Growing up with a mom who worked as a seamstress, I learned to sew at an early age. I remember making a skirt in 2nd grade for a project and having to sew and rip and sew a seam until it met my mom's exacting standards.

As an adult, I would sew quilts or a piece of clothing when the moment of creativity hit. In 2010, my spouse graduated seminary and needed an ordination stole. I had recently attended a fabric dyeing class and decided to put my new skills into action.
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I wanted the stole to represent fire but I didn't know it would light something inside of me as well. The best part: it was a joint creative effort of love with my mom.
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After that, people started reaching out to see if I could make them a stole. After a few years, I attended our synod assembly and then took what didn't sell and opened an Etsy store.