News

Last time, we spoke to Nellie Rose Davis of Nellie Rose Textiles about her studies in shibori.  We continue our conversation:  Q: How did you come to found Nellie Rose Textiles? What was the inception like? What obstacles did you face? NRD: I didn’t establish NR Textiles until I had spent...

For the month of October, we are pleased to welcome Nellie Rose Davis of Nellie Rose Textiles as our Featured Maker. A dedicated silk dyer, Nellie practices shibori, a Japanese dyeing technique. In this first part of our interview, I asked her about the technique and about her studies. Quinstance:...

At Quinstance, we’re used to answering a lot of questions: about the store, about 3rd Avenue, about the individual products and makers, and about the materials in each products. Sating people’s curiosity is second nature to us here. But one question in particular stands out, in part because it tends...

We don't blog every time we get a new maker in the store, but Tonlé is a special case. Rachel Faller is a Burlington native, and she founded the company after going to Cambodia on a Fulbright Fellowship to study fashion practices during college. Not surprisingly, Rachel found sweatshop labor, women...

Our staff introductions continue! We now move to our other part-time associate, who is crucial in helping us keep the store staffed when our busy schedules pull us in different directions: Nicholas Groulx. In addition to working at Quinstance, Nick is a full-time shift manager at Starbucks (the very same...

In the first part of our interview with Gerald Croteau III of American Stonecraft, we learned about Gerald's history with stones and how American Stonecraft turns stones into a crop. We resume our conversation with Gerald's current work with stone walls and the future of American Stonecraft:  Q: I understand...

We’re excited to introduce Gerald J. Croteau III, artist and founder of American Stonecraft, as our Featured Maker for the month of September! Based out of Lowell, American Stonecraft is one of our most local vendors and one of our most beloved. Gerald began our chat with an eloquent description...

If you follow our various social media, you may have seen that I've been traveling quite a lot this month. I went to a home and furniture show in Las Vegas at the beginning of the month, and I just returned from NY Now in New York City. Instagram and...

For the month of August, we’re pleased to present Tyler Deeb of the Misc. Goods Co. as our Featured Maker! After years working as an in-house graphic designer, Tyler decided to go into freelance.  The idea of working for himself appealed to him, and at first projects rolled in. But...