Maker Faire Bay Area 2007
Make Your Own Refashioned Thrift Store Knits

Type: Demonstration Workshop

Topic(s): Crafts

Tags: knit spin felt crochet thrift+store crafty


Give wooly thrift store finds new life with a wealth of techniques. Learn to alter and embellish them using knitting, crochet, embroidery, felting, dyeing and more.

Web site: http://www.knitgrrl.com

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About the Maker(s)

Shannon Okey
Shannon Okey is the author of the popular Knitgrrl book series as well as Spin to Knit and Crochet Style; she's co-authored Felt Frenzy and AlterNation, and edited several craft titles for major publishers such as Potter Craft. Okey is the Cleveland city coordinator for Bazaar Bizarre, owns a shop called anezka handmade and is a columnist for Knit.1 magazine as well as a contributor to several others, including CRAFT, Adorn and Yarn Market News.
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