CCFibers's Profile

Bio

I am Theresa, WAHM of 2, sewing, Spinning, and Dyeing to make some extra income for the household.

I started on my crafty career as a small child, led on by my mother's craftiness. I learned to sew and crochet by the age of 10, and then for many years moved on to other crafts, including ceramics, painting, and wood-carving. I was only marginally skilled at any of those things, and when I became an adult, I gave them up too.

Crafting came back into my life when my son was born, and I started crocheting things for him. After doing research, I decided to try cloth diapers. But, why should I buy them? I had a sewing machine, and some old clothes! and who needs a pattern, right?

I learned the hard way that creating a pattern takes a lot of work, but eventually had a pattern I liked, that worked. From there came my first business, Beeba Bottoms Diapers.

I also wanted to make wool covers for him... but Finding a free pattern (because of course, I was a bit of a cheapskate then, or maybe I just needed extra challenge, who knows) for crochet was next to impossible.

Since crochet wasn't making me happy anymore, I taught myself to knit, and on my first knit item, the kitchener sticth too. that was fun.

Fast forward nearly 3 years, and I was getting bored of commercial yarns and plain jane stitchmarkers. of course, being me, I was not about to go spending the money for good handspun or dyed yarns, or pretty stitchmarkers... not when I could do that.

I made myself a toy wheel spindle and that was the end of me. I was addicted to spinning, and the amazing yarn I could make MYSELF, just like that.

I now spin on a Schacht LadyBug, and have added Dyeing into the mix. With some help from my still crafty mom, who now does beading, I have also ventured into the stitchmarker arena too.

You can find my home site at www.ccfibers.com, and my personal and crafting blog at www.thebeebasbottoms.com. My original Diaper Business is at www.beebabottoms.com.

Female, Born on December 22

Favorite Materials

Wool, Silk, bamboo, tencel