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 [...]
Name: Dede Huchteman (aka Craft Hippie) Age: 48 Location: Dallas TX currently Profession: Product Manager/Indie Crafter/Artist Craft(s) of Choice: knitting, felting, painting, mixed media, PMC, polymer clay, etching and glasswork on old casement windows, screenprinting, sewing, photography, to mention a few Blog: http://crafthippienews.blogspot.com My mother taught me to knit when I was 5. My aunt [...]
Name: Joey Tan Age: 10 Location: Fair Oaks, CA Profession: Homeschooler – 5th Grade Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, Spinning, Sewing, Felting, Card Weaving, Dyeing Blog: http://www.syrendell.blogspot.com I enjoy spinning yarns, crocheting presents and sewing new fashion out of old clothes. I demo spinning and Tunisian crochet at conferences and workshops along with my mom. I [...]
Name: Libby White Age: 55 Location: Alpharetta, Ga 30004 Profession: microbiologist Craft(s) of Choice: fibers/felting Blog: http://www.fiberartisttoo.blogspot.com I never wanted to learn to felt. I signed up to take a puppet making class from Teesha Moore that turned into a felting class. Since I had paid and all the other classes were full, I stayed. [...]
Name: Lisa Fulmer Age: 46 Location: Northern California Profession: Marketing Manager Craft(s) of Choice: greeting cards, mixed media collage, altered art, needlefelting Blog: http://lafemmepapier.blogspot.com Being an artist and a crafter has given me a renewed sense of identity, purpose and joy. Changing careers a few years ago reaccquainted me with crafting—and during a recent rough [...]
Name: Lorna Collins Age: 37 Location: Fort Wayne, Indiana Profession: I did work in the shipping department of a factory, but since a bad car accident, I’ve been off on disability. Probably won’t go back to that job. Craft(s) of Choice: Many. Knitting, rubberstamping, photography, cardmaking & scrapbooking, some needlework, latch hook, plastic canvas, beading, [...]
Name: Marie Z. Johansen Age: 58 Location: An island in the Great Pacific Northwest USA Profession: County Employee Craft(s) of Choice: quilting, knitting, felting, mixed media art journaling Blog: http://zquilts.blogspot.com I thought that I needed to climb a career ladder in order to be happy and have money. I climbed the ladder but the view [...]
Name: Mary Pattavina Age: 27 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Profession: UNL Graduate Student, CEO of PrettyGoodThings.com Craft(s) of Choice: sewing, hat making, gluing, drawing, painting, felting Blog: www.prettygoodthings.blogspot.com I enjoy creating because of a secret I discovered back in 1988 when I was making faceless dolls out of Elmer’s glue, calico and cotton balls. Of course [...]
Name: Sofi Mandil Age: 10 Location: Des Moines, Iowa Profession: Grade School Student Craft(s) of Choice:: Needle Felting & Weaving Blog: http://earthsessions.blogspot.com When I was 9 years old my taught me how to make felted people. I was really excited because it was really fun and I was really good at it. Then one day [...]
Name: Stephanie Hindall Age: a ripe 34 Location: Oak Cliff, Texas (okay, Dallas) Profession: Grant Writer, Fundraiser, Event Planner Craft(s) of Choice:: needlefelting, wire-wrapping, beads Blog: http://tefidesigns.blogspot.com I could dive into the whole “I made a lanyard keychain back at camp…,” but I won’t. For me the best crafting memory actually has to do with [...]
