Araminta Luna
Derby, Derbyshire
Derby, Derbyshire
Fair, fat and well over forty lol! Love anything to do with the creative arts and crafts and in the process of setting up my own online shop to sell my creations,. I knit, sew,crochet, make beaded jewellery at present, but am looking to extend into areas such as freeform knitting/crocheting and weaving along with mixed media work too - so watch this space!
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What do you love most about your job?
Being creative and having someone appreciate the finished product.
What inspired you to start your own business?
To fit around my health issues, and use some of the craft items I have accumulated over more than 30yrs.
Why should our clients choose you?
I can usually customise any of the items I make, and enjoy challenges. I have designed a few patterns of my own over the years, including a bag pattern for an employer with a hard to sell yarn which was sent out to all the companies stores nationwide. One of my proudest moments was seeing a lady in front of me in a queue was using a bag made to this design.
Knitter
I was taught to knit by my mother and grandmother at an early age, and have been making my own wearables since the age of 13. I enjoy making and designing accessories and small items, including a couple of bag patterns for a former employer, a chain of habidashery and yarn shops based in market halls in Yorkshire and the Midlands.
I would like to expand my skills and do more colour-work such as fair isle, as I tend to stick to textured knits.
I class myself as intermediate in the skill as I feel there is always more to learn no matter what your level of competence.
Crocheter
I learnt to crochet quite young, copying off mother and grandmother. I would make dolls clothes and bags for myself, but always favoured knitting as a teen. Could still make a mean granny square when needed though!
I am now more adventurous and have taught myself more stitches and tackles more of a variety of items with the help of books and the internet.
I am learning Tunisian crochet and would like to take my interest in freeform crochet further to create unique one of a kind bags.
I call myself intermediate in this category as I am confident with my skills.
Sewing
I enjoy sewing and needlework, and working with preferring to make smaller items such as bags rather than dressmaking. I am hoping to add some fabric dog coats to the range at Little Miss Mitzy Boo, and also some collars, leads, and harnesses.
There is a lot to learn as sewing covers such a range of techniques for both hand and machine that I class myself as improving in this category.
Jewellery Maker
I have made jewellery off and on for about 5 years now. I have made things such as earrings and bracelets, a lot of which has been stringing or bead weaving. ,
I would like to explore more techniques and currently I am making items such as wire and bead crochet bracelets. I am also drawn to fabric and yarn jewellery, or soft jewellery as it is sometimes known.
There is such a lot to learn as far as using different styles and mediums go, but I like to experiment and test myself now and then to try and come up with something a bit more unique.
There are so many different ways of making jewellery that it would take a lifetime to learn them all hence I class myself as improving.
Craft Worker
I like to dabble occasionally into other craft areas such as small-scale weaving, using clay and Fimo to make beads etc using Shrink plastic and trying to use materials which would otherwise be thrown away to create something new.
I enjoy making paper beads for example as away of recycling, and making beads from fabric and smaller beads to be used on other projects.
There is a wealth of crafts I haven't tried or haven't even heard of so I class myself as improving as there is always something new to learn :-)
