RCD Board Chair, Erika Simmons

Erika Simmons is the Co Founder/ Designer of Double Stitch LLC. Double Stitch is the brainchild of the multi-talented twin designers Erika and Monika Simmons that has evolved from a collection of show stopping handmade crochet apparel, to The Double Stitch Twins, a brand that influences the rapid pulse of fashion for past, present and future crochet artists and admirers. They’ve been featured on numerous television shows and in magazines. Their designs have been featured at Macy's in Chicago and they have authored 2 crochet pattern books entitled, Double Stitch: Designs for the Crochet Fashionista with Interweave Press, and Fashion Forward with Red Heart Yarn. The Double Stitch Twins were recently awarded the Crochet Liberation Front’s coveted, 2011 Flamie Award for Best Crochet Designers Accessories.