Stephanie Anderson
Steph started knitting at the age of 6 and hasn't put her needles down since. She started writing her own patterns about 15 years ago. One of her sweaters even made it to the Smithsonian. She lives in Fosston and owns the Northern Woolen Mills.
Kathy Belt
Kathy Belt, when she's not living in the present, has been living in the past for over 30 years. She's always been interested in string and string theory (not the physics type). To that end, she has learned embroidery, tailoring, quilting, spinning (on drop spindles, top whorl spindles, charka and supported spindles), has crocheted for 30 years, tatted for 20 and in the last 15 years has added sprang, the lucet, loop braiding, finger weaving, nalbinding, netting, and knitting to those things she can talk about intelligently. Because both her father and her husband were in the military, she has traveled extensively (37 countries so far) and moved frequently (house number 36).
In her spare time, she belongs to a Medieval Re-enactment group (The Society for Creative Anachronisms), vegetable gardens, hunts and fishes, and loves to read (especially books with foot notes).
In her spare time, she belongs to a Medieval Re-enactment group (The Society for Creative Anachronisms), vegetable gardens, hunts and fishes, and loves to read (especially books with foot notes).
Mary Bramscher
Mary received her first set of knitting needles and yarn at the age of 12. She have been in love with the art ever since.
She has taught for Little Falls Minnesota community education and currently teach knitting classes and techniques at the Old Creamery and Yarn Shop in Randall Minnesota along with yarn dying and pattern writing.
Mary received her first set of knitting needles and yarn at the age of 12. She have been in love with the art ever since.
She has taught for Little Falls Minnesota community education and currently teach knitting classes and techniques at the Old Creamery and Yarn Shop in Randall Minnesota along with yarn dying and pattern writing.
Kendra Edwards
Kendra learned naalbinding from YouTube and has been teaching for 7 years. She teaches at SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) events and demonstrates at Caponi Art in the Park.
Photo Credit: Kendra Edwards
Photo Credit: Kendra Edwards
Kathy Lewinski
Kathy taught herself to knit over 25 years ago and quickly became interested in designing her own patterns. She is obsessed with designing and knitting mittens and has 30 different mitten patterns available. She lives in Minneapolis and is a member of the MN Knitters’ Guild.
You can find her at JustCraftyEnough.com and on Ravelry as katbaro.
Photo credit: Kathy Lewinski
You can find her at JustCraftyEnough.com and on Ravelry as katbaro.
Photo credit: Kathy Lewinski
Candace Osborn
Candace is an artist working in many mediums, including wool. She has been needle felting for a number of years, working in both 2-D and 3-D. She applies the skills she has developed in painting and sculpting to her work with wool. Samples of her work are available on Facebook, www.osbornartistry.com, and for sale on Etsy in the Osborn Artistry shop.
Candace is an artist working in many mediums, including wool. She has been needle felting for a number of years, working in both 2-D and 3-D. She applies the skills she has developed in painting and sculpting to her work with wool. Samples of her work are available on Facebook, www.osbornartistry.com, and for sale on Etsy in the Osborn Artistry shop.
Anne Ramey
Anne fell in love with fiber art as a child, learning to knit from her grandma and to embroider from her mother. She has been able to expand her fiber repertoire while participating in the medieval recreation group, the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism). She loves to take every opportunity to spread her love of fiber arts.
Photo Credit: Anne Ramey
Photo Credit: Anne Ramey
Karen Valley
Karen Valley and fleece judge
Karen Valley is the owner of Winter Sky Wool Co. and breeder of fine wooled Shetlands and crossbreds since 1992. Karen has a passion for producing and marketing only the best wool. Her flock of 20 is maintained on a small farm carved from woodlands. She has shown at fiber fairs in the Midwest where her Shetland fleeces have been GCH under U.K. judges every time they are shown. She has judged at Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival and various county fairs. In addition to Shetlands, she has owned Wensleydales, Lincolns, CVMs, Merinos and Cormos. She has mentored numerous beginning shepherds and enjoys discussing all things sheep. You can find more about Karen at www.winterskyshetlands.blogspot.com or her facebook www.facebook.com/WinterSkyShetlands
Photo Credit: Karen Valley
Photo Credit: Karen Valley
Julie Zilka
Julie Zilka is a fiber generalist who specializes in knitting, spinning, and weaving, although she experiments with all aspects of textiles. She is a member of the Weavers Guild of Minnesota and is currently a board member of the Sustainable Sheep and Fiber Community of Northern Minnesota.
Photo Credit: Julie Zilka
Photo Credit: Julie Zilka