shelley
Shelley Brander has three kids, two crazy dogs, one husband and two businesses – Loops, and a branding agency aptly named Branders, Inc. She believes the busier you are, the more you need to knit! She founded Loops to help busy people find great projects, fast. She has been knitting since age 16 and crocheting about 10 years. Her husband swears she can knit, watch TV and sleep all at the same time. Click to email Shelley.
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gina h.
Gina H., Loops South manager, has been knitting most of her life. She is a sweater maniac and has been nicknamed "Vampira" by the Loops Troops because of her apparent ability to forgo sleep and knit 24/7 – she finishes sweaters so fast! She was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, speaks some Italian and is a former registered nurse. She loves colorwork and helping with "oops" knitting emergencies. Click to email Gina H.
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gina y.
Gina Y., Loops Utica manager, has been stitching since she was 7, growing up in Guatemala City, Guatemala. She likes to make "whatever is hot" and Magic Loop socks. She loves the challenge of figuring out ratios and adjusting patterns. Fun fact: She used to work for the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland! Click to email Gina Y.
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billie anne
Billie Anne has been crocheting more than 20 years, and we convinced her to pick up the knitting needles several years ago. She loves the math aspect of stitching, which is apropos since she is also the office manager/bookkeeper for Loops! She was born in Paducah, Kentucky and has a strange fetish for making up silly lyrics to popular songs. Click to email Billie Anne.
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barbara
Barbara has been knitting for a little over a decade. She loves to make anything but lace, and always gravitates to black and grey (though we've convinced her to branch out to purple lately!). She is a very patient teacher and has taught 101 and 201 classes at Loops for years. She has two boys in college and is an excellent cook and baker. Click to email Barbara.
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loretta
Loretta has been knitting for eight years and crocheting more than 30 years. She loves lace, blocking and socks, and uses the two-circulars method. Her famous beaded holiday ornaments have been featured at Philbrook Museum and in galleries. She has two sisters – a master knitter, and a master seamstress. Quotable quote: "I will follow the pattern into the gates of Hell." Click to email Loretta.
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terrie
Terrie is the glam girl of the bunch. She is an expert knitter and loomist, and has designed couture ready-to-wear for exclusive boutiques throughout the Southwest. She often designs original patterns for Loops, and loves to solve problems with simple, creative solutions! She loves to laugh and live life large, especially wearing high heels and bright colors. Click to email Terrie.
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gene
Gene has been knitting for nearly two decades and crocheting nearly ten years. He loves to crochet and knit baby things and men's patterns, like vests. He's great at teaching people tricks and mnemonics for remembering different techniques. Gene is addicted to untangling exploded yarn bombs. We especially love him for this! Click to email Gene.
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harriet
Harriet has been knitting for about half a century! Her father was in Pearl Harbor and she's particularly drawn to patriotic colors, as well as fair isle motifs and simple, quick gift knitting. She taught school for many years and was even a principal and administrator…skills she draws from to teach classes for kids and adults at Loops! She is always quick to help with anything, from changing light bulbs to shuttling yarns from one location to the other. Click to email Harriet.
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holly
Holly has answers for every question! She likes to knit everything, from socks and lace to wraps and cardigans. She's especially good at yarn substitutions and enjoys learning all about different fiber characteristics. She is also our premiere shelf-stacker, putting her OCD to good use. And she owns her own business, Binkwaffle, where she creates stitch markers, bags and fine paper goods. Click to email Holly.
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cassidy
Cassidy has three little ones and loves to knit and crochet baby stuff. A lifelong Tulsan, she is married to a Tulsa firefighter, and likes to put out her own fires by helping people solve their knitting boo-boos. Her favorite thing to do is find multiple yarn options for a pattern, and she's addicted to Ravelry.com! Click to email Cassidy.
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linda
Linda loves to knit top-down sweaters and fun scarves. She was known as our "fastest customer" before she joined the Troops – she can whip out a sweater in no time! She grew up on Kwajalein, Marshall Islands in the South Pacific and is a former beach bunny. She is semi-famous for the fact that Oprah Winfrey crashed her daughter's wedding! Click to email Linda.
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pat
Pat has been knitting for 100 years (or something like that). She was born in Rochester, New York and was a Loops customer for years before joining the Troops. She would come in with her friend Linda (now also a Loops Troop – see above) and they would want to know what's hot. She likes to make fashionable things that show off her tan, tennis-toned figure! She loves to have fun and get things done. Click to email Pat.
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ruth
Ruth is a hospital administrator by day and a fashionable knitter by night! She loves chocolate chip cookies and feminine knits, especially Louisa Harding designs. She is married to a Knieval (as in "Evel"), so she says "bring on the adventure knitting!" Ruth also taught tap and ballet for many years. Click to email Ruth.
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jane
Jane was born in Little Rock, Arkansas and learned to knit as a child. She has been knitting "seriously" for about 7 years. She likes to make sweaters and skirts, and to help people find just the right pattern. Years ago, she threw pottery and sold her finished pieces. Jane loves to knit models for Loops! Click to email Jane.
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sherri
Sherri has been crocheting for more than 30 years. She is a very young-looking grandmother who loves to crochet baby hats, flowers and anything with sparkly yarn. She specializes in crochet lace and thread crochet. She is the co-organizer of the Tulsa Spring FiberFest and one of the founding members of make: Tulsa. Click to email Sherri.
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andrea
Andrea prefers working on projects that satisfy her "3 S" requirement: Simple, Symetrical, and Straightforward. "Because that's how I roll," she says. By day she works in the financial industry; for kicks she is a knitter and a writer. She's happy to help if you're trying to keep it simple! Click to email Andrea.
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cindy
Cindy taught herself to knit as a teenager and also crocheted as a child. She is also an excellent cross-stitcher. She loves a challenge and wants to make everything she sees! Like many of us, she loves the thrill of the cast-on and tends to have too many projects going at once. Click to email Cindy.
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emily
Emily, daughter of Gina Y., has been knitting for more than five years and can also do crochet edgings. She earned a college scholarship in classical piano and violin, and she also sings. When she's not studying, she makes magnificent models for Loops. She is gifted at lace, seaming and purling very fast! Click to email Emily.
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my