Greetings Fiber Friends!

Our business is family owned and operated, founded originally by myself with continuous support and assistance from my husband, Dennis Kaiser. Denny joined us full-time in 1998, following 25 years as Manager and Comptroller of one of Mid-Missouri's largest contractor equipment & camper sales/rental agencies. His forte is in providing quality customer service. He finishes our various frame looms, ships orders, does the accounting, makes corn bread and soups for workshops, demonstrates triangle weaving at shows, and more. Son Carl Spriggs is a gifted woodworker who was instrumental in developing our patented adjustable triangle loom. He continues to build the Tri-Looms, and now our adjustable square and rectangle looms, as well as Navajo looms, sturdy inkle looms, maru dai, and many of our other spinning and weaving tools. Carl also is the official bobbin maker for the old Reeves spinning wheels no longer in production. After teaching Middle school Science, daughter Rebecca (Bex) Oliger, joined us in 1999 as our sales manager and merchandiser and after developing the knitting side of our business, founded Hillcreek Yarn Shoppe in late '03. After a few years away, she re-purchased Hillcreek Yarn Shoppe in July, '14 and stocks great knitting yarns & supplies (as well as gradually adding weaving, spinning, & natural dyeing equipment & supplies) and teaches classes in various styles of knitting. Daughter Rose, a graduate in Photo Journalism from the University of Missouri, moved to Florida in June, 2011 with her husband, Will, where she is pursuing her professional photography career. Phil Spriggs, Carl and Rebecca's Dad, is the computer specialist, record keeper, and publisher of our brochures, newsletters, catalogs and our extensive Website and WebStore.

Hillcreek Fiber Studio is located three miles south of Columbia, Missouri, in the Little Bonne Femme Creek valley, looking out on woods, pastures and a state park. We are now scheduling on-demand private and small group lessons in: Multi-shaft, Navajo, Rigid Heddle or Inkle Weaving; Continuous Strand Weaving on Triangle, Square, or Rectangle Looms; Spinning; and Natural Dyeing throughout the year. Bed and Breakfast at the Studio, and airport shuttle service from St. Louis and Kansas City to our front door, are available for lesson participants.

Thanks to you, our loyal customers and friends, Carol Leigh's Hillcreek Fiber Studio has continued to grow, adding to the variety of looms using the continuous strand weaving method, and more variety in products & instruction for you.

Our goal is to provide reliable, friendly service with natural, quality products at reasonable prices. We're small enough to provide you with the personal attention and assistance you deserve, yet large enough to offer one of the largest selections of yarns, natural dyes, weaving and spinning tools, equipment, and fiber-related books in the Midwest. Welcome to our Website.