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I really love yarn. Seriously, I REALY LOOOOOOOVE yarn. I love it so much that I have 155 different kinds and colors measuring 22 miles in my stash and I won’t even hesitate to acquire more.
Alena Ruman, of Akron, Ohio, was a 2017-2018 intern at White Violet Center for Eco-Justice. She has a bachelor’s degree in international business from Grove City College. She is quite the fiber artist and many of her knitted hats have been sold in Linden Leaf Gifts at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods.