I’m just a little excited to share HETTLE’s inclusion in the Real Simple Holiday Gift Guide. An absolute thrill

For the last few years many of the markets HETTLE has attended have been in the beautiful rolling hills of the Berkshires, MA. This year the

Everything is better handmade. This holiday season if you choose to support local

Hey there, this season brings new process, new color and some new events! Last year was a first for me in terms of putting together a robust show schedule. What a complete joy (most of it) was! After an extended

Vivid pinks and reds are not so simple to come by in natural dyeing. For these beautiful rich colors we use dried insects. Cochineal bugs are t

Often I get asked to share some insight into our process in creating dyes and inks exclusively with Plants. A very tall order.

How to Pre-Stretch your market bag

Hey! This year we are doing a few in person shows, looking forward to chatting it up with people and getting to know our customers in person.

Making plant dyed goods and cooking are somewhat similar. Some pots, a stove, a little heat, little of this, little of that and you can make something really lovely. For sure cooking has grown into a similar joy for me and as the days go by I find myself becoming more and more captivated by it. So recently I took the plunge and volunteered with a global nonprofit, Lasagna Love, a group that strives to connect neighbors through handmade meal delivery. The organization also

Vintage linens are in abundance everywhere from thrift stores to antique fairs, although they sometimes can look a bit dated. Which creates a perfect opportunity to up-cycle them. They don’t make fabric like they used to which is why these really are a joy to work with. Our vintage made modern goods are born of that theory, make something old new again. So for this project we will be using some vintage Italian linen napkins and cotton embroidered napkins. We want to transform them into something a bit more contemporary

Wondering how to care for your new HETTLE goods? It’s really very simple.

Before we ship any of our products they are always washed. In our studio we use a textile detergent, washed by hand with warm water and a cold rinse. You can use any mild detergent you like, but please do avoid bleach at all costs. We typically air dry everything on a wood rack, on occasion we do use

Objects that have been well crafted can make everyday life special. The traditions that lie behind the manufacturing of these things are all about using the best materials, maybe making them by hand, even if it takes longer this way and ensuring

In my humble opinion I think it’s by making the everyday special. Not in an elaborate way, but in the small ways. How do you do that? That would be very different for all of us, but for me it’s

It’s more than safe to say that I embrace whole heartedly a Wabi~Sabi way of life. I tend to like things that are similar but different - not just useful but unique.