This is us. Together we are caregivers, crocheters, women, teachers, tutors, queer and proud, friends, veterans, knitters, explorers, weavers, spinners, all things fiber, recovering nice white girls, dyers, grandmas, moms, wives, survivors, lovers, students, perpetually on a learning curve, sewers, thoughtful, and embracing the creative peace within.

Nestled in Philadelphia's oh-so-magical Mt. Airy village, Wild Hand is a space where folks of all ages and skills can find high quality, thoughtfully sourced supplies and workshops for their fiber projects.

We believe in daydreaming, tinkering, and taking time to make something with your hands. We carefully select supplies that consider the people, animals, and land that it took to make them. Our community explores, plans, learns, and creates in different ways and we make space that celebrates these differences. We love a learning curve and hope you'll join us on ours.

Wild Hand was created by Liz Sytsma and infused with the empathy and joy she has found along the way. Co-creator and past Director of CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia and lifelong fiber tinkerer, she wanted to create a space that sparks intellectual curiosity and makes you feel at home. Liz lives a few blocks from the shop with Chris, Faye, Joni, Sabon, and Mavis (her mostly female human and animal family).

We're a quick 7-minute walk from the UPSAL or CARPENTER LANE stations on SEPTA'S Regional Rail Chestnut Hill West train and a 5-minute walk from the Wayne + Carpenter stop on SEPTA's Route 53 bus. If you are visiting us by car the on-street parking is free and convenient.

Wild Hand is located in the oh-so-lovely Mt. Airy Village - a small commercial corridor in Philadelphia's Mt. Airy neighborhood with a sweet selection of small, socially conscious local businesses.

Grab a coffee and made-to-order crêpe two doors down at High Point Cafe or grab groceries, pet food, and wellness supplies at Weaver's Way Co-op + Across the Way + Mercantile shops. Big Blue Marble Bookstore offers the most thoughtful selection of books for all ages and for new + consignment kiddo clothes and natural parenting supplies The Nesting House is your spot. Our shop is also just two blocks from Carpenter Woods for a woodsy stroll or calm spot to sit with your fiber project.