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I can't remember being taught to knit and crochet but I feel as if it has been all my life that I have been moving fibers through my fingers. I have a wheel and spin on occasion and sometimes use it to un-ply in order to add something different to cuffs and bands using the same yarn. When I started sewing, I thought I hated it. HA! What did I know then? Now a week does not go by that I don't sew something though knitting, crochet and felting ... Read Full Bio »

I can't remember being taught to knit and crochet but I feel as if it has been all my life that I have been moving fibers through my fingers. I have a wheel and spin on occasion and sometimes use it to un-ply in order to add something different to cuffs and bands using the same yarn. When I started sewing, I thought I hated it. HA! What did I know then? Now a week does not go by that I don't sew something though knitting, crochet and felting compete for time. I watched my mother and my paternal grandmother knit, sew and crochet whenever they had a spare minute. I believed this to be normal behaviour and as I look around at my friends, it confirms this belief. We are all seriously hooked on making things with our hands. I love the fact that in a handmade item, every inch of fibre has moved through the crafter's fingers, every stitch is a kiss or a hug for the wearer.