What can I say… I'm a fibre addict!
They say the root to combating your addictions is firstly admitting them, but I'm not so sure that works for me… I've not noticed any less resistance to stopping… it looks like I'm hooked for life and what's more I've moved into selling fibre too!
I always had a strong interest in fabric and textile crafts growing up and this continued through out my studies to become a fashion designer. My mother's encouragement and support saw me learn how to sew, knit, pattern cut and needlework long before I left school and so I never envisaged working in any other industry.
Later working for a number of British Fashion Designers I was lucky enough to visit many mills and textile factories whilst planning my next collections. Here is where my passion for fabric took a more technical turn and I became much more interested in how fabrics were produced and how fibres behaved. Later this would lead to crafts like felt making, spinning, weaving and free machine embroidery where I could create my own fabrics and work directly with the fibres I saw at the mills. Texture is key for me, I love 3 dimensional surfaces, colours and decorations and this has always inspired my work and my choice of crafts.
In late 2006 Sara's Texture Crafts was born. Initially working alongside my freelance design jobs, it gradually took over as I met more and more fibre artists and has since steadily grown to include the creation of a craft community. Now I'm a full time fibre supplier and artist and have been since mid 2007. What I love most about my day job is meeting and working with fellow addicts on materials for their latest projects and encouraging new addicts through my learning centre. This insatiable appetite for fibre is contagious I'm afraid!
Sara is a Fibre Artist, based in Devon.
Products
I try to source the very best of products to sell and am continuously looking for new suppliers and methods to be able to bring my ideas to you. Currently I work with a selection of UK Farmers (locally where possible), crafts people and suppliers as well as a few overseas brands for the bigger pieces of equipment, to be able to do this. I also create some of the products myself, based on my experience with fibres, yarn and fabric and try to use this creative aspect of my supply work to enhance your projects.
If you have any questions regarding my products, or services please do get in touch.
Testimonials
Brilliant as usual! Can't wait to start spinning! Looking for more to buy now!! – buyer UK
Very helpful and friendly. Gave good, relevant advice on several issues. – buyer UK
Thanks again for great order and delivery, always use you to buy my supplies! – buyer UK
I'm so glad I found Sara. Helpful and practical-an enthusiast for her products. A* - buyer UK
Really helpful seller - went to so much trouble to help me figure out what I needed and then dispatched very promptly. Very many thanks! – buyer UK
Fantastic service! Sara answered all my questions and more, giving me links to help understand what I would and wouldn't need for my project. Package arrived next day in perfect condition and exactly as described :-) – buyer UK
Mmm, I just loved working with this. I'm off right now to order more as a gift for a friend! Sara's tops spin up so nicely - the friend has been commenting that her spinning isn't as even as she'd like, and I think getting her hands on some of this lovely merino might make a difference. – buyer overseas
Gorgeous color and amazingly fast shipping. Arrived in California from UK in 8 days! Can't wait to sit with this and my drop spindle. Thank you so very much. – buyer overseas
You have to hold these roving bundles in your hand to feel the high quality of the fibers. Such gorgeous colors - an artist's palette for sure! Thanks very much for your speedy delivery - just about a week from out of the country! – buyer overseas
What a wonderful shop, great products, great prices and most importantly Sara is so helpful and kind. Thank you Sara – buyer overseas
These are some of the absolute, most fabulous rovings that I have ever purchased! They are so pretty, with all the different blends of colors and fibers, the price was amazing, and shipping was fast! Totally worth waiting for means I will return! – buyer overseas