Welcome to A Crafted Birth
Hello there! My name is Kate Campbell, I’m a doula and knitwear designer based in the Twin Cities, and I am so happy you found me. Even though I’m a millennial who grew up on the internet, I still struggle to maintain an online presence; you may find that I only blog or post on social media occasionally, but I always welcome new connections, so do not hesitate to start a conversation. I’m hoping this website can be a hub for both my doula clients and my pattern customers (and anyone who may overlap!), but first I would like to dive in a bit on who I am, what I do, and what I stand for.
A Crafted Birth was born out of my passion for creating. I love making things with fiber and my hands, and I love supporting people who have made life within them. In our modern society, it can be hard to connect with ancestral traditions of making our own clothes and food and furniture, of raising our children on instinct and in tight-knit communities that look out for each other. As a doula, I help augment some of the community care new parents are missing, to ease them into parenthood. And as a knitwear designer, I share my knowledge with others so that we can continue to create clothes that will be enjoyed and passed down for years and wearers to come.
When it comes to my values, I am pro-Black, pro-choice, pro-LGBTQIA2S+, pro-union, anti-capitalist, and anti-cop. I want universal healthcare, a (much!) higher minimum wage, more models of community care, and no more prisons. I am a white, cis, straight, able-bodied, neurotypical, middle-class, married woman. I work hard to use my skills, strengths, and privileges to lift up those around me. As Toni Morrison said, “remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.”
When I finally left the corporate world last year and started my doula training, the relief was palpable. I was exactly where I needed to be. I had a similar feeling earlier this year when I finally wrote my first knitting pattern, which had been swimming around in my brain for almost a year. I may be new to these spaces, but my arrival has been a long time coming. I have set out on this path with the greatest intention.
I am so excited to meet you, to care for you, to educate you, and to witness you as we learn and grow together.