Shannon Okey is a designer, the publisher behind Cooperative Press, and a former knitting magazine editor. She has written more than a dozen fiber arts titles and has taught classes everywhere you can imagine, including a drop-spindling class on a swaying cruise ship! Her most recent book is The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design.
Contact:
Web: www.knitgrrl.com
Twitter: @knitgrrl
Steven has been combining art and craft since his mother Christa taught him to knit as a boy in Wisconsin. By the age of eight, he was creating sequined gowns for Barbie dolls and knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. It was only a matter of time until his love of design led him out of Wisconsin to New York City, where he studied at Parsons and graduated from the Fashion Institute of Technology. Since then, his international career has allowed him to lead a glamorous life in Hong Kong, Milan, Paris, and Miami. By 2003, success in the fashion capitals of the world had begun to lose its sparkle, as the corporate life led him further and further away from the creative process he so loved. When it became clear that something had to change, Steven headed to Rosemount, where his sister Monika Oeltjen had settled. Together they opened The Yarn Garage and set about creating a scene, which is after all, what Steven does best.
Contact:
Web: www.stevenbe.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Yarn-Garage
Twitter: @yarngarage
Trisha Malcolm’s life in needle crafts began at the age of four and has spanned summers knitting, sewing, crocheting, and embroidering while at the beach, backpacking around the world, and during academic years as a high school needlework teacher. An editorship at McCalls Needlework and Craft magazine led Trisha to a career in craft publishing. She worked as the Craft Editor at Family Circle magazine Australia and other publications before she took over the helm of Vogue Knitting in 1997. Her role at the company has expanded in the ensuing years, to encompass Knit Simple magazine, a book publishing division (publisher of the Stitchionary series, Knitopedia, and more), custom publishing, and stitching-themed events. Trisha lives in Brooklyn, New York, with her son.
Contact:
Web: http://www.vogueknitting.com
