Michaela Murphy, editor

Location: Seattle, WA
Specialty: Omnicrafter

I have been making things to wear, eat, and read since I was a little girl in Providence, Rhode Island. I now make my home in Seattle and continue to pursue all things crafty.

Victoria North, editor

Location: Hamden, CT
Specialty: Omnicrafter

As the Web Producer for CraftStylish, I am hoping to learn to make some of these great projects myself. I may know a lot about computers, but crafting is definitely brand new to me.

Jennifer Stern, contributor

I’ve been embroidering almost my whole life. My love of stitchery, matched with years of honing my technical skills, have won my embroidered wearables spots in fashion shows and my original embroidery designs have been sold to benefit important causes such as breast cancer research. I am a regular contributor to Threads, and participate in prestigious international fashion events. Fashion design is like architecture to me and I love wearing the clothes that I create.

Khris Cochran, contributor

Location: San Jose, CA
Specialty: Paper Crafts

Documenting my life's events, no matter how important or mundane, is something I take great pride in doing. While my friends and family jokingly call me sappily sentimental sometimes, they're always delighted by the chic and meaningful scrapbook albums, handmade cards, and photo gifts I give throughout the year. Scrapbooking is a significant part of my passion for paper crafts and it's where I begin sharing that love with you. I'm the author of The DIY Bride: 40 Fun Projects For Your Ultimate-One-of-a-Kind Wedding, and your guide to the fabulous and fun world of paper crafting.

Linda Permann, contributor

Location: Bozeman, MT
Specialty: Crochet

I am a freelance craft designer, writer and editor. I have been crocheting for over six years and am a regular contributor to Crochet Today magazine. My crochet patterns have been published in Stitch and Bitch Crochet: The Happy Hooker, “Knit 1,” “Adorn,” and Vogue Knittings On The Go: Grannies. I was the founding Craft and Decorating Editor of Adorn magazine and delight in all kinds of crafts. I currently live in Bozeman, Montana and enjoy sewing, cooking and visiting Yellowstone. See what I’m up to at www.lindamade.com.

Mary Ray, contributor

Location: Blue Ridge Mountains, NC
Specialty: Quilting

I am a contributing editor, and former associate editor, for Threads and I’ve been sewing for as long as I can remember. I began making quilted garments after joining a quilt guild and got hooked. These pieces began appearing in fashion shows and winning awards. I’m a devotee of everything quilting and have written numerous articles on the subject as well as teaching my techniques at shows and retreats around the country. I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina – a Mecca for fine craft. Visit me online at www.maryraydesigns.com

Nicole Smith, contributor

Location: Brooklyn, NY
Specialty: Sewing

Why, hello there.

Originally a Texan, I can usually be found either commuting to Taunton from Brooklyn or trying to practice my banjo while concocting things edible or crafty in my Flatbush apartment. After moving to the Big Apple, I had the lovely pleasure of working for several publications including Seventeen, Teen People, Cutting Edge, and Adorn. My work has also been featured in several publications including Adorn, Knit.1, BUST and other books and magazines.

I guess you can say that I'm an omni-crafter, but I mostly dig sewing and pattern making. I currently design clothing, jewelry, accessories and sewing patterns, in between working as the Associate Editor for Threads and SewStylish magazines. I also teach workshops, private lessons and classes at my studio in Brooklyn and Make Workshop in Manhattan.

My personal blog is at http://www.applianceclothing.com/blog

Shannon Dennis, contributor

Location: Cleveland, OH
Specialty: Sewing

If you count those plastic animals with the holes punched in the sides that you sew with a shoe lace then I have been sewing for 20 years. I love to create and would definately put myself in the multi-crafter category. I have written two books Make It You: Sew Hip and Make It You: Your Space.

As if a full-time job at an advertising agency doesn't keep me busy enough, I am working at building my business Nina (www.theninaline.com), writing articles for sewing and crafting magazines, designing projects for websites and am delighted to be a part of CraftStylish! My husband Jeff and I live in Cleveland (Rocks!) with our two dogs and kitty.

Susan Beal, contributor

Location: Portland, OR
Specialty: Jewelry Making

I'm a jewelry designer, writer, and crafter in Portland, Oregon, and I love making things, vintage and thrift-store shopping, and writing about it all. I contribute the jewelry-making and beading posts for CraftStylish, which is a lot of fun!

I'm the author of Bead Simple: Essential Techniques for Making Just the Jewelry You Want and the co-author of Super Crafty: Over 75 Amazing How-To Projects with Cathy Pitters, Torie Nguyen, and Rachel O’Rourke. I also write a daily craft blog, westcoastcrafty.com, and contribute to CRAFT, BUST, ReadyMade, Venus, whipup.net, supernaturale.com, and burdastyle.com. You can find my handmade work and kits to make jewelry and skirts at susanstars.com and more of my crafty projects and writing at susanbeal.com.

Tina Hilton, contributor

Location: Boone, NC
Specialty: Knitting

A trip to New Zealand 20 years ago began my love of knitting. It’s where I was introduced to beautiful lanolin-rich, hand-dyed yarn and the sheep it came from! Since then I have been a prolific amateur knitting aficionado. As a busy sales professional with a husband who is transferred every 3 years, often to climates inhospitable to knitting, like the desert and tropical equatorial countries. I have continued knitting and sharing my love of the craft with others. Recently, I left the corporate world to pursue a career in the knitting arts. My knitting blog at CraftStylish.com will be like hanging out with the knitter next door - informative, chatty and sometimes off the wall.