Handmade Store: Mouse and Bear

Welcome to Mouse and Bear Homebrewed Crafts! I hope you enjoy my work. I create hand-dyed and printed tablecloths, placemats, table runners, napkins, coasters, pillow cases, and the like. I can do custom work as well as the work you see on the site. I have gotten into fiber arts for a number of reasons. I started out with knitting because I needed to keep my hands busy. I learned about feminist approaches to craft--that work that has traditionally been feminine has been referred to as craft, while work that has traditionally been masculine is referred to as art. (This is a generalization, but one that I find a lot of truth in.) I tried all kinds of fiber arts, including spinning, weaving, crochet, embroidery, and sewing. In 2009 I took a continuing ed course on dyeing and printing textiles, and I fell in love. I love the vibrant colors you can get from dyes, as well as the shapes you can create with your hand-carved blocks. My work sometimes also includes various resists, dye discharge, and machine embroidery. I may occasionally present a knitted item for sale, although this is not my specialty. My hope is for people to incorporate art and beauty into their everyday lives, not just by hanging art on their walls (although I'm all for that) but also in the objects they use every day.

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