Good things begin with care.
We’re Anna Marie and Knox, raising our four children on a small farm in the Texas Hill Country. We grow fiber, make things with our hands, and continue to learn as we go.
It began with learning.
When we married, we dreamed of a garden, chickens, and a closer connection to the things we used every day. Knox began working in construction, learning skills that would eventually help us restore the hundred-year-old kit house we now call home.
Anna Marie brought a love of animals and a knack for learning by watching and doing. She taught herself to knit, making things for friends and discovering how much she enjoyed the craft. As her knitting grew, so did her appreciation for good yarn; especially alpaca.
Then we moved onto a rented property with four alpacas next door.
A conversation with the neighbor led to a trip to shearing day. Anna Marie went to learn about fiber and found an alpaca farmer needing to sell their herd. Needless to say, Anna Marie came home with alpaca fiber, and alpacas in tow.
At the local spinning guild, she sat among women of an older generation who helped her learn to turn fiber into yarn. In KFF’s earliest days, she spun every skein we sold by hand.
Soon, she taught Knox to knit, too. Woodworking and knitting became things we could enjoy together, and the creation became something we wanted to share.
From our hands to yours.
Today, our alpaca yarn is blended with soft angora fiber from rabbits Anna Marie shears herself. We leave the fiber undyed, preserving the animals’ beautiful natural colors. When you choose a skein, we can tell you about the animals that helped grow it, the alpacas personalities, who their alpaca friends are (they are very social animals with their own friend groups!)
Alongside our fiber and knitted goods, Knox makes wooden looms, carvings and other handmade wooden goods. Knox worked as a carpenter for many years, honing his skill in the woodworking craft, and enjoying transforming a block of wood into something useful and beautiful.
We believe everyone has the capacity to create. It grows with practice.. a first stitch, a small mistake, trying again. With good materials and a little encouragement, it can help you discover what your hands can do.
Something worth passing on.
Our children are beginning to knit, crochet, felt, and weave. Half-finished projects turn up around the house, alongside reminders that the skills someone once shared with us are becoming theirs. I see my grandmother in my oldest daughter who sneaks away to needle felt a little fiber fairy simply because she thinks they are whimsical and fun. I see my grandmothers hands in my youngest daughters as she fumbles with her crochet needle. And I can see my mom, as my middle daughter works her knitting needles to create her own scarf. We get to pass down these special crafts, honoring prior generations while also slowing down and being present.
That matters to us as much as anything we make.
We hope a handmade piece becomes something you use, mend, love, and perhaps someday pass down. We hope the skills you learn stay with you, too, and become something you can share.
Whether you’re picking up a loom for the first time or returning to a familiar craft, we’d love to help you make something worth keeping.