Lily Chin
lilychinyarns.com
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| Lily M. Chin is an internationally famous knitter and crocheter who has worked in the yarn industry for nearly 25 years, as a designer, instructor and author of four books on knitting and crochet. She was the first American knitwear designer to create a line of fashion yarns under her own name, The Lily Chin Signature Collection, launched in 2005 with CNS Yarns. She has created couture crochet for the New York Fashion Week runway collections of designers Ralph Lauren, Vera Wang, Diane von Furstenberg and Isaac Mizrahi, and her work has been on the backs of celebrities and super models from Racquel Welch and Vanna White to Cindy Crawford and Naomi Campbell. In the 1990s she was named a Master Knitter by Vogue Knitting International. In her career she has designed some outrageous garments including an Absolut Vodka cozy for an international marketing campaign, a string bikini for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and ready-to-wear for the Gap. She is regularly cited in media across the U.S. including Time, The New York Times, USA Today, The Washington Post and New York Daily News for redefining the image of today's knitter and crocheter. Most recently she hosted the high-fashion knitting show, Stitchcraft, on the Oh! Oxygen network. Her other television credits include the Late Show with David Letterman, Martha, CBS Morning News, ESPN's Cold Pizza, Fox & Friends, The Jane Pauley Show, CNN, HGTV and more. Chin is the official spokesperson for the Orphan Foundation of America Red Scarf Project which collect handmade scarves to send warmth and encouragement to America's college-bound foster youth each year in Valentine's Day Care Packages. Web site: www.orphan.org. Lily Chin has lived in New York City nearly all her life and has been involved in some aspect of the fashion industry since age 13. Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
T102C-Crocheted Tips, Tricks and Hints
T202C-Short-Rowed Bust Darts
F101K-Borderline Personalities or On The Edge
Sold Out - F201K-Tips, Tricks and Hints
S301C-Mosaic Crocheting
N102C-Crocheted Tips, Tricks and Hints
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| Valentina Devine
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| Valentina Devine has always knitted! Born in Moscow, Russia and growing up in Berlin, Germany she had to use the most unusual materials during the war, from cotton strings of a mop to cut up nylon stockings. To this day Valentina enjoys knitting with any kind of material she can get on her knitting needle. Her signature style of free form and abstract shapes and color combinations earned her a spot as a life-time member of the Torpedo Factory Art Center in Alexandria, Va. Valentina enjoys designing for different publications, has been a contributor to many knitting books, has shown her art-to-wear garments in several boutiques and is a vendor at wool festivals throughout the country. Valentina lives in Los Alamos, New Mexico. Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
T302K-Creative Knitting
F302K-Beyond Creative Knitting
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Drew Emborsky
www.drewemborsky.com/
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| Drew Emborsky, aka The Crochet Dude, has crocheted since he was five years old. He studied fine art at Kendall College of Art & Design in Grand Rapids, Michigan and is a Professional member of the Crochet Guild of America where he received a master certificate in crochet. Drew is currently serving as chairman of the CGOA Professional Development Committee. He has been featured in national publications including BUST Magazine, Crochet!, Crochet Today!, Interweave Crochet and Knit.1, as well as international newspapers like The Sunday Telegraph (in London), has five years experience as an instructor and maintains the popular blog at www.thecrochetdude.com. Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
S103C-Successful Blogging for Crafters
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Jennifer Hansen
www.stitchdiva.com
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| Jennifer Hansen lives in Fremont, California where she is a full-time crochet and knit designer, teacher and writer. Her innovative crochet work has been featured in various books, magazines and television shows including Vogue Knitting, Interweave Crochet, The Happy Hooker, The Encyclopedia of Crochet and Knitty Gritty. She has been described as one of the names that immediately comes to mind when thinking of the creative forces that have helped transport crochet from the realm of acrylic afghans to the sexy world of figure-flattering fashions (Yarn Market News). Her professional background is in Architecture and Information Technology. Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
Sold Out - T108C-Fast and Beautiful Broomstick Lace
T209C-A Big Hook Introduction To Tunisian Crochet
F303C-A Stylish Introduction To Hairpin Lace
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| Galina Khmeleva
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| Galina Khmeleva, owner of SKASKA DESIGNS and author of Gossamer Webs and The Design Collection, has quickly become one of the most respected lace knitting instructors in the country. A former clothing/costume designer from St. Petersburg, Russia, Galina has devoted much time in recent years learning and perfecting the techniques of Orenburg knitted lace. As the principal student to Orenburg's best knitters, Galina brings the classic style and traditional knitting techniques of Russian lace to her classes. Her unique, fun-loving teaching style has made her the favorite of classes across the country. As an added treat, she eagerly shares with her students her years of cultural experiences accquired by living, working and learning in Orenburg. Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
Sold Out - S300K-The Essentials of Knitted Lace
Sold Out - N100K-Continental Knitting-a Variation on a Theme
N200K-Dimensional Knitting - Russian Style
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| Karen Klemp
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| Karen Klemp is a crochet and jewelry designer whose creations have been featured in numerous books and magazines, in the CGOA pattern line and in her own pattern collection--Almost Amy Designs. Karen was president of the Crochet Guild of America from 1999-2001. She teaches workshops at many regional and national fiber arts conferences as well as locally in Northern Virginia. Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
T107C-Anatomy of a Shawl
T207C-Shell Game
F107C-Half Double Happiness
F207C-Yarn Substitution
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| Nancy Nehring
