From Lithuania
to Brooklyn.

YARNMA began in 2023, born from a lifelong relationship with crochet and a fascination with what could be made by hand.

My first memory of a crochet hook begins in Lithuania, at my grandmother's kitchen table. Sitting on her lap, she taught me how to make my first chain stitch. I remember feeling amazed by how she could turn a simple ball of yarn into an entire skirt.

Years later, living and creating in Brooklyn, I returned to the craft from a completely different perspective. What began as a love letter to yarn and crochet became an exploration of fashion, form and sculpture, reimagining a traditional craft through a distinctly New York lens. I wanted to challenge what people thought of when they thought of crochet, and explore what else it could become.

The name YARNMA came from a nickname given to me one night while I was immersed in a crochet project instead of going out. A fusion of YARN + GRANDMA, it became a way to carry where I come from into what I was creating, and where I was going next.

After years of working as a model in New York, I also became interested in creating clothes that weren't confined to a traditional sample size. Crochet gave me the flexibility to create garments that move with the body, adapt to different shapes and feel more personal to the person wearing them.

Today, YARNMA creates sculptural crochet pieces that sit somewhere between fashion and wearable art. Each piece is made slowly, intentionally and by hand, with softness contrasted by unexpected hardware, structure and form. What began at my grandmother's kitchen table continues between Brooklyn and Lithuania, one stitch, one piece, one idea at a time.