Leila McCullough grew up in Oklahoma, earning a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Oklahoma. She moved to Brooklyn upon graduation and has lived in New York for the past 18 years. 

She has crafted her whole life, learning to knit at 18 years old and quickly moving on to full yarn obsession, teaching at Knitty City in New York City and now owning a yarn/craft supply shop in Callicoon, Wool Worth.