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The Flamie Awards are brought to you by the Crochet Liberation Front
Special Thanks to Mary Beth Temple of Getting Loopy Podcast for hosting the Awards show!
I would like to thank the companies both small and large for supporting the 3rd Annual Crochet Awards. Please return the support by visiting their websites!
Flaming Hook of Justice
Best Crochet Magazine
Best Online Crochet Magazine
Best Crochet Hooks (Handcrafted/Individual)
Best Crochet Hooks (Commercial)
Best Crochet Instructor
Best Crochet Pattern Book
Crochet It. Love It. Wear It! by Drew Emborsky
Crochet So Fine by Kristin Omdahl
Reversible Ripple Afghans by Kim Guzman
Baby Blueprint Crochet by Robyn Chachula
Crochet Lace Innovations by Doris Chan
Best Instructional/Technical Crochet Book
Crochet Lace Innovations by Doris Chan
Best Crochet Video (Amateur)
Kim Guzman
June Gilbank
Christine Blair
Lindsey Stephens
New Stitch A Day
Best Crochet Video (Commercial)
Symbol Crochet with Robyn Chachula
Best Crochet Technical Editor
Best Crochet Event
Dallas Fort Worth Fiber Festival
Best Crochet Blog
Most Crochet Friendly Yarn Company
Pisgah Yarn & Dyeing (Peaches And Creme)
Best Crochet Podcast
Best Design for Children
Best Design 3-D Objects
Best Design in Home Décor
Best Design for Adult Accessories
Best Design for Thread Projects
Best Design for Adult Garments
Best New Crochet Designer
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| Patrick Hassel-Zein | ||
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Best Crochet Free Form Designer
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| Antonina | ||
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| Myra Wood | ||
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| Prudence Mapstone | ||
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| FridaKahlo | ||
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| Olgemini | ||
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Best Crochet Designer for Home Décor
(Sample images included but may not be the full extent of the designer’s work in this category for 2010.)
| Margret Willson | ||
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| Kim Guzman | ||
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| Mary Beth Temple | ||
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| Carolyn Christmas | ||
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| Sharon Silverman | ||
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Best Crochet Designer for Children
(Sample images included but may not be the full extent of the designer’s work in this category for 2010.)
| Alaina Smith | ||
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| Robyn Chachula | ||
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| Ana Paula Rimoli | ||
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| Lisa Van Klaveren | ||
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| Jennifer Cirka | ||
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Best Crochet Designer for Mens Wear
(Sample images included but may not be the full extent of the designer’s work in this category for 2010.)
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| Aaron Matthew Asmussen | ||
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| Peter Franzi | ||
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Best Crochet Designer for Accessories
(Sample images included but may not be the full extent of the designer’s work in this category for 2010.)
| Ellen Gormley | ||
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| Kristin Omdahl | ||
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| Lisa Naskrent | ||
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| Vashti Braha | ||
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| Regina Rioux Gonzalez | ||
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Best Crochet Designer for Womens Wear
(Sample images included but may not be the full extent of the designer’s work in this category for 2010.)
| Kristin Omdahl | ||
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| Doris Chan | ||
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| Drew Emborsky | ||
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Life Time Achievement Award
| Carol Alexander |
Carol Alexander is currently the executive editor for crochet with DRG Publishing. She is the editor of Crochet! and Crochet World magazines, and has edited dozens of crochet pattern and hardcover books for the company. She is also a past Board member and officer of the Crochet Guild of America.As an editor, Carol passionately believes in fostering the talents of new designers. She feels it is vital to the continued success of the crochet industry to offer new opportunities to up-and-coming designers to help them build their designing skills, boost their confidence and gain recognition in the industry.Before joining DRG as a crochet editor in 2002, Carol worked for 15 years as a professional crochet designer, author and self-publisher. She was extremely fortunate in her career to have hundreds of her original designs published by most of the leading crochet and needlecraft publications as well as by various yarn companies. A number of her designs were featured on several top craft cable networks, including HGTV and DIY. In 1995, she was the first designer selected to be a member of the elite Monsanto Designs for America crochet and knit design program.Before answering to what she considers her true professional calling in the field of crochet design and development, Carol worked in business, first as a reservationist for Delta Airlines, then as an executive in office and financial management with several other companies.Carol lives in Berne, Indiana with her family and a happy menagerie of several cats, all of whom were adopted from shelters or rescued from the streets. |
| Marty Miller |
Marty has been crocheting and designing since she was 5 years old, when her grandmother taught her. After many years of designing and selling her line of crocheted puppets at craft fairs, she started teaching crochet classes11 years ago, and began having her designs published by yarn companies and in books and magazines. At the same time, she became involved with The Crochet Guild of America, volunteering first as the Mentor Coordinator, then the Professional Development Chair. Four years ago, she was elected to the Board of Directors, became Vice-President, and recently finished her term as President. Along the way, she became a tech editor, and an editor. She teaches at yarn shops, and nationally at the Chain Link Conferences and at TNNA trade shows. She has her own pattern line, writes articles about crochet for various magazines and publications, will be having 2 books coming out this year, and thinks that a day without crochet is a day without sunshine.Her two blogs are: http://notyourgrannyscrochet-marty.blogspot.com http://thecrochetdoctor.blogspot.com |
| James Walters | James Walters’ About Us Page |
| Rita Weiss |
Rita Weiss, author, designer and teacher, began her professional career in the needlework field in the 1970s when she launched the needlework book series for Dover Publishing in New York. Rita researched early crochet design books and edited reprints of dozens of them at a time when few crochet books were available.In 1980 Rita joined the American School of Needlework publishing company as Executive Vice President and Marketing director, where she continued to produce books in every possible area of crochet.In 2001 she co-founded Creative Partners LLC, a book packaging company, that specializes in producing crochet design and how-to books for many publishers. Her most current hardcover is Crochet Master Class, which showcases the work of experts in many areas of crochet.Rita has encouraged countless crochet designers at the beginning of their careers, and recently served three terms as president of the Crochet Guild of America. In addition, she is co-owner of Crochet Partners, an online crochet discussion group made up of nearly 6,000 crocheters located all over the world. |
| Carolyn Christmas |
Carolyn has been designing in crochet for 28 years. She formerly worked as editorial director for The Neeedlecraft Shop, which later became part of the Dynamic Resource Group (DRG), which also includes Annie’s Attic. Also at DRG, she was the product development manager.She is the founding editor of Crochet! magazine and developed the Easy Tunisian ™ program for DRG in 2003.Carolyn is a former design acquisitions editor for the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA).She began self-publishing her own pattern line at www.gourmetcrochet.com in 2005.Carolyn authored Rodale’s Visual Encyclopedia of Needlecrafts and The Portable Crafter: Crochet as well as dozens of other pattern books, magazine articles and designs for yarn companies. |
Voting begins March 15 of 2011 and ends March 30 2011.
