Archive for May, 2009

An Interview with Eva Wiechmann

May 19th, 2009

We recently had the chance to interview Eva Wiechmann, the popular author of Pursenalities, Pursenality Plus, Crocheted Pursenalities, and her latest book, Simple Stitches.

You’ve become an expert on both knitting and crochet. How did you get started working in fiber arts?

I grew up in Finland, where needlework was always a part of our lives. I learned to knit at the age of four and cannot recall a time when I didn’t have a project or two going. I knitted with my mother, sister, aunts, cousins, and friends. We did not have many patterns, so everything was pretty much our own design. Read more »