Katherine Keatley
Founder, Embroiderer & Felt Maker
Katherine has been an embroiderer and felt maker for over 30 years. She holds a Royal School of Needlework Certificate (with Merit) and has worked in the embroidery industry and as UK Manager for Zweigart. She designs and creates all textile pieces, runs workshops, and oversees every detail from hand-dyed fibres to finished stitches.
Glen Keatley
Maker, Logistics & All-Round Roadie
Glen keeps everything running smoothly – driving the van, setting up traders’ tents, lifting boxes, and making sure the kettle is never far away. In the workshop, he hand-turns many of the wooden tools, including niddy noddies, spindle whorls and accessories.
Tony Sherratt
Historical Advisor & Tool Maker
Founder of Timezones, Tony brings archaeology and education together. He advises on historical accuracy, interprets archaeological finds, and co-makes many of the bone needles, pins, and spindle whorls.
Eden & Kasper
Artistic Directors
Every creative studio needs inspiration — and at Kizzyka Designs it comes on four paws. Eden and Kasper, the German Shepherds, are the true Artistic Directors of the studio. They keep Katherine company while she stitches, remind her to take breaks for long walks in the Welsh hills, and are always ready to offer their opinion (usually with a wag or a woof).
Their adventures through the woods and mountains often inspire her designs — from textures found in tree bark to the patterns of cow parsley along their favourite paths. Katherine always says the best conversations in the studio are with them.