Made by two, loop by loop
No warehouse, no machines, no third pair of hands. Just a small studio, a wall of cotton, and however long a piece takes to be right.
“It all began with one crochet hook and a single ball of yarn.”
Chic Threads started with two sisters and a shared appreciation for art, craftsmanship, and things made by hand. We’ve always valued handmade pieces and the thought and skill that goes into creating them.
It all began with one crochet hook and a single ball of yarn. We made our first purse, and somehow, crocheting just felt natural to us. What started as something small soon grew into something we wanted to explore further. We began creating more, experimenting with different ideas, and slowly turning something we enjoyed into a business.
Just three months after we started, we had our first stall in February. It was our first experience putting our work out there, and seeing people appreciate and choose the things we had made was a really encouraging start.
Since then, the journey has had its share of ups and downs, but each one has taught us something new. We’ve continued to learn, create, and grow, and Chic Threads has slowly become what it is today.
— Anchal & Astha, founders
Anchal
Patterns & DesignDraws every piece on paper first, then argues with the yarn until the two agree. Twelve years with a hook, and still counts stitches out loud.
Astha
Making & DispatchRuns the making table and the parcel table. If a piece leaves the studio, it has been held, checked and packed with a note written by hand.
How a piece happens
No factory, no machine, no second table. Everything between a cone of cotton and the box on your doorstep — photographed directly from our studio table.
Every piece goes through all of it, in this order. Nothing skips a step, which is why an order takes days rather than hours.