Prototyping a floppy teddy bear for summer! I’ve been wanting to sew something with movement that could be placed in many positions for imaginative play for a while now.

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Part 3 of our avocado pit dyed fabric project: sewing little lamb toys.

I decided to start numbering and signing our tags to remind our customers that the things they buy are made by humans.

Our classic handmade rabbit redesigned for Spring 2025. This edition is made with our classic cotton sherpa fabric hand dyed with black tea, resulting in the warmest, softest brown. This is the third edition of Aster and the first in earthy colors with a bright orange linen collar.

Making Easter Bunnies out of hand dyed fabric using tea. I dyed this 100% organic cotton fabric using tea after pretreating the fabric with soymilk. These bunnies will be available tomorrow!

Does anyone have experience growing Japanese indigo in New England or USDA gardening zone 6a? I’m planning to try growing some this summer for natural dying and would love any pointers!

We're prepping for Easter with bunnies, lambs, and natural dyed fabrics!

Part 2 of our avocado pit dying project. It ended up as a lovely cool pink and we can expect that overtime it will fade into a warmer peachy pink. I can’t wait to sew with this.

Question for other people who sew small things like toys: what do you use to turn small pieces right side out? #sewist #toymaker #sewing

Part 1 of natural fabric dying with avocado pits. The perfect peachy pink for Valentine’s Day week. Can’t wait to use this for sewing our next toy design. #sewing #naturaldying

Drafting patterns is my favorite part of running a small toy design business. I usually start with a sketch of an idea and then play around with different shapes, seams, and fabrics until I get close to my original idea. #sewing #toymaking

A quiet morning cutting out pieces for toy owls.

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A little peek into the process of sewing our owl toys. Their little faces are shaved by hand.

It's the last day of the first month of 2025 and a good day to let you all know, we have finished our first toy design of the year! We've seen owls in our yard on these quiet snowy days. They feel magical to me. They're soft, calm, and focused, and those qualities feel needed in 2025.

Silly little projects like baking a tiny loaf of bread on our wood stove are the only way for me to stay sane in the winter.

Hi bluesky! I’m a toymaker. Here’s an owl I’ve been prototyping. (Taken in the bathroom because I shaved his little face to get that texture.)