Crochet Queen: Royal Ramblings

It wasn't planned, but I love the fact that my 2-part article about this dynamic and loving Turkish Mother/Daughter team hugged our Mother's Day weekend! Aysegul's mother, Sebahat Crochetkween:  Aysegul, are you an experienced crocheter or is your mother teaching/tutoring you? Aysegul:  I learned basic crochet stitches from my mother when I was eight years old, I was creating clothes for my dolls. I am just a beginner when it comes to crocheting with beads and my mother does not have much time to teach me at the moment. But, I plan to learn her beaded crocheting techniques and use my experience as a learner to create educational tutorials for other crocheters in the future. Other than crocheting, I have learned a lot from my mother since we started working together. She surprises me with the way she solves her creative problems; she always finds new ideas to combine different techniques, colors and design elements. She uses her tools in unexpected and imaginative ...

Incredibly amazed when I discovered Irrregular Expressions and the work of Turkish artist, Sebahat, I wanted to know more. Following is the interview I conducted online with her and her daughter, Aysegul. Crochetkween: Is Bolu, where you live, near any larger Turkish city that we would recognize? Aysegul:  Bolu is a small city midway between Istanbul and Ankara, we are surrounded with snowy mountains, dense forests and small lakes. 

Linda Lehman hails from Silver Spring, Maryland and retired from a career in finance many years ago. Since that time, she has focused on her love of crafts. She has had a successful shop on Etsy  for 4 years where she sells not only the finished bracelets and necklaces but also patterns for crocheters to make their own jewelry. She is also the author of Bead Crochet Jewelry (Schiffer Publishing). Linda Lehaman, author of Bead Crochet I am a member of her Ravelry group  and was the lucky recipient of her annual drawing where I have won challenging patterns as well as jewelry and beads from her co-moderator, KnotChaCha . Linda also has a store on Ravelry. I am so inspired by her skills when it comes to designing that I wanted to get to know her better. "Dots & Spirals": I won this pattern and it is a delight to wear! Crochetkween: What got you interested in crochet? Did you learn crochet or bead-crochet first? Do you do other beading techniques? Linda:...