Why do I make ‘stuff’?
Honestly I think my life has been like this perfect storm. I came from a family that was full of carpenters, needle artists and machinists. If something broke, they fixed it. If they needed something they just made it. If they didn’t know how, they figured it out.
My first love was sewing which I started learning in 1962 at the age of 5. In High School I taught myself to do embroidery. I was pregnant with my first son in 1979 when I taught myself to crochet. Nine years later our two young sons bought themselves a couple lambs for pets. Two years later, using wool from those sheep, I learned to spin my own yarn, which led to knitting. I started working at a major Arts & Crafts store from 2000 until 2014. Well, that was like turning a kid loose in a candy store.
Honestly I think my life has been like this perfect storm. I came from a family that was full of carpenters, needle artists and machinists. If something broke, they fixed it. If they needed something they just made it. If they didn’t know how, they figured it out.
My first love was sewing which I started learning in 1962 at the age of 5. In High School I taught myself to do embroidery. I was pregnant with my first son in 1979 when I taught myself to crochet. Nine years later our two young sons bought themselves a couple lambs for pets. Two years later, using wool from those sheep, I learned to spin my own yarn, which led to knitting. I started working at a major Arts & Crafts store from 2000 until 2014. Well, that was like turning a kid loose in a candy store.