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How to book a workshop
Nancy is happy to share her love of traditional knitting.
If you are interested in inviting Nancy to teach for your
guild, shop, or event, please contact her at (801) 581-9812
or at nancy@woolywest.com.
Classes are available from 3 and 6 hours, or up to 3 days
in length. Please see the Course Descriptions for specific
information on available class subjects.
Nancy's Biography
Nancy found her passion for traditional hand knitting
via a degree in Art History and postgraduate studies in
color design and weaving in San Francisco and Sweden. She
has worked as a freelance designer and consultant to several
yarn companies, as a contributing editor to Knitter’s
Magazine, and is currently on the Editorial Advisory Panel
for Piecework Magazine. Her designs and articles have also
appeared in Interweave Knits, Spin-Off,
Vogue Knitting,
and Threads. She has taught workshops for guilds, shops
and at conferences throughout the United States and Canada,
as well as in Finland, France and Estonia. She has been
honored to serve as the Knitting Guide on the Interweave
Press Knitter’s Journey to Scandinavia in 1998, 1999,
2001 and 2004. She owns The Wooly West, a mail order and
online yarn business in Salt Lake City, Utah. As a knitter,
her focus has been on traditional knitting techniques and
uses of ethnic patterns. Her specialty is Estonian traditional
knitting. She is the author of Folk
Socks (1994), Folk
Knitting in Estonia (1999), Knitting
on the Road, (2001),
Knitting Vintage Socks (2005) and Knitted
Lace of Estonia (2008) all published by Interweave Press. |
