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 [...]
Name: Beverly Army Williams Age: 39 Location: Granby, CT Profession: College freshman composition professor and fiction writer Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, spinning, weaving, embroidery, crochet Blog: http://www.wbnm.typepad.com My Gram was an avid stitcher. She and her four sisters loved to crochet, although only one of them could read a pattern. Aunt Franny [...]
Name: Erin Evans Age: 25 Location: Georgia, USA Profession: Freelance artist and crafter Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing mainly, but also crocheting, knitting, weaving Blog: http://erinmevans.blogspot.com/ This is much harder to put into words than I thought it would be. After much thinking and debating I have come to the conclusion….I craft and make art because [...]
Name: Julie Anderson Age: 39 Location: Joliet, IL Profession: Knitting Designer Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, spinning, weaving, paper craft, braiding, book binding, embroidery, and much more! Blog: http://www.boogaj.com I remember the first time I picked up the knitting needles. My mom was a knitter and her mother before her, so when I was old enough, [...]
Name: Julie Kornblum Age: 49 Location: Woodland Hills CA Profession: Fiber Artist Craft(s) of Choice: Weaving, Basketry, Knitting, Sewing Blog: http://www.juliekornblum.blogspot.com My earliest memories are my mother sewing across the room while I played with fabric scraps on the couch. Growing up, I did it all: embroidery, crewel, beading, macramé, decorated Christmas tree ornaments [...]
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 [...]
