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From still left, Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist, Lauren Edwards, Art Cloth + Craft co-operator, Bobbi Spare, Art Cloth + Craft co-proprietor, and Frank Besse, Jamestown Renaissance Corp. urban main director, throughout the ribbon-chopping ceremony Wednesday for the new Artwork Cloth + Craft business, located at 108 E. 3rd St., Jamestown.
P-J photograph by Dennis Phillips

Two sisters have teamed up to open an artwork gallery, garments store and handmade craft shop in downtown Jamestown.
Art Fabric + Craft, found at 108 E. 3rd St., Jamestown, is the new enterprise operated by sisters – Lauren Edwards and Bobbi Spare.
The two teamed up 3 several years ago when the pair made the decision to merge their tiny handmade items “side hustle” and turn it into a partnership. The two commenced out originally earning their products in their houses, and offering them at the Jamestown Community Market place and neighborhood craft shows. Spare explained the two perform properly with each other, which is why they made a decision to staff up for the new business enterprise enterprise.
“We feed off of every single other’s power,” she claimed.
Nevertheless, at the time the pandemic strike, layoffs happened and they resolved to open a storefront with each other.
“We determined to make our facet gig a full factor,” Spare reported.
Spare claimed the company, which is located upcoming to the Reg Lenna Middle for the Arts, has been opened for two weeks and response has been good.
“We’ve obtained actually excellent suggestions,” she mentioned.
The sisters in the earlier few months have expanded their merchandise by introducing items from other craft makers, these kinds of as all-organic bath and beauty merchandise, presents and novelty items. Also, they have fragrance and garments to go along with artwork from community artist shown on their walls. Spare stated they concentration on discovering domestically made and created in the U.S.A products to have obtainable for their prospects.
Along with merchandise, Spare claimed they want to make Artwork Cloth + Craft an party place with functions like art exhibits, artist and drawing lessons and tutorials. Friday from 5-7 p.m., an art clearly show titled “Not Fragile Like A Flower, Fragile Like A Bomb,” just after the famed estimate from Frida Kahlo, will be held at the company.
“We just want to be a location where men and women can appear and interact,” she stated.
Artwork Cloth + Craft is open Wednesday and Thursday from midday-5 p.m., Friday noon-7 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. From additional information and facts, pay a visit to artclothandcraft.com or take a look at the business’ Facebook web site.








