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Meet Our Makers: Charan Sachar of Creative with Clay

Posted on September 22, 2020 by Otto

Since most fiber festivals and events are on hold until (at least) 2021, we’re delighted when folks tag us on social media to let us know how they’re enjoying their Strauch products. Over the summer, we started to notice a … Continue reading →

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Meet Our Makers: Mary Egbert’s Camaj School of Fiber Arts

Posted on August 20, 2020 by Otto

For years, Mary Egbert has been selling our drum carders in her online store, Camaj Fiber Arts. Recently, she launched the Camaj School of Fiber Arts, an exciting new way for fiber artists to learn at their own pace in … Continue reading →

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Meet Our Makers: Classy Squid Fiber Co.

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Otto

Since most fiber festivals and events are on hold for the time being, we’re delighted when folks tag us on social media to let us know how they’re enjoying their Strauch products. When we saw that Amanda from the Classy Squid … Continue reading →

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Meet Our Makers: The Foldout Cat

Posted on March 10, 2020 by Otto

We’re pleased to present our first Meet our Makers feature for 2020! When we attend shows and fiber festivals, we almost always connect with a new maker who uses our products to create their wares. Last fall, we met Q from The Foldout Cat … Continue reading →

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Meet Our Makers: Hopkins Fiber Studio

Posted on April 11, 2019 by Otto

When we attend shows and fiber festivals, we almost always connect with a new maker who uses our products to create their wares. This month’s installment of Meet our Makers is a little different, however: we connected with Hopkins Fiber … Continue reading →

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Meet Our Makers: Hobbledehoy Yarn & Fiber

Posted on December 7, 2018 by Otto

Earlier this fall at the Shenandoah Valley Fiber Festival, we had the good fortune to cross paths with Liz Porter of Hobbledehoy Yarn & Fiber. Liz, a single mom, has two of our Finest Doublewide Carders that she has used … Continue reading →

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Meet Our Makers: Rock Mills Farm

Posted on October 29, 2018 by Otto

Back in July, we attended the Fiber Marker sponsored by Fibernate and had the pleasure of meeting Mary, owner of the Rock Mills Farm in Rappahannock County, Virginia. Mary’s booth was filled with beautiful hand-processed fibers sourced locally. We fell in … Continue reading →

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Meet Our Makers: Bricolage Studios

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Otto

Our yearly events calendar takes us far and wide, and quite often we meet some of our creative customers along the way. Earlier this year, we spent some time getting to know Emily Wohlscheid, the fiber artist behind Bricolage Studios, while … Continue reading →

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Meet Our Makers: Colorful Flock

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Otto

Last month, we attended the Fibernate festival in Falls Church, VA (click here to see where we’ll be next!). Here’s Otto hard at work in our booth: It was a delight to meet so many passionate fiber folk at this event … Continue reading →

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