Larry Ogden, a retired geology professor, has been cross-

stitching since 1991, designing his own patterns of mostly

locally seen birds, especially the more colorful ones. The

markings are as close to reality as the sizes of the stitches allow.

A resident of Chelsea, he just celebrated his 90th birthday!

Christine Forsch

I am a knitter/quilter/chemist who enjoys experimenting

with wool and hot water to make fulled (felted) bags and

other objects. Since I play with wool types until I get to

know them, I can usually knit to an idea and get the desired

object. The colors and textures make my heart skip a beat.

Kris Miller is the owner of Spruce Ridge Studios LLC.

They offer a wide variety of rughooking supplies, kits,

books, pins and beautiful hand-turned wood sewing

implements for the quilter, needle stitcher, hand crafter

and sewer. They also specialize in original primitive rug

hooking patterns. Their gorgeous hand-dyed wool fabric

is sought after by both rug hookers and hand-stitching artists.

http://www.spruceridgestudios.com

Cynthia High of M'Lady's was taught the fine craft

of soapmaking by her naturalist grandmother when

she was seven years old. Today she creates skin

nourishing soaps, salves and balms from all natural

food grade ingredients. Her products are hypo-

allergenic, vegetarian and bio-degradeable.

http://www.mladys.com/