Who and what is double knot studio? We are a roving school of stitchery, including sewing, knitting, crochet and embroidery, based in the Catskills and Hudson Valley region of New York state. We teach group and private lessons at our locations or yours. ‘We’ are Miss (Jill) Draper and Miss (Cal) Patch, and we will be your teachers. We hope you’ll join us in learning a new skill! Jill Draper has always been a magpie, collecting sparkly bits, buttons & string. Jill makes things as a way to use up all those collected bits, and thinks everyone should be able to make something. To further this cause she has taught hundreds of people to knit and won’t stop until every person has at least one hand made garment in their closet. Jill’s hand knitting patterns have been published in books & magazines. You may find Jill’s artwork on albums or outfits and can always find her hand dyed, hand spun yarn at http://jilldraper.com. Cal Patch has been a maker since she was a Girl Scout in the seventies. She sews, crochets, spins, embroiders, knits, prints, makes patterns, dyes… hence the name of her label: hodge podge. Cal has taught all of these subjects for the past ten years, and loves showing people new skills. After seventeen years of being a New York City dweller, Cal recently relocated to the Catskills where she plans to be a crafty farmer. Her first book, Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified, is out now from Potter Craft. You can see what she’s up to at her blog, hodge podge farm.