Karin Strom has worked in the yarn industry for many years. She was the editor-in-chief of Yarn Market News, editorial director at Interweave, and most recently editor of the premier print issue of Farm & Fiber Knits. She has served as creative director and consultant for yarn companies and publishers. Karin lives, gardens, and knits in an 1850s farmhouse in northwest New Jersey. Find her on Instagram @yarnstrom.
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Since I first fell hard for fiber arts in the 1970s, the name Alice Starmore carried a strong mystique for me. I never imagined I’d spend a few magical days with her.
Inspired by the sweaters she saw in fashion magazines, Deborah spent a long time just knitting swatches and learning techniques. In fact, the formula she developed for designing knitting patterns always begins with an inspirational swatch.
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Mary Lou Egan’s mother taught her to be a knitter. Teaching others is what made her a knitwear designer.
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Beginning with a few bottle lambs, a young rancher revives her family’s heritage as shepherds.
Growing up in Ukraine, Olga was surrounded by a family of crafters and farmers—an upbringing that shaped her present-day life as a homesteader and knitwear designer.
From the editor’s desk, take a peek inside the pages of this brand-new publication.