Fiber (wearable)

Marie Ward

Stillwater, MN

HejLöv

https://www.hejlov.com

2023 Booth # 74

© Marie Ward

In my work, I like to capture the beauty of my medium with structurally simple yet delightfully sculptural designs. I primarily work with luxury grade Bavarian merino wool felt that is ancient, sustainable, and renewable. In addition to my felt designs are leather pieces hand tooled and home sewn, each piece is individually made. When I create things or produce unique items it is often with other people’s response in mind. At the heart of what I do I want to effect others in a positive way, asking how can I make someone’s life more beautiful and create, for them, simple luxury out of minimal, purposeful, nordic design.



Patti Echols

Mississippi Moon

Minneapolis, MN

2023 Booth # 116

© Patti Echols

Like origami on fabric garments are pleated, scrunched, clamped and tied to create one of a kind designs on silk, cotton, rayon and velvet. I custom mix all fiber reactive dyes from primary colors to express the beautiful range of vibrant hues all around us. I draw inspiration from the subtle contrasts in nature and hope that my joy in my work resonates with people and speaks to the inner joy in all of us.

Lauren Oland

Mezame

https://mezamebylauren.squarespace.com/

Austin, TX

2022 Booth # 20

© Lauren Oland

Lauren's handwoven work is unified through a mission to create special one-of-a-kind wearable items in her zero waste studio. She is inspired by color theory, musical patterns and the play between negative and positive space. Her items are created with remnants and locally sourced fibers such as light, wearable cotton and wool from regional farms. After weaving, Lauren uses every part of the cloth to create various items. This process brings a large variety of sizes and price points to this artisan-made collection. Favorite items include meditation shawls, fanny packs, mending kits, upcycled denim jackets, and handwoven kaftan tops. Because they are always sustainably hand-created and one-of-a-kind, her work inspires fun and a celebration of individuality and creative self expression.

Kate Schneider

BaddRABBIT wearable art

Minneapolis, MN

http://baddrabbitart.etsy.com

2022 Booth #76

© Kate Schneider

I hand paint onto (pre-hemmed/white) silk scarves, using a variety of resist techniques I have developed over the past 10+ years. I am easily bored, so there is quite a bit of variation between my scarves in terms of techniques used, personality and general appearance. They run the gambit from rather irreverent and edgy to just plain pretty!

Zoe & Kaja Foat

Minneapolis, MN

FOAT Design

https://www.foatdesign.com

© FOAT Design

© FOAT Design

2021 Booth #61

As twin sisters, we’ve shared a lot in life — a last name, a love of color and nature and a vision for a more ethical world. In 2002, at a time when women’s activewear was unflattering, environmental concerns were negligible and style was homogenized, we followed that shared vision to create FOAT. Our goal was to offer a refreshing, eco-conscious alternative in women's fashion, starting with yoga apparel. Since then, we've expanded our designs to additional lines of one-of-a-kind garments and wedding gowns. Every FOAT garment has a story to tell. Each piece begins as an idea, inspired by the unique fabrics and materials we source and salvage from sustainable suppliers and vintage shops. We develop new designs almost weekly, based on the new materials we discover, to create very limited edition runs, each with a history and story all its own. All of our production work is then completed by hand—drawing, cutting, assembling and sewing every garment in studio.



Helga Lange

Minneapolis, MN

Radiate Activewear

2023 Booth #15

http://www.Radiate.yoga

© Helga Lange

RADIATE is a collection of hand crafted clothing that promotes ethical and sustainable lifestyle. I make all my designs in small batches using deadstock designer fabrics. Each season I research colors and fabrics that will translate into wearable styles. I sketch, pattern, hand cut, sew and fit my designs. I hope that by wearing my products you connect with your inner radiance.

Barbara Poole

Lowell, MA

https://bfelt.us

2021 Booth #76

© Barbara Poole

© Barbara Poole

I create one of a kind and limited production felted art to wear. The work begins with wool that is sustainably harvested from organically and ethically raised sheep. Other textiles, are used, mostly silks. About 60% of the silks are from deconstructed garments with the other 40% being new silks that have sometimes been dyed or hand printed or commercially printed. The work is created seamlessly; there is no sewing except as a means to tack and stabilize the garment before the felting process begins. The garments are created mathematically. Through experimentation and noting the variable shrink rates for the combination of wool and various textiles, I can create garments that are beautiful and well fitted. Multiple felting techniques are used in the making of the garments, these include: wet, seamless, needle felting, variable shrink, 3-D resists and laminate methods. In the dye work the techniques that are employed are immersion, painting, Shibori and clamp resist printing.

