Sachiyo Ishii was born and raised in Japan. She was a money broker on Wall Street and in London before discovering the joy of handicraft after her second son was born. She learned dressmaking and Waldorf doll making and has been designing and creating ever since. She teaches knitting, doll making, wet and dry felting, sewing, crochet and spinning, among other crafts.

She has authored a number of best-selling titles for Search Press, selling over 207,000 books worldwide, and her work regularly appears in knitting magazines. Sachiyo lives in Sussex, UK with her husband and two sons. Visit her website: www.knitssachi.com