Stephen West (designer)

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Stephen West
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Born
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Alma mater University of Illinois, Academy of Theatre and Dance
Website Westknits.com

Stephen West is an American knitter, knitting pattern designer, and knitting teacher.

West was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and moved to Chicago as a teenager to study dance at the University of Illinois Department of Dance. [1] [2] While in school he learned to knit and began to create patterns. [1] He moved to Amsterdam to pursue a degree in choreography from the School for New Dance Development at the Academy of Theatre and Dance and continued knitting and creating patterns. [2]

West co-owns a yarn store in Amsterdam, Netherlands. [3] He has collaborated with yarn dyer Adella Colvin. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 Floris, Lise (2019-09-17). "'I pretended to be buying for my mum': Meet the men unpicking knitting's ultimate stereotype". ABC News . Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  2. 1 2 Merli, Melissa (2017-03-26). "Knit the big time: Stephen West". The News-Gazette (Champaign-Urbana) . Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  3. ↑ Bisazza, Anna (2023-05-21). "A knitwear designer spins a yarn to create a colourful new home". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2025-09-02.
  4. ↑ Terry, Ruth (19 March 2021). "When Life Handed Her Yarn, Adella Colvin Spun a Bright Future". The Craftsmanship Initiative . Retrieved 2021-12-11.
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