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 [...]
Name: Stephanie Tiddens Age: 40 Location: Buffalo Grove, Il Profession: Homemaker Craft(s) of Choice: Beading, Knitting, Crochet, Quilting My husband comes from a very large family and all of his nieces and nephews are having babies. I started to make Amigurumi animals for the children we see at Christmas. Well after about 3 years of [...]
Name: Helen Thaker Age: 29 Location: Liverpool, UK Profession: Human Resources Craft(s) of Choice: Sewing, knitting, crochet, and the occasional cross stitch. Blog: http://www.sewstylish.blogspot.com My mum taught me to knit and sew when I was a kid. As I was the oldest of three, I think she saw it as a way to keep me [...]
Name: Claudia Dunitz Age: 55 Location: Santa Fe, NM Profession: Maker (of Natural Skin Care Products and Graphic Design) Craft(s) of Choice: Knitting, Freeform Crochet, Art Quilting, Baking, Mosaics, Beading, Sewing, Embroidery, Surface Design, Painting, Printing, Fusing, Burning, Yikes – I can go on and on! Blog: http://www.healmyhands.typepad.com I don’t think there was a time [...]
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 [...]
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: 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 [...]
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 [...]
Name: Marleah Augustine Age: 24 Location: Ellis, Kansas Profession: Librarian Assistant / Graduate Student Craft(s) of Choice: Crochet, paper crafts Blog: http://marleah.wordpress.com My earliest memory of crafting, besides the macaroni “art” that only a mother can love, is of my grandmother grasping yarn and hook, attempting to teach me to crochet. At the time, I [...]
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 [...]
