Inspiring and connecting craft-lovers to the many handmade treasures, traditions, and natural wonders of North Carolina
Meet some of our artisans.
Our state has a long history of fine artisans providing beautiful and functional pieces for all to use, cherish, and enjoy. That continues today. NC Handmade provides a place for artisan and patron to meet and share their joy and appreciation for fine quality, handmade North Carolina crafts. Please browse through our marketplace, and enjoy getting to know our artisans.
Frumet Raskin-Miller
This potter from Durham gets fired up making work for food-lovers and fiber artists — all out of her small home studio, her “garagio.”
Cindy Long
This weaver from High Country creates unique woven pieces with the yarns coming from mills in the Carolinas.
Julie Ottesen
Skilled at the rare art of Nantucketry, this renowned basket-maker hand-carved handles and caning, drawing directly from nature.
Pam Washer
This sewist from Blowing Rock creates one-of-a-kind handbags using repurposed materials — all on her 1958 Singer Featherweight sewing machine.
New items
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Geometric print shoulder bag
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Primary colors infinity scarf
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Focal buttons
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Nantucket potpourri basket
$950.00 Add to cart -
Green with primary color accents infinity scarf
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Tapestry brocade small tote
$80.00 Add to cart -
3.5” Nantucket basket (rounded handle)
$195.00 Add to cart -
Teal, gold, rust, blue, gray and brown infinity scarf
$110.00 Add to cart -
15” Nantucket tray basket
$825.00 Add to cart -
Wrap shawl
$195.00 Add to cart -
Sunshine platter
$75.00 Add to cart -
Fuchsia, chartreuse, and burgundy cowl
$95.00 Add to cart
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Recent blog posts
“What Happened to Our School?”
“What Happened to Our School?” Recently I happened to receive an invitation to the virtual film release of a documentary on the Old Fort Mural “What Happened to Our School?”.
Why Cindy Long chose woodbuttons.com as her source for beautiful wood buttons!
Buttonwood Corp. (aka woodbuttons.com) has been a family business in continuous operation since 1939. Steven and Dennis Hoffman’s dad and two brothers started a small manufacturing firm to create unique wooden apparel trim in NYC’s fabled garment center.
Bring Us Your Best: The Virtual Gallery
The Arts Council of Henderson County and local radio station WTZQ have partnered to present a modified version of this annual event right before the holidays. They hope this will
Becoming an NC Handmade artisan
We charge a monthly administrative fee of $10 (currently waived for new artisans for the first six months) and a commission fee at the following levels:
- 25% commission fee per item sold at $500 or less
- 20% commission fee per item sold for more than $500
Connect with NC craft-lovers from across the country who can purchase your work 24/7.
Save time, and avoid the COVID risk of setting up a booth at an in-person craft fair.
Devote more of your time to your work without worrying about maintaining your online presence.
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