Our Business Members
At the Greater Boston Knitting Guild, we're fortunate to have top-notch business members. Their support helps us offer engaging workshops, meetings, and projects. They also give back to their communities. We're grateful for their support and encourage you to visit their shops and websites, sign-up for their newsletters and visit their online stores.
Business Member Spotlight
Meet Erika Field, Grapefruit & Gardenia Designs
After a professional career in the nonprofit sector, including more than a decade at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, and more than 15 years crafting artisan jewelry, Erika began independently publishing knitting patterns in 2021. Her fiber journey has led her to have a deep appreciation of farm to skein yarn, which she features in her designs. Erika has taught knitting privately and offered workshops through local yarn stores and her library. She also hosts an informal YouTube vlog called Knit Kind, which aims to focus on positivity within the knitting community.
Rosann Fleischauer, First Byte Designs
has been designing knitwear since she first picked up a pair of needles and some yarn on the advice of a friend who thought knitting might be a good hobby given her background in math and architecture. "Surprisingly, being able to break down a concept into its most basic and critical components does come in very handy when designing anything from a pillow to a dress. A background in management consulting comes in handy too, it helps me keep the work I do on behalf of my clients aligned within the parameters of their needs." according to Rosann. "Maintaining schedules, working with a team to foster growth, and meeting project goals comes easily to me thanks to the skills I acquired in my previous career in management consulting within the financial services industry. Like any other process, if you have a good foundation, cast on or foundation chain, you can build a good solution."
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