Melisa Joy

Melisa Joy is a maker of handmade crocheted cowls and scarves, and embroidered artwork. Melisa grew up crafting - in a household that loved crafting too. She was taught at a young age that creativity should be nurtured.

Her mother taught her how to embroider. “I was always learning new ways to turn something into something else” she explains. This penchant for creating led her away from working as an industrial designer in a mass R&D to something more fruitful - crochet and hand-embroidered goods. 

As a native chicagoan, Melisa was in awe of the west coast, which she proudly calls home now. Inspired by traveling, colors, natural beauty and people, she’s passionate about cultivating connections through handcrafted art.  She began crocheting in 2005 with an intention to modernize an age-old craft. Because crochet cannnot be done by machine, she takes pride in the the human touch, something mass retailers are limited by.

“There’s something very special to me about transforming material into a lovely object. Slowing down to focus on turning yarn into a wearable accessory, or string into a small work of art” - Melisa.

With a charming and whimsy style, Melisa’s designs are hand crafted in her studio in San Francisco.