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 [...]
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 [...]
Name: Tonya Sloan Age: 30 Location: Cincinnati, OH Profession: Housewife Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, Cross stitch, Jewelry, Candle making, scrapbooking I started out making floss bracelets, and beeding. Then a friend introduced me to candle making. A dear friend of mine taught me the basics of Crochet, to take her mind off the death of [...]
Name: Shelley McElhiney Age: 49 Location: Tacoma, WA Profession: “store worker” & owner of 2 stores, one on Etsy & one on ArtFire, both samsstuff Craft(s) of Choice: jewelry making, embroidery, crochet, sewing, photography… Blog: http://samsstuf-samsstuff.blogspot.com I have been making things ever since I can remember, taught by my grandmother, parents & some very creative [...]
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: Krysten G Age: 24 Location: Colorado Profession: College studen Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Crochet, Sewing, Embroidery, Quilting, Jewlery, Drawing, Painting, Scrapbooking Blog: http://littledevil-666.blogspot.com/ My Grandmother taught me to knit and crochet when I was 10 as another craft to try. I was always a crafty child and loved to try new things and she [...]
Name: Rachel Johnson Age: 28 Location: Brooklyn, NY Profession: Website manager (I run Swap-bot.com) and freelance graphic designer Craft(s) of Choice: Paper crafts, crochet, digital design Blog: http://www.rljart.com/blog I think I have always been dreaming of being creative – as in creating original things that are all my own. I went to college for graphic [...]
Name: Lauren Foust Age: 29 Location: Phenix City, AL Profession: Fulltime Mother and Army Wife, Off-and-On College Student Craft(s) (s) of Choice: Sewing, Painting and the occasional Knitting or Crochet Jag Blog: http://bananasforbreakfast.wordpress.com I can’t think of any interesting stories involving crafting (maybe I haven’t found my creative sense of adventure yet?) I’ve always felt [...]
Name: Erin Myrdahl Age: 26 Location: Sulphur Springs, TX Craft(s) (s) of Choice: Knitting and Crochet I taught myself to crochet (thank god for instructional videos online) about 5 years ago. I didn’t really do a whole lot with it until I inherited all my great grandmothers hooks and a ton of granny squares! Then [...]
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 [...]
