Our Maker Life (OML) is a national gathering space for knitters, crocheters, and fiber creatives who are building more than beautiful work. We’re building businesses, collaborations, and a modern culture around handmade. OML exists at the intersection of craft, community, and commerce. We create room for makers to connect in real life, exchange ideas, build relationships that lead to opportunity, and reimagine what’s possible when fiber artistry is taken seriously by the people making it and the industry around it.

Since 2016, OML has brought fiber creatives together through live events, workshops, panels, and intentional networking experiences designed to move beyond surface-level community. This is where makers meet the people who help them grow—future collaborators, mentors, brand partners, and peers who understand what it means to build something real from your craft.

What We Believe

We believe handmade is not a side note. It’s an industry.

We believe knitters and crocheters deserve access to the same kinds of rooms that other founders walk into every day. Rooms built for connection, visibility, and growth.

We believe networking should feel meaningful, not performative.
And we believe the future of fiber is built by the people who show up together.

What We Do

OML creates experiences that help fiber creatives build momentum:

Live events and meetups
Curated gatherings that combine education, connection, and community-building.

Panels, workshops, and presentations
Conversations and sessions that blend creativity with business insight—designed to be practical, modern, and immediately usable.

Intentional networking and relationship-building
Because the right conversation can change everything: your next collaboration, your next launch, your next opportunity.

Why We’re a Movement
OML is bigger than one event. It’s a network of fiber creatives who want to build, lead, and shape what handmade looks like now.