Meet Makers' Staff: Sharon

Greetings, Makers'!

As Kelly mentioned, we are introducing ourselves to you in our first few blog posts. We want you to know us as friends and fellow makers, and as your crafty cheerleaders and coaches, too.

Here I am. Your very own yarn cheerleader.

I'm Sharon, a recent Colorado transplant and manger of Makers' Mercantile. I worked in traditional clothing retail, mostly merchandising but later, managing stores. When I found myself knitting in my office on every break, in the bus on the way to and from work, and every evening until the wee hours, I decided to try and land an internship at Interweave, a specialty craft enthusiast publisher. I worked for the crochet publication, and have been fortunate enough to have one book on the way, It Girl Crochet, in Spring 2014! After four glorious yarn-filled years in the fiber industry, I decided that sitting at a desk wasn't for me. The Skacel family was overwhelmingly recommended and once I saw the Makers' Mercantile vision and then the shop, I was bowled over.

Me and my mom, outside Interweave studios in Loveland, Colorado

My life in making things began early on. My mother is an amazing tailor, and she ran her own business sewing for other people and later on, brides, while me and my two brothers grew up. Every time she went to the fabric store, she would take me with her and had me pick out a new project. Here's just one (rather timely) example of her sewing awesome-ness:

Me and my two brothers, circa 1986. On the left, you can make out the faint outline of a fiber-filled dinosaur tail!

I tended to take to yarn much more than fabric.

That rainbow colored sweater says "SHARON SHARON SHARON SHARON SHARON." It was machine knit by a friend of my Dad's (why YES, my mom made those sweatshirts, too!).

Today, I have grown into an obsessive garment knitter. My favorite to date is this:

This is my imaginary Sherlock Holmes pipe pose.

I'm re-learning my vintage Husqvarna sewing machine, rediscovering embroidery, and eating LOTS of RylieCakes. Join me at the shop any time for some coffee, a yarn fix, and a sweet treat (and maybe too much talk about cats). I'm always happy to welcome fellow crafters into the Makers' Mercantile family!

We'll see you soon! 

In case you were wondering, this is what a Yarn Can Can looks like.