Hi! I'm Katherine 😊 I live and work in Guelph, and I'm glad to be able to do both. I've got one husband, three kids, no pets, and an embarrassing number of sewing machines.

My mom taught me to sew, and I really got into bag making after my third son was born during the pandemic.

There's always so much... baggage... when you're postpartum - physical, emotional, etc. - and I kind of thought, well, why not have a nice bag to put it in. I called my business "Tiny Cheer" because in those early days of no sleep (from a baby) and existential dread (from the pandemic and just... the actual state of the world), when something went right I would give a "tiny cheer!" And that's what my business was to me.

My business is small, my bags are beautiful, and I love making things with my hands in community. I'm so happy to be part of this place, and I hope you'll think about coming out to sew with me or with another amazing sewist who will be teaching out of our space.