Networking
for fiber creatives.
Our Maker Life events launched from a dream to network and socialize with fellow makers. Since 2016, we’ve launched OML meetups from NYC to Portland to Calgary for a weekend of inspiration + business.
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The OML Virtual Summit is a one-day online event for knitters, crocheters, designers, and creative entrepreneurs ready to grow with intention. Let’s talk about the future of fiber and what’s possible when creativity meets clarity.
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OML 2026 Chicago Live Event will be an immersive business weekend complete with creativity, community, and meaningful conversations.
Meet the Founder
Jewell launched Our Maker Life with a vision for connection, creativity, and community. With 10+ years of experience in social media and content strategy, she brings thoughtful leadership, storytelling, and heart to every OML event and community moment.
OUR MAKER LIFE
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OML CHICAGO
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OUR MAKER LIFE • OML CHICAGO • OML NYC • OML TORONTO • OML PORTLAND • OML DENVER
OML VIRTUAL SUMMIT
SATURDAY
01.10.26
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OML LIVE EVENT —
CHICAGO AT LE LOFT
SATURDAY 06.27.26
BUY YOUR TICKET
Grab your seat now to the January virtual summit or June live event
and get our free VIP Maker Box!
Event Sponsors
Thank you to our OML 2026
virtual summit and Chicago
live event sponsors!
Interested in sponsoring Our Maker Life?
Email us at hello@ourmakerlife.org
Create and dream with fellow makers
We believe knitters and crocheters are going beyond just dreaming in craft rooms. They’re creating modern craft businesses and community. Our Maker Life is where we come together to go beyond the dream to reimagine what’s possible for handmade.
Invest in a weekend immersed in presentations, panels, and mixers to explore how creativity becomes commerce, how artistry shapes industry, and how modern makers are designing the future of fiber together.
OML Brand Showcase
Experience our OML brand showcase, a curated style marketplace to shop yarns, notions, and maker goods while networking with indie yarn dyers, sponsor brands, event keynotes and panelists, and fellow makers.
Come ready to connect, collaborate, and create. The brand showcase is your chance to meet the faces behind your favorite brands, exchange ideas with fellow makers, and experience the energy that defines Our Maker Life.