The Team
Wendy - Designer/Owner - Wendy does all of the design work, most of the finishing work and all of the sales, but like most entrepreneurial makers, she does a little bit of everything. She also occasionally makes music which you can find here.
Sarryn - Production Manager/Studio Assistant - Sarryn does most of the laying out of the wool, but as production manager also does a little bit of everything. They also do energy work and Somatic Therapy which can be found here.
Rachelle - Model/Sales Associate - Rachelle has been modeling and working with Wendy at shows since she was 14. She also worked as a studio assistant after high school for 3 years doing the felting and blocking of hats. She also does art, fashion and product modeling which you can find here.
Kristen - Studio Assistant - Kristen does most of the sanding and blocking of hats, some finishing and sewing work, and some website/social media upkeep. In her free time she mostly crochets, hangs with her fur babies, and some community organizing work.
Scott - Studio assistant - Scott does a little bit of everything: felting, roadie, sales associate, social media assistant, model and bard at large. He is also a professional recording engineer and music producer as well as Wendy’s life partner. You can find out more about his music and engineering here.
Rhonda - Model - Rhonda has been modeling for us since 2019. She is an astounding professional baker of scrumptious rum cake and other goodies under the name Chez Moi Bakery. You can find out more about that here.
The Studio
I built a new home studio during the pandemic!
You can visit me in my studio in Durham, North Carolina by appointment only. My hours are erratic and I’m on the road a lot so check plenty ahead of time if you wanna come by.
The Process
You can find out more about that here.
The History
My background is in costume and fashion design as well as performing arts. I studied theater at UNC-Charlotte and performing arts at The Naropa Institute. While I did study some fiber design and hat making in college, I am primarily self-taught for both felt and millinery. I started Miss Fitt & Co. in 1999 as a general design and performance production company and began specializing in hand-felted hats in 2003. From 2003 to 2006 I produced my designs almost exclusively wholesale and sold to stores such as the SF-MOMA, Henri Bendel and Le Bon Marche. In 2009, after a move back to North Carolina, I restructured Miss Fitt & Co. and began selling primarily through fine craft shows throughout the US. A desire to revisit my costume design roots led me to launch my second line Moss Fete which is sold at comic and pop culture events such as DragonCon, GenCon and New York ComicCon.
The Values/Privacy Policy
I strive to make a quality product at a reasonable price while providing my team with a living wage. Not the easiest task when making a handmade product, but that has always been one of my core values. We work really hard, but I try to make it as fun a workplace as possible.
At Miss Fitt/Moss Fete we value diversity, inclusiveness and equity. I am constantly examining my own beliefs and actions to remove barriers to these values. I will have participated in DEI training as of 06/2022 to further my personal education on this front and plan to put what I learn to more actionable use within the company.
I am committed to good environmental stewardship whenever I can. I strive for energy efficiency and re-purposing of materials at all times. I was raised in a waste-not-want-not environment and have brought those values to my business.
I strongly support the application of the scientific method and deductive reasoning in the pursuit of knowledge and truth.
We value your privacy just as much as we do our own! We will neither harvest nor retain information on our customers other than a hard copy of your order details. We don’t store credit card numbers nor do we sell any information entered by you when you place an order. You will be added to our email list (quarterly emails and the occasional local show announcements only) but will be given the opportunity to unsubscribe.