Gripping Yarn is a small business located in Seattle, WA and owned and operated by Fiber Enthusiast Extraordinaire: Lisa Chan.

Lisa spinning on the beach, Salt Creek, WA

Lisa creates wood and mixed media handcrafts related to fiber arts and teaches knitting, crochet, spindling/hand spinning, and needle felting.

She is also a long-time thriver through the chronic disease of ulcerative colitis and psoriasis. Teaching and crafting objects for sale allows her to attend to her condition while working in a necessarily relaxed environment. If you would like to learn more about ulcerative coltis or Crohn's disease, please visit the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America.