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Stay at Home Mom turns Hobby into Fun and Creative Income

with her Home Based Business and Cottage Industry

The Knit Tree is a small family owned company on the outskirts of Redding, California—right at the tip of the Sacramento Valley—surrounded on three sides by beautiful mountain ranges. It is operated by David and Sharon Nani.

Sharon Nani Owner of the Knit Tree It all began in 1970 when Sharon, as a young mother, received a knitting loom as a gift from her husband. The first item Sharon learned to make was the unique knit slippers which you can still find today in the showroom Bread and Butter Basics. As Sharon quickly became known as "The Slipper Lady" she realized what a wonderful opportunity had been given to her. She could add to the family income and still be at home to care for their two young children.
   

The Knit Tree evolves into a Cottage Industry

as a Home Based Business

The excitement grew as Sharon taught herself new knitting skills. Loving the mountainous terrain around her, it was only natural that ski sweaters, hats, headbands or ear warmers, and scarves started rolling off her knitting loom. Before long, local ski shops were taking notice, even some ski resorts. But there was a small challenge, these customers wanted a logo on their knits. Thus, in 1973, The Knit Tree was established as a "home based business" and every custom loomed ski apparel had a "pine tree" knitted in the corner.  Sharon started attending Art and Craft Shows to market other knitwear items along with her ski apparel.

 
Sharon Nani Becomes Known For Teaching Machine Knitting

The news that someone actually knew how to operate one of these knitting looms, also known as hand knitting machines, spread. Soon, people were asking for instructional help for their machines. Sharon loved helping them figure out how to operate their individual knitting machines and develop patterns of knit items to make on them.

Sharon Nani teaching machine knitting at the Hoopa Indian Reservation
It was a very natural evolvement from knitter to teacher to writer to designer. Over the years, Sharon has become well known for her professional knitting technique articles and the Knitwear products that she designs for the national and international knitting magazines. She has written technical articles and designed and written both machine knit and hand knit patterns for Passap Model Book, Duet International, MacKnit, Machine Knit America, Knitting Machine Source, and Inknitters magazines. Check out the One of a Kind Category of the online catalog ~ where her published garments are offered to you as original and unique knitwear.
 

Machine Knitting Programs are Developed for Economic Development High School ROP Programs, Fashion Industry and Cottage Industry

In more recent years, The Knit Tree specialized in training custom knitters in economically depressed areas for their own cottage industry business or fashion industry producing original, hand loomed, distinctive knit products using the special professional knitting techniques on their hand knitting machines. These knitting looms allow for faster production while still maintaining handcrafted qualities. Along with this endeavor came another challenge. Each knitter is at a different level of development in their knitting skills, but the importance of earning an income from their home based business or factory knitwear business, from the beginning is crucial to their success.

 
Marketing Knit Wear Items at Art and Craft Shows, The Knit Tree's Online Catalog and Wholesale to Specialty Stores and Galleries
   
So another evolution has taken place for The Knit Tree. The focus today is to co-ordinate the efforts of these talented men and women by creating a market place which had to incorporate knit products from the simplest to the most complex, each produced in a professional manner and the high standards expected from professional knitters.
The Knit Tree web site online catalog offers you these elegant, creative, original and distinctive hand loomed knit items. It is the step that completes an essential part of the creative process and gives the opportunity for each individual knitter to receive a viable income from their efforts in their home based business or cottage industry.


SHARON NANI
21050 Scheer Drive, Redding, CA 96002

PHONE: 530-365-2351
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E-MAIL: customerservice@theknittree.com


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Little Knitters Knit Scarves and Knit Baby Blankets
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Little Knitters Cotton Dish Clothes and Bath Rags with hand knitting or machine knitting instructions and much more

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The Knit Tree - An American Textile Manufacturer
Knit baby clothes, Knit camouflage, and American Indian Designs Knitted into sweaters and hand knits