As a child, my mother would teach me little things about hand sewing. To learn more I took Home Economics in school, and also watched as my mother sewed on her machine, until she finally just set me down and taught me how to sew. My first experience with learning to knit and crochet was when visiting relatives here in Indiana as a young tween. I was introduced to my Great Aunt Minnie who was blind from birth, but could crochet and knit like a ... Read Full Bio »
As a child, my mother would teach me little things about hand sewing. To learn more I took Home Economics in school, and also watched as my mother sewed on her machine, until she finally just set me down and taught me how to sew. My first experience with learning to knit and crochet was when visiting relatives here in Indiana as a young tween. I was introduced to my Great Aunt Minnie who was blind from birth, but could crochet and knit like a wild fire. She would crochet from her imagination, and make afghans and sweaters without a pattern. I watched her for a while, curious on how she was doing it without seeing, and finally I asked. She had me sit down on her lap and close my eyes. Then she taught me to use my fingers as my eyes. By the end of our visit, I could knit basic stitches, and was teased by cousins and siblings about knitting washcloths. But I didn't care, because I had learned something special that they would never understand. From there I picked up a crochet hook, and knitting needles whenever I could to practice what Great Aunt Minnie had taught me. When I began my own family, I began to search for new types of knitting and crochet stitches to add to my repretoire of knitting and crocheting knowledge. To this day I am still on the search to broaden my horizons and abilities. For the most part, I'm a self-taught fiber crafter, loving all areas of this hobby, from sewing, embroidery, quilting, to knitting and crocheting. I find it all challenging, but calming at the same time.
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