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I was born in the north of England and learned to knit as a child. It seemed that almost everyone I knew was taught to knit and sew; they were considered basic life skills.  In 1968 I moved to the United States and in 1976 I began to take knitting seriously and formed my business, Caila Handknits. All of my garments are knit by hand; I once tried machine knitting but found I did not like the product or the experience.

In the mid 80’s I decided I needed some smaller items to sell so I took classes in silk flower making and then pot pourri sachets. I loved it! Again, so many colors and textures. I changed my business name to Caila Handknits and Sachets and now make a variety of both items. I use high quality fibers, materials and ribbons in all of my work and it is all done by hand. Recently I have added beading, time consuming but beautiful.