ALL ABOUT IRIA
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Hi! I'm Casey Thompson, owner and sole fiber artist of Iria Yarn Company! I love color. I mean, I REALLY love color! Let me tell you a little bit about how I came to own a hand dyed fiber business, and a little bit about myself!
I have been a life long artist. I was in awe of my art teacher in elementary school, who was also a jewelry designer and amazed by my art teacher in high school who was amazing at every art medium she touched! I love painting and drawing and absolutely love ceramics and sculpture. I was a visual arts major in college, but that was short lived. Undecided on what I wanted to do once I got out, I decided to leave school and work full time until I figured life out. After a few years of retail jobs with no promise of getting any better, I went to school to learn dog grooming to have a steady income, and I have been grooming for 13 years.
Eight years ago I learned how to crochet watching videos, and that was it.. I was HOOKED! Yarn became life! I started to sell hand made items, but as we know, these things take time and it was time I just did not have. You see when I began crocheting my oldest son was just 6 months old. I began experimenting with dye about 18 months later but life just wasn't where I needed it to be to start a business. Fast forward 2 years and a long distance move from New Jersey to North Carolina, I was now the very proud mother of a 3 year old, and a 1 month old. My boys kept me so busy, but I was so ready to make my dream come true.
May 2014 Iria Yarn Company was open for business!
I now am a single mother to my two boys, and a new homeowner! Thank you to everyone who has supported me in this journey. I hope I may continue for many years to come!
I have been a life long artist. I was in awe of my art teacher in elementary school, who was also a jewelry designer and amazed by my art teacher in high school who was amazing at every art medium she touched! I love painting and drawing and absolutely love ceramics and sculpture. I was a visual arts major in college, but that was short lived. Undecided on what I wanted to do once I got out, I decided to leave school and work full time until I figured life out. After a few years of retail jobs with no promise of getting any better, I went to school to learn dog grooming to have a steady income, and I have been grooming for 13 years.
Eight years ago I learned how to crochet watching videos, and that was it.. I was HOOKED! Yarn became life! I started to sell hand made items, but as we know, these things take time and it was time I just did not have. You see when I began crocheting my oldest son was just 6 months old. I began experimenting with dye about 18 months later but life just wasn't where I needed it to be to start a business. Fast forward 2 years and a long distance move from New Jersey to North Carolina, I was now the very proud mother of a 3 year old, and a 1 month old. My boys kept me so busy, but I was so ready to make my dream come true.
May 2014 Iria Yarn Company was open for business!
I now am a single mother to my two boys, and a new homeowner! Thank you to everyone who has supported me in this journey. I hope I may continue for many years to come!
