Our carefully selected teachers will arrive with a large backpack full of knowledge, tips and tricks. It is always nice to learn more about the teachers. Therefore we would like to give you some details about them.
Joji Locatelli
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Joji Locatelli enjoys living her life in sunny Buenos Aires, Argentina, while dreaming of visiting the rest of the world armed with knitting needles and yarn. (She believes life is much sweeter when served with coffee and chocolate.) Joji self-publishes her designs on Ravelry, and likes to write Interpretations books with her friend Veera Välimäki.
Melanie Berg
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I’m Melanie Berg, a knitwear designer who absolutely loves clean, modern designs. Whether you’re just starting out with knitting or are already a pro, my patterns are for anyone who enjoys creative, relaxing projects.
In addition to my designs, I love teaching workshops, attending yarn festivals, and supporting social projects.
Xandy Peters
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Xandy Peters is a knitting designer and teacher, best known as the innovator of the stacked stitch technique and for the Fox Paws pattern. Starting out as a footwear and roduct designer, he turned to knitting as a way to explore textiles and surfaces without using factory production and has since made a career out of publishing new patterns and teaching workshops. Xandy has been published in magazines such as Vogue Knitting, Twist Collective, Knitscene, Knitty, and Pom Pom Quarterly, has a Craftsy class teaching the stacked stitch technique and continues to self publish patterns on a regular basis
Linda Marveng
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I am Norwegian and love designing feminine garments, especially with cable patterns or lace. I have worked for Rowan Yarns as a design consultant and at Loop in London. My first Norwegian knitting book was published in 2012. I currently create designs, translate knitting patterns, and hold workshops. I have been knitting since 1976 and designing since 2008. I live with my British husband Michael in Ørje (1 hour outside Oslo) in Norway.
Julie Dubreux
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Julie Dubreux is a French knitwear designer and knitting instructor. Her enthusiastic love for the knitting community translates into colourful collaborations with indie dyers from all around the world.
Her designs have been published in Pom Pom Quarterly, Laine Magazine and Knit Now UK, as well as in books such as I Knit Paris, My Favourite Things and Homecoming.
Julie is both an entertaining and understanding tutor. She teaches skills and knowledge, but she also focuses on sharing enthusiasm and confidence, so knitters can follow their own path without fear. Her past experience as a high-school teacher allows her to manage groups of knitters with different levels of ability so that no one feels left out, and everyone actually gets to learn something new.
Anna Husemann
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Anna Husemann is a textile and knitwear designer from Hamburg. Her work is all about the interplay between color, form and material – always in search of a modern, abstract interpretation of the traditional craft of knitting.
Her greatest source of inspiration is nature: here she finds not only ideas for motifs and compositions, but also special color nuances and structures. She shares her love of colorful patterns and environmentally friendly textiles in knitting instructions, in collaborations with international knitting magazines, and in numerous workshops.
Her first book, INTARSIA KNITS, which was published in October 2024, explores the intarsia technique in all its variations. Anna shares insights into her work on Instagram via @anna_husemann.
Olga Buraya-Kefelian
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Olga Buraya-Kefelian lives in Virginia but grew up in Belarus, where she learned to knit at a young age from her mother, a seamstress. Olga’s knitwear designs are characterized by innovation, from the creation of unique stitch patterns to the exploration of unusual constructions. She has authored several books and her extensive design portfolio ranges from accessories to garments. She balances her love of texture and minimalism with technical elements to delight us with inspiring and impeccably crafted knit designs that can enrich the skills of any knitter. You can find her work at olgajazzy.com and on most social media platforms at @olgajazzyknits.
