About w3bch1ck.com

W3bch1ck.com is one woman’s dream of making beautiful things that make people smile. My name is Kristy Rhoades and I am a web application developer by day, which is where my “web chick” handle was born.   With that paying the bills I can spend my free time repurposing vintage textiles such as seed, feed, grain & flour sacks.  My initial line of repurposed purses was called The Up^Cycles, I have since expanded my product line to include pillows and wall hangings.

I’ve attemped many creative outlets over the years, everything from stained glass to jewelry making to book binding & currently braided rugs, but I always return to my first love – fabric.  I have been sewing since I was 6 years old and I come from a long line of talented & resourceful women.  My mother is an extremely talented seamstress & quiltmaker, from her I inherited my love of cloth collecting.  My great-grandmother raised a family during the great depression, from her I learned the value of re-use long before recycling was in vogue.   W3bch1ck is a natural progression, combining my love of sewing with my interest in rural farm life over the last century.

I sell my work at local NH craft fairs as well as on my Etsy store, http://w3bch1ck.etsy.com and now on Amazon Handmade at http://www.amazon.com/handmade/w3bch1ck!

If you’d like to drop me a line you can email me at info@w3bch1ck.com.  I’m located in the beautiful town of Merrimack, NH, voted the 19th safest city in the country in 2014!