Samantha Cobos

Minneapolis, MN

http://www.nestpure.com

2023 Booth #45

© Samantha Cobos

All my bags and accessories are handmade by me in Minneapolis, MN using sustainable natural cork in custom prints and colors. Cork fabric is a great leather alternative and creates a durable, unique handbag. I use a variety of techniques using a sewing machine, as well as, 100% hand-stitched items.

Patti Berg

Patti Berg Originals

Embarrass, MN

http://pattibergoriginals.com

2023 Booth #19

© Patti Berg

Hi I am Patti Berg creator of fine millinery. I have studied vintage and classic hat making techniques and have drawn from them my own unique process. I use many different fabrics including knits, cottons, wool, velvet, fleece and linen to name a few. I may use applique, sculpting, top stitching, shirring, pleating, trapunto, eyelet, weaving, crocheting, hand stitching, and anything else that gets the job done.
I have designed all of my own patterns of which there are many various shapes and eras represented.
I shy away from trendy styles and create hats that will not go out of style. My designs can appeal to a wide age range because they are classic.
Some of my designs are explicitly winter with warmth, comfort and good looks. Some are for keeping the sun off face and neck and some are just for fun.
My hats are comfortable and fit well. The hats are heirloom quality. They will hold up to be passed down as is traditional with hats.



Mary Ellen Kutz

Mimi's Fiber Art

Plymouth, MN

2019 Booth #67B

@ Mary Ellen Kutz

@ Mary Ellen Kutz

I offer a selection of handwoven, handspun, handknit, & handsewn items. Shawls, scarves, ponchos, vests, bags, purses, table runners, hand dyed women's shirts & shawls, cell phone bags made from upcycled women's blue jeans. I sometimes offer pillows from my handwoven and hand dyed fabric. All products are of my own design and seldom are there two alike. I pride myself on making one-of-a-kind fiber art pieces in my own eclectic style. My handwoven items often have some or all of the yarn dyed and spun by my hand. I often dye all my own fiber and/or cloth for a project. I especially like working with Indigo dye.

Neng Yang

Columbia Heights, MN

2023 Booth #38

I am a homemaker with a passion making Purses, Quilts, Table Runners, and Pillow Cases. My focus is to bring a unique Hmong-American style to each and every one of my hand sewn products.

All products made from locally obtained cotton fabrics which Hmong-American style patterns are hand traced, cut, and sewn into beautiful appliqués. Depending on application, polyester batting used.


© Neng Yang

Gayle Hallin

Minnetonka, MN

2020 Booth

 http://gaylehallin.com

The nuno-felting process is used with fibers of fine mesh silk fabric and roving of merino wool and silk to create scarves in varied designs, colors and sizes with a sculpted-stained glass effect. Felted strips of wool and silk are hand stitched into buttons and flowers & attached to binders as an optional functional embellishment

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Robin Meyer

Minneapolis, MN

2020 Booth

http://www.robinannmeyer.com

© Robin Meyer

© Robin Meyer

I hand paint my motifs most often using watercolor or india ink, although I have been known to experiment - whatever provides the desired result! From there I scan them into digital format. This is where I clean and engineer the artwork to my desire specifications. Once I am satisfied, I print onto fabric and create colorfast textile products both to be worn and decorate the home.

Mary Jo Stockman

Hat Trix

Hampton, MN

www.fabuloushat.com

2017 booth #.

As milliners, we have the privilege of working with a wide palette of luxurious materials. Fabrics like silk, lace and velvet are used to cover the forms created from buckram, wire and a variety of straws. The fascinators and small to medium hats are blocked in our studio over wooden blocks just as they were 500 years ago. The larger hats are blocked to our specifications by 2 milliners in the UK. They are then sent to our studio where the design is completed by hand. The flowers that we do not make we source around the world. We particularly like the handmade silk roses from France. We also use ribbons, beads and crystals to add to our work. The final touch is feathers and quills. We source our feathers as close to home as possible and the feathers that are not used in their natural colors, we hand dye.

 

©Mary Jo Stockman

©Mary Jo Stockman

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