A smiling older couple poses closely together. The woman, with short gray hair and wearing a sleeveless top, wraps her arms around the man, who has glasses, gray hair, and a beard, and is wearing a plaid shirt. They appear to be in a cozy setting with warm lighting.

Our Story

Our lives together started way back in high school. We grew up together!

With almost fifty years of marriage and raising two quite successful daughters, we decided to go down a new path together. Goldenrod Primitives has been a dream of mine for the longest time. When I mentioned it to Steve he said, “When do we start?” You gotta love that man—always supportive. So… welcome to our little piece of heaven.

If you’re new here, here’s what you’ll find at Goldenrod Primitives:

Hand-dyed wool yarn for rug hooking and punch needle, cozy fiber arts, and handcrafted wood goods made for decorating and gifting.

Goldenrod Primitives is our small family shop for hand-dyed wool yarn, rug hooking & punch needle supplies, cozy fiber arts, and handcrafted wood goods for decorating and gifting.

I know the lands are lit with all the autumn blaze of the Goldenrod
— Helen Hunt

We love looking out our back door with the goldenrod everywhere. What a beauty God has given us to admire during the early autumn season. We take in the pine trees losing needles, dropping pine cones to adorn our Thanksgiving table, and wreaths for the Christmas season. January and February bring us the daffodils sprouting through the cold earth. Out of the blue, it’s time for spring to explode with flowers and butterflies everywhere.

Why “Goldenrod”?

Goldenrod reminds us to slow down, notice the beauty, and enjoy the seasons as they come. It’s the feeling we want in our home—and the feeling we hope you find in our shoppe, too.

What we make (and why we love it)

Our Shop is a mix of things we love the most: wool, fiber arts, and woodworking. We create pieces that help build a ‘cozy’ handmade home. — Whether you are stitching, punching rugs, decorating, or choosing a meaningful gift. Steve creates our custom oak wood signs and handcrafted wood pieces—made to bring warmth to your home and make gifting more meaningful.

  • Hand Dyed Wool Yarn for rug hooking and punch needle.

  • Fiber Arts with that warm, timeless, “home” feeling

  • Handcrafted wood goods (including custom pieces) made with care

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Thank you for being here.

If you are browsing here, WELCOME. If you’ve purchased, shared, or cheered us on, THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts. We are so glad you are here, and hope you will be back often to see what we are making next.

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