I first met Abrianna Kremer of Wool Delight when I ordered some custom tote bags for Farmer-ish. I loved her work and loved that she was a Maine maker. Because I am in Maine, I do my best to support local farmers, makers, and artists. I adored the bags, and they sold quickly from the Farmer-ish shop.
But it was when I became Facebook friends with Abrianna that I became determined to help spread the word about her good work as a maker. She posted a picture of her family breakfast. She was serving pancakes, and her four children sat around the table, waiting for a delicious flap jack, but also sitting at the table–in a chair and with his own plate–was their family dog. I knew Abrianna and I were kindred sprits.
I had the chance to sit down and interview her last week for this Fall’s issue, and I am excited to share her work with our readers. One of my favorite things about Abrianna’s work is that she uses used and up-cycled materials to create beautiful and useful objects. Abrianna said she sources her materials at yard sales and thrift stores. She will use everything from old dresses to old belts to create bags, clothing, and home decor. “It feels good to bring new life to something outside of the normal consumer structures.”
She is also happiest if her work is useful. “I think things are even more beautiful if they are also useful.”
I asked her how she got started with her business, Wool Delight. She said when she moved to Maine in 2018 after growing up in the south, she was not familiar with wool. “But when we got to Maine, wool was everywhere,” she added. Her neighbor came over and gave her a five-minute tutorial in how to rug hook, and, well, she was hooked.
“I researched wool and found it’s such a cool material. It doesn’t mold like other fabrics,” she said, which makes it a favorite material for her now. But she has been a creative and a maker her whole life.
Abrianna’s shop is her side gig while she and her husband raise four children, along with cats and dogs. She says her children are a big help by constantly asking her to make creative things. The hooded capes in the main photograph are my favorite, and it makes me wish my children were still young. I made so many hooded capes for my imaginative children, but none were so beautiful as Abrianna’s creations.
You can support this wonderful maker and her mission to bring new life to old things (something we need more and more of, especially now), you can find her on her Facebook page for Wool Delight. She will post creations for sale and also accepts special orders.
photo credit: main image, Whimsey and Wilderness photography, additional images, Abrianna Kremer and Crystal Sands