Hello! I started my maker journey in 2019 when I left my career to undergo IVF treatments. I was making mouse ear headbands (like one would wear when they visited the world of the mouse). I loved making one-of-a-kind pieces and sold them on Etsy. Shortly after, I found out I was having a baby… Read more »

MAINE – THE WAY LIFE SHOULD BE I’m a lifelong, multi-generational Mainer who is so blessed to call this state home.  I live in Lisbon with my dog Gigi – the real star of my Instagram. I started The Maine Maven because of my love for sewing & art. What started as a hobby has… Read more »

Sambob began in 2021, in Logan, Utah, as a Covid hobby, turned business for Sam Roberts. As a wildlife biologist and avid backpacker, Sam spent much of his working hours and free time in the outdoors. Always in search of the perfect mid-layer, Sam learned to sew in late 2020, and started making fleece tops… Read more »

As a felt manufacturer we have produced felt and fabrics for many applications. One of those being a major clothing and boot manufacturer. US Felt supplied this company with a fabric used as a boot line. After more than 10 years of making this material, we thought this US Felt fabric could be used in… Read more »

In 2017 I birthed my first son and I wanted to have a “baby name hat” for his newborn photos. I didn’t fully understand how to sew/embroider at the time and my aunt helped me create my first hat. It wasn’t until almost one year later that I started to make these baby name hats… Read more »

I am a husband, father of 4 boys, and a recently retired Maine Army National Guard/Maine Air National Guard veteran proudly producing small leather goods from our home shop in Central Maine. In 2016 I was working as the Maine Hero2Hired rep for the Department of Defense tasked with assisting Maine veterans during the employment… Read more »

We make our leather handsewn shoes by hand, utilizing traditional skills, passed down by family for four generations. Our current styles all feature a traditional handsewn moccasin construction, completely surrounding your foot in leather. We sole our shoes with rubber outsoles, or leather handsewn soles. This means our moccasins are resoleable allowing for years of… Read more »

I am a self-taught leather artist. At the age of 5, my grandmother taught me to sew and from there, I fell in love with textiles. Inspired by the 60’s and 70’s and the love of tie-dye, I found myself wanting to wear these pieces filled with color. The problem is that most tie-dye is… Read more »

I have always loved clothing. I remember details of fabrics and garments from my childhood more readily than events. My mother taught me how to sew and often helped me design and choose fabrics. As an adult I learned how to make patterns when living in the San Francisco Bay area. I wanted to be… Read more »

Someone once told me ” Creative people have to create,” and I totally understood. I had a photography/graphic design studio for 25 years and enjoyed the creative freedom of photographing people, places and products. I didn’t think I would be in business again but the bag business was just meant to be. Everything came together… Read more »