Aleks Byrd
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Aleks Byrd is a knitwear designer and illustrator whose work reflects a rich blend of heritage and creativity. With roots in the USA, Estonia, and Canada, Aleks draws inspiration from all three cultures, though her Estonian heritage remains a central influence in her designs. She skillfully integrates traditional Estonian knitting techniques into contemporary patterns, creating pieces that are both modern and connected to the past. As a self-proclaimed ambassador for Estonian knitting, Aleks is passionate about preserving these little-known techniques, giving them a fresh, wearable twist that resonates with knitters today. In addition to her design work, Aleks shares her expertise through popular workshops, where she teaches these unique methods to knitters of all levels. Her background in illustration adds a distinct visual flair to her knitwear, with a playful use of colour and pattern that makes her designs both enjoyable and rewarding to knit. Her portfolio of designs includes individual patterns as well as those published in The Knitter magazine and Laine Magazine as well as books like her llatest book Traditions Revisited – Modern Estonian Knits. Whether through her patterns or her workshops, Aleks brings a vibrant and accessible approach to traditional knitting, making it exciting for a new generation of makers.
Jule Kebelmann
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Jule is a textile designer who lives in Berlin and in the countryside in Brandenburg. She founded Hey Mama Wolf ten years ago. Hey Mama Wolf specializes in regional European wool. Until a few years ago, Jule dyed it by hand using plant-based dyes. As the company grew, Hey Mama Wolf became part of Selected Yarns (Erika Knight, BC Garn, Kremke). Jule went along with the change and is now responsible for product development and marketing for all SY brands. She deals with colors, twisting, fibers, and knitwear design every day. When she finds the time, she also publishes her own knitting patterns.
Filipa Carneiro
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I am a knitwear designer and teacher in Lisbon, and I am passionate about designing garments that are both beautiful to wear and fun to knit. Inspired by old books and magazines, I love exploring new techniques and sharing them in a simple way that is accessible to all levels. My teaching experience spans internationally, with workshops at Barcelona Knits, Vogue Knitting Live, and Knit Stars. I run Portugal’s largest YouTube channel on knitting, where I share weekly tutorials and knit-along videos.
Aimée Gille
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Aimée Gille is the founder and creative force behind La Bien Aimée, an artisanal dyeing studio and yarn shop known for its vibrant and luxurious hand-dyed yarns. Located in the heart of Paris, France, La Bien Aimée has become a popular destination for knitters, crocheters, and fiber artists from around the world.
With a passion for color and texture, Aimée started La Bien Aimée as a small project driven by her love of knitting and her desire to create a community around hand-dyed yarns. Her
journey into the world of textile art began with a blog where she shared her personal knitting projects and thoughts on yarn and colors. Her eye for color and talent for creating exquisite yarn blends quickly earned her a loyal following and transformed her passion project into a full-fledged business.
Silke Ufer
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Hello, I am Silke Ufer Design. I have been designing knitting patterns since 2010. Timeless and always with that certain something. Anyone who looks at my designs will notice that I don’t chase trends. My designs are meant to be enjoyable and wearable for many years to come. After all, when you spend hours knitting something, you want to be able to enjoy it for a long time, right? You can find my patterns primarily in my Ravelry Store. For 10 years now, I have also been happily sharing my knowledge in workshops. I look forward to getting to know you.
Sofia Karlsson
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Sofia Karlsson is a Swedish knitwear designer, living in Norway. Sofia is an art historian,
photographer , podcaster and teacher. Her first knitting book was published in Swedish in 2024.
She loves teaching and says knowing how to knit is to carry an invisible treasure and as we knit,
we make the treasure visible. You can find Sofia on Instagram as @sofiastales and on Youtube as
Sofia’s Tales.
Jimmy Myers
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Jimmy is a knitter and knitwear designer who lives in Amsterdam. He throws himself into challenging projects that focus on technique and construction, with one foot in modernity and one foot in history. He loves knitting black cables.
Charlotte Stone
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Charlotte Stone is the creator and designer behind Stone Knits, and is internationally-known for her love of knitting and designing whimsical colourwork knitting patterns. She has had work published in Laine magazine, and has been teaching colorwork knitting workshops in Zürich since 2019. In 2022, Charlotte published her first book ‘Charming Colorwork socks’, an international bestselling knitting book which is already being translated into German and Korean. Charlotte is originally from London in the UK, but has lived in Zürich with her family since 2008.
