Tako Fibers sells handmade crewel embroidery kits. The kits come with everything that you need to make your own piece of art – a screenprinted pattern, a hoop, wool tapestry yarn, a needle, detailed instructions, and a little book (written by me!) that explains how to do each stitch in detail. Inspired by “yarn art” from the 60′s and 70′s, these kits incorporate texture and color with fun, original illustrations.

How is Emily inspired?

After searching my sketchbooks, I pick out a design that I think would look good as a piece of embroidery art. I make a silkscreen out of that pattern and hand print it onto cotton hopsack. I embroider a sample piece to gauge how much of each supply needs to be included, and then assemble 10-50 kits of that design, depending on how much I think people will like it!  The kits are packaged in hand-stamped bakery bags and boxes.

You can find more about her here:

Website: www.takofibers.com
www.maybeemily.com
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