WoollyAway - Our Amazing Tutors
Monica Russel
Monica is a knitwear designer and teacher who loves working and designing with colours and being creative with her designs. She has run her business The Knitknacks for 15 years during which she has developed a reputation for her Fair isle patterns and her ability to teach knitting to beginners and advanced learners who wish to expand their skills.
Monica has had 9 books published by Search Press and has designed for a number of knitting magazines including Mollie Makes, Knitting, Knit Now and Simply Knitting. She has also produced patterns for many Yarn companies such as UK Alpaca, Cascade Yarns, Wool Decanted and Manos Del Uruguay. Most recently Monica has been knitting using Mosaic designs and hopes to be the first knitter to make a 6’ x 6’ blanket on a single needle.
Monica will be teaching Brioche Knitting at Woolly Away in March 2025.
Find Monica at www.theknitknacks.co.uk
Instagram: theknitknacks
Bex from The Pigeon's Nest
Bex - the powerhouse behind The Pigeon's Nest - is a fibre artist and crochet designer whose mission in life is to inject the FUN into crochet.
A crafter forever, Bex says "I have always made things. My parents used to lament at the amount of craft supplies adorning my bedroom floor throughout my childhood.
Joke's on them...now it is my job!"
The Pigeon's Nest officially started in 2012 when Bex taught herself to crochet. She began selling her crochet that same year and now runs her business from home in the 5 minute-slots in between raising kids.
She's passionate about people finding joy in the everyday, be it in the colours of the snood they pull on that makes them beam from ear to ear, seeing the toy they crocheted from a Pigeon's Nest kit in the hand of their child or just simply dancing in the kitchen!
We can't wait to have Bex's energy at WoollyAway where she'll be teaching her amazing Amigurumi frog!
Find Bex at www.thepigeonsnest.com
Instagram @thepigeonsnest
Diana Bensted
Crochet ambassador, designer and teacher. Diana Bensted is known for her fabulous, garment, shawl and blanket designs which take crochet into previously uncharted waters. Diana is the owner of The Crochet Chain and a frequent teacher at Crates of Wool.As one of the hosts of WoollyAway, Diana will be around all weekend to help with your crochet projects.
Deb Cunningham
Owner of Crates of Wool in Ware, Deb is living the dream of being surrounded by yarn and crafters all day. Deb is a knitting teacher and designer and is co-host of WoollyAway. She has tried most textile crafts and is an expert knitter, a crocheter, spinner, weaver and dyer.
Deb will be leading a workshop in short row techniques in knitting - with a fun short row hat as the project.
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