Bärbel Salet
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Bärbel Salet has been knitting since she was 12 years old and has always been fascinated by knitting with many colors and harmonious color gradients. Since 2012, she has regularly given workshops on how to plan and knit large, artfully patterned triangular shawls. On October 20, 2022, her first book KUNSTVOLLE TÜCHER was published by Stiebner Verlag. In addition to a comprehensive section on techniques that will help beginners overcome their inhibitions about such a large knitting project, another aspect was important to her: she designed shawls that are suitable for beginners, as well as models that offer a challenge to experienced knitters. She also uses the many photos to show that the shawls can be worn by all generations and ages and that they also look wonderful in muted tones.
Mona C. NicLeòid Wagner
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“I grew up in a house full of knitters and learned to knit at the same time as reading and writing. For the last 10 years I’ve delved deep into garment design, shaping and fit.
I write patterns for my own designs and publish them on Ravelry.
It’s my mission to encourage other women to work confidently with their individual measurements and style preferences, in line with the motto: Create your own fashion!”
Lisa Meissner
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“I am Lisa – a full-time architect and an absolute knitting addict. For some time now, I have been knitting and writing my own instructions – my creations are known for colorful, geometric patterns. A few years ago, I fell for the magic of double knitting. I am still fascinated and delighted every time I see that knitting is possible without a back. At the same time, I love to push proven techniques to the limit and translate them into modern ones – over time, I have accumulated a small collection of special techniques such as the “Ladderback Jacquard”, which I like to use in my designs to “make the impossible possible”.
Sabrina Schumacher
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Stefanie Gehringer
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Stefanie is a passionate knitter who has spent the last 15 years specializing in knitting and designing circular yoke patterns in the traditional Icelandic Lopapeysa style – using original Icelandic Lopi wool, of course. As the owner of Fjallagrös – Icelandic Wool Mail Order and Studio in Switzerland, she has a wealth of experience in helping knitting enthusiasts create their dream sweaters. With her in-depth technical knowledge and creative passion, Stefanie shares her tips and tricks for bringing individual ideas to life, stitch by stitch.
Markus Hurley
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“After knitting enthusiastically and without interruption for over 50 years, I built up my own company and brand ‘Herr von Strick’ in 2017. Since 2022, I have been devoting more of my time to designing knitwear and running courses and workshops. In my workshops, I aim to instill in participants a sense of self-confidence and trust in their personal abilities, as well as a sense of enjoyment in their own design. In doing so, it is particularly important to me to make visible and bring together knitters regardless of gender identity. It is also important to me to foster an appreciation for natural and sustainable yarns and to combine modern constructions with traditional cuts and patterns when building a knitted piece.”
Meret Köhler
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Who am I? My name is Meret Köhler; I was born and raised in Zürich, Switzerland. Although I learned plenty about fiber arts during my time at the Rudolph Steiner School, my love for it sprouted much later as an adult. My fitness practice also began during my youth—I trained as a ballerina during my childhood and teenage years then worked as a personal trainer before spending nearly 2 decades in New York City where I studied art and music and became a professional drummer–itself a pursuit that requires physical and mental fitness (specifically hand/forearm strength as well as coordination). After earning a Master of Fine Arts in Media Design, I worked in Film and Broadcast before returning to Switzerland to raise my two daughters. I’m thrilled to have the opportunity to share my cumulative experiences and enthusiasm with you at the Swiss Yarn Festival!
Should you have any questions, contact stitchdelassuisse@gmail.com. And until the festival, check out example workouts at my StitchDeLaSuisse YouTube Channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@StitchDeLaSuisse
Géraldine-Lucille
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“I am an art historian and folklorist who taught herself frivolité. As a passionate lace maker, I create delicate patterns based on 19th and 20th century instructions, creatively adapting them to our modern everyday lives. Frivolité, recognized as UNESCO cultural heritage in France, connects me deeply with my roots. It gives me great pleasure to design a traditional border for a Swiss costume or to apply an antique pattern to a modern garment or everyday object. This inspiring journey into the past invites us to celebrate the beauty and heritage of this centuries-old cultural treasure together.”
Theresia Lew
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Resi, also known as The PassioKnit Spinner, has been addicted to spinning for many years and welcomes anyone who would like to learn more.
Anita Haug
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“I was probably born with a passion for handicrafts, I loved knitting, crocheting and sewing lessons at school.
Naturally, I then learned a creative trade and became a dressmaker.
