About Us

one of the most vivid memories i have as a child is spending the weekends with nana learning something new. we would frequent michaels craft store- gathering the supplies needed for her to teach me a new skill. my favorite one she taught me was how to sew. granted i never picked it up in my adolescence, the lessons have stuck with me through the years.

my nana was my best friend. as much as i cherish the memories throughout childhood, i believe i cherish the short adulthood ones even more. what was once having no limit on sweets and a nonexistent bedtime turned into rich life advice and mentorship in my later teen years/early adulthood. as i started developing values, morals and goals- my biggest was always to be at least half the woman she was someday.

her & i got especially close this year in times of trial. within many heartfelt (& sometimes difficult) conversations, i realized just how much i needed her. in this time, she became so much more than my nana- she became my craft buddy, my antiquing partner, and arguably my biggest fan. we created a bond that is impossible to incapsulate in a short biography.

in late june of this year, she passed unexpectedly and suddenly. it would have always felt too early, her passing. but something about the unpreparedness of it all is a feeling that is in addition to the grief of the loss. the hard truth of it is- i will miss her for longer than i knew her.

i recieved all of her craft materials when cleaning out her things. although it was hard, i tried my hand at sewing again- on her machine, with her tools, without her. i felt as close as i could to her in that moment, although the fear of hurt feelings almost turned me away.

with this- i started love, lori. a mix of old & new, handmade on nana’s machine. this is in honor of her, a way for me to feel close to her, & something she would have always wanted to do together.

i could write a book about her- but i’ll leave it here for now. this is deeper than a sewing business. it is so everyone can love lori- the way i did & always will. every purchase, like, share, or comment is in honor of her and all that she was.

& as nana would always say, thanks a million. 🤍