O6. INSPIRED
INSPIRATION HAPPENED UPON, SOUGHT OUT & DEVELOPED – AMIDST THE LEELANAU PENINSULA, COMMUNITY OF TEXTILE ARTISTS & PERSONAL EXPERIENCES, THERE ARE ENDLESS INFLUENCES
the foxglove farm
A SOIL-FORWARD SUMMER OF DIGGING, TRANSPLANTING, LEVELING & ROCK WALLS INSPIRED COLLECTION OO2
THE 14O ACRE FOXGLOVE FARM INCLUDES A CHERRY ORCHARD, BAY VIEW OVERLOOK, WILDFLOWER MEADOW, SUNFLOWER FIELD & A RESTORED CENTENNIAL BARN
DESIGNING & LANDSCAPING SURROUNDING OUTDOOR SPACES BROUGHT CREATIVITY, FULFILLMENT, SATISFACTION & A LOT OF SWEAT
@redemptiondrygoods
MOST LOVELY & STYLISH WITH CHIC SILVERY HAIR, TRISH STRIVES TO RESTORE HONOR OR WORTH IN VINTAGE & ANTIQUE TEXTILES INTO ONE OF A KIND WEARABLE ART PIECES
TRISH REDEEMS PRE-LOVED TEXTILES FROM QUILTS TO CASHMERE TO DENIM & PROVIDES THEM WITH NEW LIFE IN SKIRTS, JACKETS, COATS, BUCKET HATS, DRESSES & VESTS
lake michigan
LIFE ALONG LAKE MICHIGAN’S SHORES IN THE LEELANAU PENINSULA NATURALLY BRINGS INSPIRATION EVERY DAY
SHIMMERING HORIZONS, SHIFTING SAND, SNOWY HARBORS, GLASSY FROZEN LAKES, QUAINT DOWNTOWNS, NATIIONALLY RECOGNIZED AUTUMN COLOR TOURS & HISTORIC BARNS
toile & stipes
TOILE & STRIPES PROVIDES LUXURY, HANDMADE CLOTHING FOR ALL WOMEN – TYPICALLY MADE FROM NATURAL FIBERS IN “TIMELESS DESIGNS THAT INTEGRATE EFFORTLESSLY INTO TODAY’S ACTIVE LIFESTYLE BALANCING WORK, LEISURE & FAMILY”
ABBY FOSTER DESIGNS, SEWS & SELLS ONLINE OUT OF TRAVERSE CITY, MICHIGAN – SHE IS DEDICATED TO ETHICAL SOURCING & HAS DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH TO DO SO
magnolia pearl
ROBINA BROWN INTRODUCED MAGNOLIA PEARL TO THE WORLD OF THE WHIMSY, HIPPIES, IMPERFECTS, CAREFREE SPIRITS & LOVERS
WHILE NO LONGER SEWN BY ROBINA, SHE CONTINUES TO DESIGN MP PIECES KNOWN TO BE WORKS OF WEARABLE ART RECOGNIZABLE IN MANY COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING NORTHERN MICHIGAN
@thislandclothingco
JESSICA REEHORST BEGAN THIS LAND CLOTHING CO AS A SUSTAINABLE READY TO WEAR CLOTHING BRAND TAKING A MINDFULNESS APPROACH
THIS LAND CLOTHING CO IS DESIGNED & HAPPILY SEWN IN NORTHERN MICHIGAN, FREQUENTLY USING NATURAL DYES & TEXTILES MADE FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC BOTTLES
sashiko
THE JAPANESE ARTFORM OF SASHIKO INVOLVES VISIBLE PATCHING, MENDING & HAND STITCHING – MAKING THE BROKEN, TORN & RIPPED INTO WEARABLE ART
THERE ARE COUNTLESS CLASSIC STITCHES USED FOR THE SASHIKO METHOD, THE MOST POPULAR BEING A GRID OF LINES & CROSSES