Brief Intro

 Hi there!  I'm Jessica, crafter extraordinaire! I live in New Hampshire with my husband of 12 years, my two children, my cat and fish. I'm originally from Southern California, but have lived here since 2011.

(pictured, Zac and I circa 2007)

I would call myself a Knitter first.  But It's so much more than that.  I started out as a cross-stitcher, and moved on to knitting, then crochet.  I do a bit of sewing, mostly project bags and a few simple dresses.  I learned to spin in 2015, then I learned to weave and this year I've been dabbling in embroidery.

Hence the name, textile-ophile.

I love textiles!  I love keeping my hands busy and making things out of wool and yarn, fabric and thread.

I knit a lot of socks, a lot of sweaters and shawls.  I always have a spinning project going, on my spinning wheel Edith (she's a Kromski Minstrel) and on at least one of my drop spindles.  And I have at least one long-term cross stitch project happening. Sewing and weaving go in and out, and I follow my passions where they lead.

My Kromski Minstrel, Edith

I'm pretty intense, and I am nerdy.  and I'm hilarious.

I hope to enliven you with some of my exploits, entertain you a bit, and we can perhaps enrich each other.  I plan on updating blog with pictures and details about what I'm working on and what I'm planning on for the future.

Stay tuned!