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: Alan Luna
Age: 14
Location: San Diego, California
Profession: 9th grader (high school)
Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing, sketching, drawing, writing, nature crafts, knitting
I got into crafting after my aunt from San Fransisco came to visit. She introduced me to this crafting movement, and showed me sites like Makezine, Craftzine, Threadbanger, and other stuff like that. She told [...]
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 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 Stern
Age: 45
Location: Chauncey OH USA
Profession: Artist
Craft(s) of Choice: Art quilting, beadwork, knitting, and plush
Blog: http://andibeads.blogspot.com
My Gran taught me to crochet when I was seven. I remember being so proud that I learned to make a basic chain. It was all I did for weeks. One day I took my crochet to show and [...]
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 [...]
Name: Annie Modesitt
Age: 47
Location: St. Paul, MN
Profession: Hand Knit & Crochet Designer / Teacher / Writer
Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Crochet
Blog: http://www.modeknit.com
Crafting keeps me loving life. It’s been a hard few years – not just for me, but for many folks – but in the midsts of any pain there’s the balm of steady, rhythmic, gorgeous, [...]
Name: Barbara
Age: 32
Location: Chicago IL
Profession: Industrial Designer
Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing, crochet, knitting, “recycling”
Blog: http://www.mylittleaura.com
When I just had my first baby I couldn’t look for a full time job so I started checking Craigslist for something…One day I found a person looking for knitters so I applied… the funniest part was that I didn’t know how [...]