Later, I continued my professional training and now work as an accountant.
I am married and unfortunately we have no children. My husband and I share our hobbies of cats and classic cars.
The trips with the club are always very interesting and you get to see the whole of Switzerland on the back roads.
Nine years ago, I started crocheting baby shoes and got involved in two scenes.
On the one hand, I got involved in the luggage market scene, where I was an active participant with my crocheted goods. Today I support the OC team of the Koffermarkt Winterthur on social media after actively helping to organize the Koffermarkt for 4 years.
And secondly, in the needlework and wool scene. I have gained an insight into many areas, especially online.
That’s when I discovered Tunisian crochet. I was fascinated by this technique right from the start.
I’m totally enthusiastic, really on fire, and the more I get involved with the subject, the more varied Tunisian crochet becomes.
Tunisian crochet is often referred to as a mixture of knitting and crochet and is therefore also called knitting.
In my opinion, it is much more than that and cannot be reduced to a mixture of knitting and crocheting.
It is an extremely exciting needlework technique that every woman and every man can learn.
The aim of my course is to teach a technique and to infect people with the Tunisian crochet virus.”
Lotti Pfyl
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As an experienced course instructor and designer, I specialize in the diversity of European knitting traditions, especially those from the Baltic region. My goal is to keep old craftsmanship alive and to inspire knitters with the depth and beauty of their hobby. My path to textile expertise Growing up in a creative family, textile crafts were my constant companion from childhood onwards. My mother taught me the basics, which I expanded on as a teenager with techniques such as Occhi lace and complex art knitting and Norwegian patterns. Even during my professional career and family life, textile creativity remained a central part of my life: I led a quilting group, taught patchwork courses, and continued to educate myself—from tailoring, which I learned from scratch, to hand weaving and spinning on a spinning wheel. Discovering international knitting traditions on the internet opened up a new world for me and became my area of expertise. I began to systematically research techniques and their histories and build up an extensive knowledge library. This work resulted in, among other things, my published collection of over 535 English knitting terms with German translations. I am currently working on larger projects on the topics of “Knitting like in the Baltic States” and “Magical cast-ons.” I already regularly share my knowledge and experience as a course instructor.
Jimena Zalba
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With over four years of experience in the fashion industry as a digital marketing strategist, I have worked on global campaigns, shaped brand identities, and developed creative strategies for fashion and lifestyle brands. But alongside the marketing chaos, I have always had a deep love for craftsmanship. Now I combine my passion for knitting and craftsmanship with my marketing background to create immersive crochet workshops that bring together creativity, self-expression, and community. With Amoeba 449, I bring a fresh, modern perspective to traditional techniques and design experiences that resonate with brands and audiences.
Beatrice Frei-Hofer
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“I am a mother, housewife and trained gardener living with my family in Flaach in the Zürcher-Weinland. I got to know the old technique of fillet knotting 6 years ago during the customs week Fiesch (organized by the Swiss Trachtenvereinigung). With my label beasallerlei.ch I have specialized in knotted loop scarves made of various fibres. Meanwhile I can call myself a Button millionaire and fillet knotting has become my great passion. ”
Regina Kaiser
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“I am a hand therapist and passionate knitter. I would like to pass on my knowledge to those who are limited in their handicrafts for health reasons and would like to change this.”
Nadine Grolimund
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My name is Nadine and I would like to show you an ancient craft. More than 20 years ago, I discovered and fell in love with the craft of needle binding at a medieval market. Since then, I have continued to refine the technique on my own, and today I enjoy passing on my knowledge in courses so that this wonderful craft is not forgotten. For me, it is and remains a great hobby. I earn my living as an EFZ animal keeper in an animal shelter and, as a second source of income, as a self-employed pet sitter and certified physiotherapist for dogs, cats, and small animals. My own dogs must not be neglected, but my days only have 24 hours. I would describe myself as a little crazy and unusual, but I am very kind and very patient. So, now I look forward to meeting you in one of my courses.
Claudia Signer
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“Born with two right hands and two left feet, I preferred attending handicrafts classes to gym classes throughout my school years. My enthusiasm for crafting is complemented by my love of natural materials.”