We recently connected with Jaime Rosegren and have shared our conversation below.

Jaime , thanks for joining us, excited to have you contributing your stories and insights. Let’s start with a story that highlights an important way in which your brand diverges from the industry standard.

We stock US made yarns, fibers, and supplies. We work with local fiber farms to source within our own area as much as possible. We also support local makers and creators by stocking locally made, when possible, and hiring local teachers.

We support Black, Brown, Indigenous, Marginalized people (BBIMP) whenever possible and routinely feature Makers of Color and donate to local orgs that support social justice causes.

We work with Local schools, teachers, after care programs, and elder care facilities to donate items back into the community.

We believe that Craft Creates Community.

Jaime , before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

When I started knitting in 2016, I was instantly hooked. I wanted to explore more fiber arts and when I looked for a shop that supplied a variety of items, I couldn’t find one. So I started my own store. I began as a pop-up at art & farmers markets around Atlanta. That was 2019. I had just moved into a co-op maker space 3 months before the Covid-19 pandemic shut the world down. After some down time and hard work, I was finally able to open my own brick and mortar shop in Avondale Estates in Sept of 2021. I currently have 2 employees that help me run the shop. I think the thing I’m most proud of is how welcoming and accepting our shop is. We welcome folx of all backgrounds and fiber crafts and do our best to ensure that they feel supported while exploring their craft. We have developed several community outreach programs and donate to local progressive organizations monthly. We believe that Craft creates Community and do our best to support this ideal.

How did you put together the initial capital you needed to start your business?

As a female entrepreneur finding funding was incredible difficult. I had to self fund the start up of my business, and the pandemic hit us extremely hard and made it impossible to hold classes for a while. Despite that, we have doubled our growth every year since inception. I was able to use that growth to find a small business loan through ACE a local financial non-profit to assist with expenses once we opened our brick and mortar shop.

Has your business ever had a near-death moment? Would you mind sharing the story?

I still have to work my full time “Day ” job in the Film Industry to help fund the shop as we do not make enough to cover all our expenses. We had incredibly slow summer and fall, and I recently had to delay payroll so that we could pay our business insurance premium of the year. Both of my employees were notified and they were only 3 days late receiving they paychecks, but it is still something that bothers me and I worry that if it happens too many times they will leave the shop. This place wouldn’t function without them as they are also instructors and teach most of our classes. They are so valuable to me, and I try and reiterate that as well as compensating them.

Contact Info:

• Website: www.fiberparts.shop
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fiber_parts_shop/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fiberparts.shop
• Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCg18jp5qm6SGxH_Oqz9t4yw