Our Ode to the

Community

Read the stories of modern makers at all levels of fiber craft and business: the people who make up the Our Maker Life Community.

Crocheters, weavers, knitters, dyers, designers and more tell their own stories of pursuing fiber art.

Compiled by the 2021 OML Team and edited by Meredith Clark for Abrams Books, this celebration of over 30 creatives and 15 patterns is exquisitely photographed by talented artists, too—making this a beautiful addition to any studio shelf.

Stories from makers, shared in their own words:

Declarative, Kristine Rodriguez

Montana Crochet, Ashley Schneider

Hello Lavender, Reshma Alfus

Yama Yarn, Madeline Botha

Avelane Wall Art, Rina Matsumura

Woolberry Fiber Co., Bethany and Rhys Evens-Brown

The Petite Knitter, Weichien Chan

Miss Banana Crafts, Karina Agustina

Denim + Rain, Sarah Bronske

Knits and Knots, Janine Myska

Folk & Fibre Co., Ashley

Venus & The Crab, Jake Kenyon

Laine & Lotus Fiber Co., Jennifer Sylvester

Vanessa Barragao

Meg Made With Love, Megan Shaimes

Alimaravillas, Alicia Recio

ABOUT THE BOOK

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Available in print and e-book, the OML book offers a volume of patterns and stories to beautifully show what it means to be a maker.

The OML Team self-published two story and pattern collections, and now with this book is connecting with more makers for community and love for fiber.

This book offers, firsthand, the joy and fun for handmade, and it will inspire readers with its empowering message of embracing creativity for a better everyday life through the everyday maker.

Published with Abrams Books. Meet the OML Team.

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