About
I’m Beverly. I live in the woods of Connecticut in a little yellow ranch with an orange door with my husband and three adorable mutts.
Hairpin lace was my gateway craft, which I learned from my mother. On a road trip when I was a teen, my gram, Jennie May, taught me to crochet delicate doilies. I was an avid quilter in the 1990s, but a move to a small apartment caused me to tuck away my sewing machine. I taught myself to knit in 1997 using an article in Martha Stewart Living. In 2007 I knit my first big lace project–a shawl for my wedding–and I’ve been smitten with lace since. I now have my own studio in the back of the house, which I share with my sewing machine, spinning wheel, and since I learned to weave in 2008, my floor loom. I design hairpin lace patterns and teach the technique at area yarn stores.
When I’m not crafting fiber, I’m crafting words! I teach writing at a small university, work as a writing consultant and freelance grant writer, and teach creative writing workshops through my business,Open Road Writing. I have published articles about knitting in Knitty.com and The Smart Knitter. My Picnic Mitts pattern appears in CraftSanity Magazine, Issue 2.
I began blogging in August of 2005 and enjoy sharing my crafts, book reviews, adventures in the kitchen, and reflections on striving for a meaningful 21st-century life.
I’m so glad you stopped by to visit…please come back soon to see what’s doing at PoMo Golightly!
About the blog design
I had a lot of help putting together PoMo Golightly’s fresh new look:
It all began with a theme I liked from Elegant Themes. Studio Chic Design collaborated with me to customize the look. Rebekka Mann Seale created the beautiful header. Kristen of The Girl Makes Banners made the social media icons, grab button, and gave me lots of assistance.
