Our Mission

We believe in partnership over competition. That is why we focus on wholesale and custom work, creating products that help our retail partners connect with their customers and strengthen the fiber art community.

Built for Makers, Rooted in Partnership

Our work is guided by quality, community, and a commitment to supporting yarn shops, indie dyers, and fiber art vendors.

  • Waterloo Works is a disabled-veteran, woman-owned small business focused on handcrafted fiber art tools and accessories. We create thoughtful, useful pieces for makers and for the businesses that serve them. Our work is rooted in craftsmanship, creativity, and a genuine love for the fiber art community.

  • We believe good tools should be practical, well-made, and enjoyable to use. We also believe strong partnerships matter. That is why we focus on wholesale and custom work instead of selling our products retail online. We want to support the yarn shops, indie dyers, and fiber art vendors we partner with — not compete with them. Our goal is to create products that help build excitement, draw customers in, and bring quality, affordable fiber art tools and accessories to makers.

  • We work with indie dyers, local yarn shops, fiber art vendors, and other creative small businesses that value quality, community, and thoughtful design. Whether they are looking for wholesale products, custom-branded goods, or pieces that reflect their own style and brand, we love creating work that helps them better serve their customers.

Crafted by hand.
Built with purpose.
Rooted in community.

Waterloo Works is a small artist collective based in Warrenton, Virginia, creating handcrafted functional design from sustainable, durable materials. Our work blends woodworking, fiber-arts tools, home décor, signage, puzzles, art kits, and custom creations, all made with the goal of building pieces that are meant to be used and meant to last.

Waterloo Works is run by Dennis and Summer Skillman, Navy veterans, makers, and lifelong creators who found their home in small-town Virginia after years of living around the United States and abroad. After retiring from military service, they chose to put down roots, build a workshop, and spend their time creating the kinds of things they enjoy using in their own lives.

Dennis began woodworking as a hobby after retiring from the Navy and quickly developed a passion for building pieces that are strong, functional, and built to last. From furniture and charcuterie boards to frames, signs, and custom projects, he enjoys spending time in the workshop — or as he calls it, “piddling” — working out new ideas and designs.

Summer has been crafting and making art since childhood and is an active fiber artist, designing tools and accessories for knitters and crocheters that are both practical and thoughtfully made. Many of Waterloo Works’ fiber-arts tools were created because she wanted something that didn’t exist, and knew other makers would want it too.

Together, they create handcrafted pieces for people who appreciate quality, usefulness, and the character that comes from something made by hand. They also partner with local businesses, fellow creatives, and wholesale buyers to create custom products, displays, and collaborative work that feels personal, practical, and lasting.

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