Marie Segares, Proprietress of the Underground Crafter, has been crocheting for over 25 years. She learned to crochet during summers spent with her maternal grandmother. Marie is also a...
Read MoreMarie Segares, Proprietress of the Underground Crafter, has been crocheting for over 25 years. She learned to crochet during summers spent with her maternal grandmother. Marie is also a knitter, quilter, embroiderer, and soapmaker.
Marie is a Craft Yarn Council Certified Crochet and Knitting Instructor (Level I) and Certified Crochet and Knitting Teacher (Level II). She specializes in teaching individual and small group crochet lessons for beginner through advanced intermediate students and knitting classes for beginner students. In addition to private lessons, Marie has also taught through the Adult School of Montclair, Barnard College Mini Course Program, the Brooklyn Workshop Gallery, the DC 37 Saturday Activity Program, the Finger Lakes Fiber Arts Festival (2011), Michaels Manhattan, the Mount Vernon Hotel Museum, and the North Jersey Fiber Arts Festival (2011, 2012).
In addition to teaching, Marie designs her own patterns and makes handmade items for sale by commission, at New York area craft fairs, and on Etsy. Some of her recent patterns can be found on the Publications page.
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