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| Nancy Nehring is a nationally recognized author, designer and teacher in the needlearts field. She is the author of several books including: 50 Heirloom Buttons to Make, The Lacy Knitting of Mary Schiffmann, Embellishing with Beads and Teach Yourself Tunisian Crochet. Numerous needleart magazines including Threads, PieceWork and Crochet! have carried her work. She has designed for DMC, Donna Karan and Dynamic Resources Group among others. Her Irish Crochet Doll Dress was awarded first place in crochet in the 2003 PieceWork Needleworker of the Year contest. She lectures and teaches locally, regionally and nationally including Embroiderers’ Guild of America Seminar, Crochet Guild of America Chain Link and Stitches. Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
T100C-Designing Larger Sizes
T200C-Couture Techniques for Knit and Crochet
F100C-Design 1A Just Rectangles
F200C-Design 2A Edge Shaping
S100C-Design 3A Internal Shaping
S200C-Make Your Own Crochet Hook
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| Joan Schrouder
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| Joan Schrouder, from Eugene, Oregon loves teaching knitters to reason out solutions. Intriguing construction details, seamless knitting and ethnic styles fascinate her. She teaches classes at national knitting conventions such as Stitches and TKGA plus travels the country teaching for guilds and yarn shops with classes on an occasional cruise thrown in for pure knitting bliss. Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
T305K-Knifty Knitted Kneckline Know-How
F306K-Shetland Shawls
S304K-Pacific Northwest Indian Sweaters
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| Dee Stanziano
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| Dee Stanziano is a Professional Crochet Guild of America Member participating in the mentoring program and was the Volunteer Email Correspondent for CGOA for over six years answering thousands upon thousands of emails requesting crochet assistance. She is also the founder of the Connecticut chapter, The Happily Hooked on Crocheting Club. Dee, as a Craft Yarn Council of America Certified Crochet Teacher, takes great pride in knowing many different types and techniques of crochet, offering a variety of classes, workshops and demonstrations in the Northeast. Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
F111C-Crochet 101
F211C-Pushmi-Pullyu
S303C-Crochet Your Knit
N105C-Crochet 102
NF3C-Born To Hand-Jive
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Karen Whooley
www.krwknitwear.com
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| Karen Whooley learned to crochet 34 years ago, at age seven. In 1999 she started designing and selling patterns at the urging of another well known crochet designer. Much of her work can be found in Crochet Magazines and books produced by DRG Network. In 2000, she opened her own business, Crochet Legacy, now KRW Knitwear Studio, and started publishing patterns under that name. Karen has also been teaching all levels of Crochet classes since 2000. Visit Karen's Website: http://www.KRWKnitwear.com Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
S104C-The Savvy Single Crochet
S203C-Radical Reversals
N106C-Crochet Beaded Ropes
N202C-Learn Delta Crochet With Yarn
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Nancie Wiseman
www.nancieknits.com
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| Nancie, once a Registered Nurse, opened her yarn shop, Nancie Knits, in 1987 in Sacramento, California. The store has closed, but Nancie continues to teach, design and write knitting patterns and books. After winning an International Design competition in 1992, Nancie not only designs but writes patterns for Prism, Lorna's Laces, Rainbow Mills, Cascade Yarns and Trendsetter Yarns. Articles on knitting have been published in Interweave Knits, Knit 'n Style, and Knitter's magazines and an article on Crochet appeared in a Fall 1999 Piecework. She has also published designs for Knitters and Cast On Magazine. In the Fall of 1997, Nancie was the consultant for an article in Martha Stewart Living titled: Knitting 101. Nancie is the Design Editor for Cast On Magazine. She has recently been on The DIY network doing 3 Jewelry Shows and the Knitty Gritty show. Nancie started making and producing videos on knitting in 1995. Her production company, Wisewater Productions, has produced seven best selling videos to date. Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
T301K-Diagonal Knitting
Sold Out - F105K-Continental Knitting
F205K-Knitting With Wire
Sold Out - S302K-Fine Finishing
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Myra Wood
www.myrawood.com
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| Myra Wood is an internationally known fiber and bead artist and designer. She teaches a wide range of classes in beading, embroidery, crochet and knitting specializing in all things freeform. She has appeared on several episodes of Knitty Gritty and Uncommon Threads for the DIY & HGTV networks along with publishing a number of jewelry and wearables patterns in a wide range of books and magazines. Her first book, Creative Crochet Lace is available on Amazon and through local yarn stores. Myra has been crocheting, sewing and crafting since she was young and enjoys any opportunity to inspire others creatively. She is also the moderator for the International Freeform Guild with over 1500 members worldwide and coordinator for their annual national shows. Galleries of her work can be seen at www.myrawood.com. Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
T110C-How To Self Publish Your Own Book
F305C-Creative Crochet Lace
SF2C-All The Cool Kids Do It!
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| Joyce Renee Wyatt
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| "She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands," Prov. 31:13. Joyce learned how to knit and crochet at the age of nine. She is a CYCA Certified Instructor in both knit and crochet. Joyce designs for numerous yarn companies and publications. Her most current designs can be found in Donna Kooler's Crocheted Afghans, 100 Hats to Knit and Crochet and 100 Crochet Projects, both by Jean Leinhauser and Rita Weiss. She has taught for years for CGOA, TKGA, TNNA, Stitches Expos, local knitting/crochet guilds and similar venues. Joyce loves to adapt knitting techniques and introduce them to those who crochet. Her motto, "Why should knitters have all the fun? If I can knit it, I will figure out a way to crochet it!" Joyce says, "God has blessed me with the gifts of knitting and crochet, gifts I enjoy sharing with others." Classes offered at Summer Knit & Crochet Show:
T303C-Magic Square Patchwork Pizzazz
F109C Single Crochet Entrelac Worked Flat Part I (New & Improved)
F209C-Single Crochet Entrelac in the Round Part II
S305C-Top Down Sweater - No Raglan Shaping Needed
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