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Andrea Designs
Andrea W. offers unique shawls, scarves to enhance not only your wardrobe but to make you feel pamper and be the center of attention. All of this you can find at Andrea Designs.
I started knitting using two needles and crochet since I was in high school. When I was in college I learned to knit using a knitting machine. I was able to make from sweater to dresses. I worked as an instructor for the Singer knitting machine. I loved it. My classes were always full, my students learned from put the machine up to knit sweaters, baby dresses.
When I got married and came to the United States. I did not bring my knitting machine (big mistake). After years working as a Supervisor in a Call Center, I started missing knitting, and knowing that in the great US people really value handmade products, I started to think about to create my small business designing sweaters and sell them. I started to look for a knitting machine, realizing they are so expensive. Finally I got one. I started doing shawls and scarves. I learned where to get the yarn, however also I started finding beautiful yarn that I could not use in my knitting machine, then I started again knitting using the two needles designing scarves, shawls, ponchos, baby jackets, shrugs to be able to use these beautiful yarn.
I am a Supervisor in a Call Center, I am bilingual. I love to read in both languages English and Spanish. I love to translate, that help a lot at work. I have a wonderful husband, we are a team. I live in the great state of Texas. One of my dreams is to have an alpaca ranch or farm to be able to spin my own alpaca yarn.
I am fascinated with my craft, I love yarn, I love to work with fine yarn like alpaca, angora, merino, cashmere. I like so much when a person see my product and tell me “wow it is so beautiful”; reason one of my scarves I name THE WOW SCARF. They are made of 2 thread of peruvian alpaca yarn, could be a combination of French or Italian acrylic and to finish the border of the scarf is finish by crochet using a French acrylic that feels and looks like fur. The end product is so soft, warm and beautiful.
I tried to create every night, when it is possible. However I need inspiration to do it. My inspiration is the yarns by themselves; when I look at them, in my mind I am seeing combination of colors, textures. If somebody wants me to do something for them my inspiration will be that person, I will look how she dress, her personality, I will ask what she is looking for and provide her with what I am thinking for her. My motto is my customer satisfaction.
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