Fox River Fibers Staff

We have such an amazing staff at FRF - we all have our own strengths and preferences that all balance each other.  We collaborate ideas and skills to provide the service, education, and community that all our customers love about Fox River Fibers. It is truly like no other work environment I've worked in, and as the luckiest LYS owner, it is a dream to work with them all!

Read on to get to know your friendly shop staff! (updated Fall 2024)

Heather - Owner

My husband and I purchased the warehouse where Fox River Fibers is located in December 2020 for our online fishing tackle company, Reaction Tackle. Around the same time, the LYS I often went to was closing, so - having never worked in a retail position- I decided to open a yarn shop in our “extra space”. All of it has been an adventure to say the least!

Years knitting/crocheting/spinning: knit- 20  crochet- 21  spin- 3 months

Favorite color: All of them 🌈- seriously, have you seen the shop?!?! 

Favorite item you’ve made: Chunky cardigan on size 50s

Morning or Night: Morning!!!  Seriously, don’t ask me to think after 6pm

Coffee or Tea: Both, but mostly coffee

Allena - Shop Manager, Class Coordinator, Teacher

Allena loves ALL of the fiber crafts (hasn't talked me into getting sheep at the shop yet, but has tried!😂🐑) She is able to interpret my ideas and make them happen in the shop as well as coordinating all the classes that we offer to help more people love fiber crafts as much as we do!

Years knitting/crocheting/spinning: knitting 21 years, crochet 30 years, spinning 14+ years

Favorite color: Green - all shades are great but I'm super attracted to Kelly green 💚

I'm also a big fan of bright colors: all of them 😉

Favorite item you’ve made: usually it's whatever I'm working on but I'm a big fan of my epic mashup sweaters.

Morning or Night: Night I'm sooooo not a morning person and you should probably only talk to me after I've had coffee. (No less than 2 cups to get more than grunts) 

Coffee or Tea: Coffee always! 

Sue - Shop Staff, Teacher, Sock Queen

In addition to teaching most of our sock classes, Sue loves to test (aka- swatch) how different fabrics are created with the same yarn. Comparing how other yarns knit up in the same stitch and needles, Sue is a Knitting Researcher! 

Years knitting/crocheting: too many to reveal or you'll guess my age…

Favorite color: green

Favorite item you’ve made: Sprocket Socks

Morning or Night: Yes 😁

Coffee or Tea: Tea

Danielle - Shop Staff, Teacher, Fastest knitter & crocheter I've ever met!

Danielle loves all the magical and mystical things, which you will find in her hand-dyed fiber and hand-spun yarns- Forest Folk Fibers. (I suspect that Danielle's magic can stop time- that's how she dyes, spins, knits, and crochets ALL the things!)

Years knitting/crocheting/spinning: 17yrs/21yrs/8yrs

Favorite color: Red (like the deep kind)

Favorite item you’ve made: The Shift Cowl by Andrea Mowry (I make at least 1 every year)

Morning or Night: Hmmmm…Afternoon. Though I do enjoy the quiet of the early morning with knitting and coffee.

Coffee or Tea: Coffee, but I do love Matcha as well.

Ellen - Shop Staff, Teacher, caffeinated jokester. 

Ellen has reknit items - like full garments! - for any number of reasons, so you could say she is a perfectionist. She will be able to steer you to the yarn that will best show off the stitches and patterns of your project. 

Years knitting 15, crocheting 45

Favorite color: blue, pink, and yellow

Favorite item you’ve made: The Perfect Knit T-Shirt

Morning or Night: Late morning and early evening 

Coffee or Tea: definitely coffee

Kimberly - Executive Assistant, occasional shop staff, decorative organization queen.

We all have so many great ideas, but there is only so much time in a day. Kimberly handles much of the 'behind the scenes' work of our events and emails; researching, scheduling, and her favorite - designing! She attempts to keep me organized and on task.  And - she is learning to knit! (By choice - we're not forcing her,  just inundating her with all things fiber, so it was inevitable.)

Years knitting/crocheting/spinning: 1/0/0

Favorite colors: Black and white

Favorite item you’ve made: My multi- colored scarf

Morning or Night: Morning- 4:45am to go and work out!

Coffee or Tea: Neither - Bubbl’r

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S86W22400 Edgewood Avenue
Big Bend, WI 53103
262-332-1588

Mon & Fri: 9am - 5pm
Tue: 10am - 6pm
Wed: 10am - 8pm
Sat: 9am - 2pm
Sun: 11am - 4pm
Thurs: Closed

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