Miu Miu. Sonos. Vince. Modernica. The Natural History Museum. It wasn’t always like this.
Someone handed me a crochet hook in the winter of 2000, and I haven’t put it down since. I didn’t know it then, but that moment, on a break at the skateboard shop in Southern California where I’d work for the next ten years, was the beginning of everything. It was grief management before I had words for it. Craft therapy before that was a thing. Creative wellness I participated in daily.
For years, making lived in the margins of my life. Late nights after restaurant shifts I’d walk away with hundreds in my pocket and I’d spend it on yarn I had no business buying, Angora, Cashmere, Silk, $50 to $100 on a single skein, because it brought me a kind of joy that is hard to explain. I made beanies for surf and skate bros, handmade gifts for every wedding and baby shower. I quietly built a craft life that was as much a gift to me as it ever was to anyone I made for.
When I had my first daughter at 31 and went through postpartum depression, it was making that brought me back to myself. In 2015 a resurgence in macramé met everything I’d spent years learning and something clicked. I started writing macrame patterns, building community, and finding other women making at home just like me.
What started as a lifeline became a platform. Today I’ve sold original artwork, led sold out workshops and retreats, and partnered with brands I’ve admired for years, Miu Miu, Sonos, Vince, Modernica. I’ve also sold over 30,000 DIY Macrame patterns. But the through line has always been the same: I believe making with our hands is essential for a life well lived.
I live in Claremont, CA (Los Angeles County) with my two daughters and husband of 15 years.