Gift Shop Fiber

Company: Jenci Akron, OH www.Jencibags.com Jennifer grew up in a small coastal town in Maine and currently lives in Akron Ohio. With a passion for recycling, she creates bags and purses from vintage clothing and upholstery leftovers.

Weaverville, NC www.jennydanko.com Jennifer graduated from Savannah College of Art and Design with a BFA in Illustration. She works both digitally and traditionally to create fun, colorful images on plush toys and cards.

Urbana, IL www.deborahfell.com Deborah Fell is a full time studio artist committed to the quilt medium. Deborah’s art focuses on abstract, organic shapes while using surface treatments such as dyeing and painting fabric, photography and reclaimed materials. Deborah has been a professional educator for over 30 years. Besides teaching at risk high school students in…

Company: Urthy Fiber Art Kokomo, IN www.Urthyfiberart.com At the age of 9, Scotty learned to sew from his grandmother. This began his love of all things vintage and an appreciation for fine craft. In 2020, he began designing his own textiles, pairing his screen prints with his own textile designs. The images are my interpretation…

Founding Artists: Kei Tsuzuki & Molly Luethi Albuquerque, NM www.Keiandmolly.com Started in 2010, this women owned business hires trained artisans, immigrants, and refugees from around the world, creating screen-printed by hand items like towels, napkins and sponge cloths. The flour sack dish towels can be used for drying dishes, wrapping gifts, covering rising dough, used…

Company: a.MUSE.ing Minneapolis, MN Diane creates her own “a-muse-ing”, humorous and retro-graphic artwork to generate screen prints onto shirts, towels, cloth napkins and other useful fabric items. Diane works from her rural home near Sugar Valley, Minnesota.

Artists: Joelle Medici & Emily Doyle Woodinville, OH www.Mrsogs.com Joelle Medici and Emily Doyle are the creative minds behind Mr. Sogs Creatures, which was established in 2007. Working together, the sisters dedicate their time to create unique, one of a kind products for kids and adults alike. All of the plush toys are cut, machine-sewn…

Westerville, OH Ming Mei considers her life path as zig-zag stitches, swing between art and craft.Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Ming Mei learned techniques and philosophies of sewing from her mother who was a professional seamstress and ran a business from their living room.She came to the United States in 1985 and graduated from Clemson University…

Artist: Jenn Buddie Findlay, OH Jenn and her mother, Eileen, hand and machine sew fun hats, scarves, gloves and puppets using fleece.

Grand Rapids, MI www.sierracole.com Sierra graduated from Michigan State University in 2000 with a bachelor of fine art degree. She started felting in 2001 and has participated in art shows throughout the midwest. Sierra’s felted-wool dryer balls are a natural alternative to dryer sheets.

Newburg, PA Jeanne has been creating fiber art pieces for over 40 years. Her cowl neck scarves are easy to wear and can be worn in multiple ways. Hand wash or machine wash in a nylon mesh bag and air dry.

Marysville, OH Carol has explored many fiber techniques, including spinning, weaving, stitching, and papermaking. Her appreciation for nature, however, has drawn her to basketry. Carole’s baskets preserve much of nature’s plant life; vines, flax, beads, wire, porcupine quills, pine needles, broom sedge, willow, honeysuckle and bark. Each fiber suggests a form, and it challenges her to blend…

Artist: Wendy Wehmeyer Schuylkill Haven, PA www.roughandtumblevintage.com 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.

Company: Kitty Allen Lakewood, FL www.Heidiwineland.com 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…

Smyrna, GA

Columbus, OH An interior designer formerly for Lazarus, Linda makes gloves, hats and scarves using recycled wool sweaters. 

Dublin, OH www.kmrhandwoven.com 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.

Gahanna, OH www.bethschillig.com 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…

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.

Company: Smartlee Handmade Columbus, OH www.etsy.com/shop/SmartleeHandmade Textile artist specializing in handwoven goods.

  Judy Bohn Frankfort, OH

Columbus, OH www.judyrush.com Judy is a fiber artist working and living in Columbus Ohio. Her work has been shown extensively in the united States and abroad. A former art college instructor, she is an award winning artist whose work is featured in many books and publications. Felting became her focus after an artist residency in…

Company: Heart Felt Fibers Cincinnati, OH Kathy makes one-of-a-kind merino wool wet-felted scarves and table runners. Cleaning instructions: Hand wash in cool water. Add 1/4 cup of white vinegar to final rinse. Lay flat to dry.

Company: Naps & Nites Studio Canyon Lakes, TX www.instagram.com/napsandnites/?hl=en Lorie uses a Shibori technique, a centuries old Japanese technique of binding, folding, twisting or stitching fabric before before dyeing to create unusual patterns in the fabric according to to the way it was bound and dyed. She works with silk as she is attracted to…

Columbus, OH Jinney is a retired art teacher and loves using color in all of her work. Using various methods of dyeing, she creates beautiful, one-of-a-kind silk scarves. 

Studio Chopstix Dublin, OH instagram.com/studiochopstix/ Kam creates quality, handcrafted small batch bags and accessories using leather and unique fabrics. 

Springfield, OH aaeshelman.com Annette Eshelman’s Appalachian heritage and faith have guided her creative outlet. Her B.S. in Art and Home Economics from Georgetown College in Georgetown, Kentucky set her on a path of exploring and experimenting with fabric and fiber arts. While pursuing an MFA at Bowling Green State University, Annette participated extensively in solo,…