“Lunamuse Fiberart”

Fashionable contemporary knitwear
Deeply feminine and elegantly functional

Designs dedicated to the flow of soulful harmonies
from the raw living fiber in my hands
to the finished garment,
embodying a woman’s authentic essence,
allowing her spirit to soar freely,
transformed and transcended -
while staying connected to and
acknowledging her roots in (r)evolution”

My designs compliment the
‘Modern (Luna)Muse’
intelligent, creative, passionate,
with delicate strength of the heart,
inspiring and pursuing creative endeavors
while remaining true to her emotional integrity -
despite today’s epidemic disconnect of the intellect from the heart

***********************************************************

Originally born & raised in Germany, Manuela got transplanted to the United States in 1995. Her largest moving box contained her faithful Ashford Traditional Spinning Wheel, tons of knitting needles and pounds of fibers in various stages of incarnation.

Manuela’s love affair with knitting started at the tender age of 5. She taught herself to knit and got hooked on knitting & crocheting before she learned reading, writing and basic math skills. Thankfully she knows those by now too, which comes in really handy for following patterns & designing her own.

Spending her school & university years refining her knitting skills, Manuela eventually started to make her own yarns in her early 20’ies. She had transferred from Languages, Arts & Journalism to Social Therapy, and was working at the time with developmentally disabled adults in a Camphill Community in Germany and the United States.
For many years she was running homes, created care-plans and provided a soulful therapeutic environment in sheltered workshops which focused on processing raw wool, dying fibers with natural plant & mineral dyes, spinning, knitting, crocheting & weaving.

Manuela has been part of a local artisan scene for as long as she can remember. From Germany’s royal background of Barbarrossa’s castles to New England's rich crafts to beautiful & sunny Sonoma County in Northern California to avantgarde Asbury Park at the Jersey Shore to now the small island 7 miles out at sea off the coast of Maine, she always allows local elements to be part of her design process, every piece of land calling on a different part of the soul waiting to be expressed.

One can see Manuela's rich ancestral background and her extensive cultural travel experiences mirrored in the creation of her exquisite hand-spun yarns and her hand-knit designs which both give witness to extraordinary craftsmanship as well as her very own distinct design lines celebrating womens’ bodies in all shapes and forms.

Now in her early 40’ies, Manuela is focusing on developing her own knitting patterns & designs, specifically designed with handspun yarn in mind: 'handspun yarns, artfully created by hand and from the heart'

Lunamuse Fiberart's Knitwear Designs have been previously displayed up and down both coasts and most recently at various independently owned boutiques along the Jersey Shore, as well as Manhattan, NY and are now available exclusively in the Lunamuse Showroom in beautiful Eastport, Maine.

In her other lives Manuela is a devoted mom, wife, yoga teacher, writer & singer - a truly ‘Modern (Luna)Muse’, following the inspirations of her heart.