TUFTING - Tufted For Joy
A ferry ride from Seattle, on an island where the commute involves whales, Michelle Maclise is tufting sardines into pillows. They are ridiculous, beautifully made, and impossible to walk past without smiling.
WEAVING - Woven Into Meaning
Before the loom, there was a desk job and a craving for sun on her skin. Now every piece starts as a feeling and ends as thread. This is what happens when you finally listen to the itch. Meet the lovely Cansu of No 8 Atölye today….
CROCHET - Maker Without a Map
A pattern would only get in the way. Irene Hoofs lets a bag take shape one decision at a time, no plan, just instinct and a color that catches her eye. From her heritage atelier in Faro, the best pieces, she says, are discovered mid-stitch.
WEAVING - The Long Soak
Karen Sato learned to weave in Sweden and now works from her apartment in Tokyo, where the loom sits in the room like another piece of furniture. Her cloth holds two places at once, Swedish tradition and a Japanese life, and asks neither to step aside. She weaves for keeping, not for display....
WEAVING - The Grid Has Soul
She works hard, then she stops, walks the dog, and comes back. Sully Sherrod has built her practice around exactly that rhythm, weaving bold geometric tapestries and then painting directly onto the surface itself...
CROCHET - Only What's Real
There is a particular kind of dust that settles when you work with jute. Olga Panagopoulou of Plextopattern knows it well. It's part of the process, part of the deal, and entirely worth it. A new Story about slow making, honest materials, and the beauty of keeping only what's real….
KNITTING - Japan Within The Yarn
In Tohoku, winters are long and the craft traditions run deep. Akiko Iwaki has been paying attention to both her whole life, and it shows in every stitch. Her knitting is playful, precise, and quietly rooted in a Japan that still knows how to make things by hand.
WEAVING - The Space Between
Some people spend years building the wrong life before they find the right one. Ilary Bottini walked away from a decade in PR to devote herself to fiber art, and the work she has made since is bold, conceptual, and impossible to look away from…
KNITTING - Drawn To Life
What does a knitwear collection look like when an architect designs it without compromise? Lisa Meissner of my.maane has the answer. The Zurich-based designer builds garments the way an architect shapes space, with proportion, rhythm, and intention. Bold stripes, graphic color blocking, and compositions that treat the body as a canvas: her knits look like they belong in a gallery and feel like they were made to be worn.
GUEST MAKERS - Blown Away
Not every creative partnership begins in a studio. Anne and Robin's began in a classroom in Boxtel, and it took twenty years to fully bloom. Today, their work … bold, graphic, deeply tactile ... makes a case for slowing down, picking up materials, and seeing what happens when you let go of the plan… Any Way The Wind Blows ...
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WEAVING - String Theory, Solved
What happens when a designer stops designing and starts listening... to the materials, the rhythm, the quiet pull of thread over thread? For Christina Christensen, the answer turned out to be the most honest work of her life… read more»
CROCHET - Light, Made Soft
From Kyiv, Valerie Boiko of Einrou Studio turns yarn into sculptural lighting that shifts a room’s entire mood… handmade pieces where texture meets light, carrying warmth, character, and a quiet sense of resilience into modern interiors. Step inside Valerie’s studio to discover a story shaped by challenging circumstances…. read more »
PUNCH NEEDLE - Yarn Stills
Adrienna Matzeg transforms punch needle into a medium of image and atmosphere, where light, color, and composition shape scenes that feel both familiar and slightly out of reach. Rooted in photography and memory, her work captures fragments of everyday life and rebuilds them in thread, balancing precision with softness to create pieces that linger long after the first glance.
KNITTING - The Knitting Mind
Knitting, for Neringa Rūkė, begins long before the yarn. It starts with instinct, with silence, and with the small moments of everyday life. Through Rūkė Knit, she creates garments that feel both intuitive and lasting … and shares her Grandma Bag pattern for you to make and carry a piece of her world with you.
TUFTING - The Loop Language
Tufting is not quiet. It is physical, hands-on, and full of movement. In this story, Olga of Loop Lab shares how she turns wool into bold, three-dimensional pieces shaped by rhythm, instinct, and process. With a strong sense of color and fearless approach to volume, Olga creates work that feels both fresh and instantly recognizable.
KNITTING - Stitches That Hug
What if knitting could feel like a small escape within your day… and a way to make something truly meaningful? Step into the world of Enya Ødegaard of aftenstrikk, where soft toy patterns, nostalgic shapes, and gentle stitches come together. Inside, you’ll find the little swan pattern waiting to be made… a knitted companion full of warmth, character, and care.
MAKER CLASS - Styling Your Craft, Your Home
A guide to living with what you make. Discover how yarn, wool, and handmade pieces can shape your home into a space that feels warm, personal, and lived in.
A new Maker Class by KOEL, designed to help you see your craft differently … not as something to store away, but as something to style, place, and live with every day.
SPECIALS - Underfoot and Unfolding
A warm conversation with renowned styling blogger Holly Becker of Decor8, and a longtime friend of KOEL. In this relaxed chat we talk about rugs, wool, and the quiet beauty of natural fibers, and how the textures under our feet can gently transform the feeling of a home.
CROCHET - Hooked On Summer
A summer backpack in bold crochet, designed by Molla Mills for Suomen Lanka, takes center stage in our latest story. Photographed in Irene’s new Dubai studio, this piece is all about fearless color, structure, and stepping beyond your safe palette. Think crochet is not for you? This might be the project that changes your mind.
Weaving - Loom With A View
In a quiet university town just beyond central Tokyo, Asako Sano weaves Swedish tradition into contemporary life. At Found and Made, her sunlit studio invites students to slow down, explore texture, and rediscover the quiet rhythm of the loom.