Our Story
We've loved every minute of our journey
An Idea is Born
Christine Buhr was home from work on a rainy monday in their half finished house praying for some inspiration from somewhere...
Scanning the online foreign films she happened across a French Film entitled "Brodeuses" (Embroiderers) and settled in for a show. Little did she know that watching this film so many years ago would provide the seed for a wonderful future in sacred and classic embroidery!
Enthralled with the mechanical chain stitch embroidery machine she tucked this tidbit away in her mind where it lay dormant for 12 years. Until she met a Cornely Artist on Ebay and adopted one of his wonderful machines...
Christine Buhr is a Iowa Farm girl with mad pastry and embroidery skills. She has a passion for historic embroidery, bedding and textiles. A trained Cornely Operator, she has learned to operate and maintain the marvelous Cornely embroidery machines. She is also an award-winning pastry chef, previously competing for the International Pastry Arts center team at the prestigious Societe Culinaire Philanthropique competition at the Javitz Center in New York, NY. When she is not embroidering she snuggles with her Egyptian Mau cats.
Trent Buhr is a classically trained architect with an interest in Historic Restoration and Preservation. He has worked for the past 25 years as an organbuilder; both designing and constructing Historic Tracker organs and as a woodcarver.
When he is not designing he is an avid restorer of antique furniture from 1800-1840 and has a collection of fine examples of the period.
Why Not?
Beautify your life.
Make your space scared.
Be the custodian of a
work of art.
Express yourself.
if not now... when?