About Me
First and foremost I'm a mom - to three now teenagers who I love so very much. They are all of my reasons for running my shop and working as hard as I do each day. I opened my shop in a studio in my home July 12, 2012 and two years later in August 2014, I opened the brick and mortar shop.What began as a quilt shop is now a full blown fiber arts and crafts shop. In addition to thousands of bolts of fabric in many many substrates, I carry high quality yarn that cannot be found in chain stores, DMC floss in all colors, needle arts kits in many variations, craft supplies and kits, patterns, books, gift items, and literally so.much.more. I am proud for my shop to be the center of creating with our hands using all types of fibers. Really though, my shop isn't a shop. It's a community center for people who need a space to be themselves. I have a micro food pantry in the shop. I'm a therapist more than a shop owner. I don't get my job done regularly because people are more important than paperwork. And I mean that.
Personally, those who know me best will tell you that I love with my whole heart, if you are in my shop, you are family, I laugh a lot, I talk too much, and I love bright colors especially in my hair. I'm open about mental health issues. I'm openly queer, and if that makes you uncomfortable, I'm not the shop for you. I'm a practicing eclectic Celtic witch and I'm not ashamed of my spiritual connection to nature. I'm a retired combat veteran of the Army, I love to play the piano though I don't get enough time, I love to read and I dearly love to write, I love to cook, and lastly - but most importantly - I am a safe space, I am openly and proudly inclusive, and that will never ever change about me.
Lastly, Fuck ice. If you can't handle that, don't come. My social media is loud and I am loud in my store. I don't shy away from resisting the regime in my personal and business life. Existence - all forms of it - is political. My ability to own a shop as a woman is political. My ability to type this is political. My ability to have a bank account is political. My ability to have served in the military is political. Art is also a form of resistance and if you can't get behind that, I won't be the shop for you.
If you got through all of that, I look forward to meeting you! When you get to the shop, you're family and a hug is waiting on you if you ask!
From Left to Right: Niklas, age 16, in the 10th grade; Liam, Kristal's twin, who, along with his twin sister, are in the 9th grade. (They do not wish to have updated pictures posted and that is their right.!)
All three kids are headlong into the teenage stage of life in which they are exploring the sports, gaming, and other worlds that help them decide who they want to be and what place they hold in this world. Each of them have a strong system of personal values, independent thoughts of mind, and firm world views. These days, I'm more of a personal taxi cab between school, sporting events, and friend time!
All of my children are my heroes. Each is amazing in their own right.
Scarlett Wells, Owner