
Location: Simi Valley, CA
Profession: college student
Craft(s) of Choice: knitting, crocheting, jewelry-making, drawing, graphic art
I first learned how to knit when my mother got me this Learn to Knit kit when I was 11. At the time, she was teaching herself how to knit for the first time. From the kit, I learned [...]
Name: Amanda Duncan
Age: 25
Location: Richmond, VA
Profession: Crafts/Material Studies Major, Senior
Craft(s) (s) of Choice: Metal/silversmithed jewelry, crochet, knitting, glass working, sewing/quilting
Blog: http://spin-me-a-yarn.blogspot.com
All I ever wanted to be was an artist, I only realize now that my idea of an ‘artist’ was a ‘crafter’. In 2006, I decided to go back and finish my degree, transferring [...]
Name: Amy Humphrey
Age: 41
Location: Missouri
Profession: Musician
Craft(s) of Choice:: Crochet, Serging
As a bassist with chronically cold fingers, I wanted to learn to knit or crochet so I could make fingerless mittens. That was a year ago — since then I’ve become a crocheting maniac and even took over the web design for our local yarn shop! [...]
Name: Amy
Age: 21
Location: Madison, WI
Profession: College Student
Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, Jewelry, Sewing, Drawing
I love to crochet during the school year, it’s rhythmic and soothing, such a great de-stressor. The best part is that all my friends reap the benefits of new scarves every Christmas
Name: Amy Polcyn
Age: 34
Location: Livonia, Michigan
Profession: Knit/crochet designer and technical editor, previously taught 1st and 2nd grade for 10 years (and produced many young knitters and crocheters)
Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting and crochet
Blog: http://frottez.blogspot.com
I’ll never forget the moment when I realized yarn was going to become a lifelong obsession for me. I was sitting in [...]
Name: Anabel Sousa
Age: 33
Location: Paris
Profession: Free lance artisan
Craft(s) of Choice: Weaving, crocheting, knitting, and a little bit of sewing
Blog: http://crearescreer.wordpress.com
I started when I was a little girl. My mother knitted and crocheted and she passed me the first tips. Then I went to an art school and not many years ago I went into weaving. [...]
Name: Andrea Lyn Van Benschoten
Age: 38
Location: Rockaway, NJ
Profession: Seach Engine Optimization Analyst
Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, Yarn Spinning, Needle Felting, Wet Felting
Blog: http://thefiberforum.com
Since I was a child, I always wanted to learn to crochet. My grandmother tried to teach me, but like most children, I didn’t have the required attention to learn. After she passed away, [...]
Name: Anna Marasco
Age: 37
Location: Omaha
Profession: QA Engineer
Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Crochet, Sewing, paperCraft(s)
Blog: http://dyedinthewoolbluestocking.blogspot.com
Whenever life feels out of control, making something with my hands and simple materials is tremendously comforting. I define the scope and the success of the endeavor and I have a tangible thing to show for my efforts.
I prefer things with [...]
