Company: Smartlee Handmade
Columbus, OH
www.etsy.com/shop/SmartleeHandmade
Textile artist specializing in handwoven goods.
Cynthia Catlin
Company: Agape Quilts
Beavercreek, OH
A fiber artist, Cynthia is inspired by lots of color and ethnic textiles. She combines many techniques such as patchwork, embroidery, appliqué, painting, quilting and beading to create functional pieces and wall art.
Beth Schillig
Gahanna, OH
Fabrics, threads and sewing machines have always been a big part of Beth’s life. She owned a successful Bernina sewing machine dealership for nearly 25 years and is now a full time studio artist. She enjoys combining her extensive sewing machine knowledge, free motion-quilting skills, and one-of-a-kind, hand-dyed fabrics to create unique quilted treasures.
Kathie Roig
Dublin, OH
Kathie started weaving in 1980, after her husband gave her a small table loom as a wedding present. Nearly 30 years later, she is still weaving, although she now weaves on several different looms, including a Swedish drawloom, which allows her to create original woven designs.
Linda Zoundas
Columbus, OH
An interior designer formerly for Lazarus, Linda makes gloves, hats and scarves using recycled wool sweaters.
Karen Zimmerman
Smyrna, GA
Heidi Wineland
Company: Kitty Allen
Lakewood, FL
Heidi enjoys transforming ordinary materials, scraps and discarded objects into treasures to use and wear. Wool sweaters become Knitagains. T-shirts become Bagmen. Cotton cord and cloth, colorful rag baskets. In addition to making fun and lovely items, she enjoys teaching others to do the same. Many of her products are made from scrap materials left from folk art and craft classes or other group projects.
Rough & Tumble
Artist: Wendy Wehmeyer
Schuylkill Haven, PA
Rough and Tumble Vintage started in 2010 making and selling their tie-dyed creations at shows across the country. 75% of the materials used are eco-friendly.