Kirsten first came to North House as an intern in 2018, after several years teaching English in Austria, and working for a teaching farm in Wales. She has backgrounds in baking, sustainable agriculture, and natural fiber production. Now based in Duluth, she splits her time between baking bread and designing her line of knitting patterns, Original Spin Knits. Check out her Instagram at @kirstenwis or @originalspin_knits to see what she's been making recently.