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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 …
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.
SPECIALS - The Color Inside Plants
Color does not always come from a tube. Sometimes it’s brewed. In this KOEL feature, we step into the world of Kathryn Davey, where avocado stones set the tone, fibers are treated with care, and patience is part of the palette. Alongside the story, Kathryn shares a hands-on mini-course that guides you through natural dyeing at home, from prepping plants and fibers to extracting color and dyeing safely. A chance to see color not as something mixed, but something grown. >>>
SPECIALS - Where Wood Meets Wool
Carl Hansen & Søn’s iconic furniture and accessories embody the same values we cherish in yarn craft: patience, craftsmanship, and love for natural materials. From classic chairs to sculptural vases, their designs create interiors that feel both modern and soulful — the perfect stage for handmade yarn projects.
CLASS - Marketing for Makers
This easy-to-follow marketing guide is for anyone turning their yarn craft into something more, whether you’re selling hand-dyed yarns, launching a pattern line, or creating beautiful kits.
It’s not a professional course. It’s more like a little notebook of guidelines to help you start thinking in terms of marketing, filled with practical tips, clear focus points, and insights from real maker experience.
SPECIAL - Flower Fresh
Flower Fresh with Irene Hoofs
I’ve always had a bit of a crush on flowers and yarns — they’re like my dream duo: one wild and fleeting, the other soft and steady. Together, they’ve become my favorite styling partners in slow, quiet photo moments. I hope they bring you a little of that too…
SPECIAL - Making Friends
A Story of Ethical Design and Handcrafted Beauty
In the heart of Dubai, Jo England has created Tribe Dubai, a home décor studio dedicated to ethical design and sustainable craftsmanship. Originally from Australia, Jo’s journey took her from corporate branding to interior design, where she transformed spaces in Kuala Lumpur before settling in Dubai.