05/13/2026
Hi!! Here’s an update from my little business account - formerly known as Yarn+Kind! So. Eleven years ago I started Yarn + Kind as a creative outlet and a little, tiny business I could manage while I had young kids.
My little business grew - at one point I was selling to SEVEN retailers - too much for one person, but exciting for a while! Now I’m happy as can be selling at the occasional market and here and there when I can (Hi !). I have so many wonderful return customers and I couldn’t be more grateful.
As you may know, I only use preloved textiles for my products and the more I sourced, made and sold, the more interested I became in upcycling and sustainable fashion. I started reading and learning more about the fast fashion industry and, well, let me just say THAT is a genie you cannot put back into the bottle once you’ve seen it. But what was an 80’s mall-rat, fashion-loving girl to do with this new knowledge?!
I’d been thrifting and making clothes since I was a teen and have been mending for as long as I can remember. And I realized that the changes I was making in my life and my wardrobe - slowing down, re-wearing, repairing and caring for what I already own - were making me feel so good about my wardrobe!
There’s so much more to share, but for now, I just want you to know (and if you’re still reading - THANKS!) that I want to help you feel better about your wardrobe too. I’m a mindfulness teacher and I know it all starts there - being mindful. Tending yourself. Tending your wardrobe. Tending the planet. Why not?! Think big!
I’ve got lots to share in the coming months. I hope you’ll come along on the journey to becoming a .tender with me!
xo Shannon
WARDROBE TENDER
