our History

“To the layperson, making cloth by hand seems like a romantic proposition. While it’s hard to debunk centuries of myth, a visitor to Shed Textile’s studio might be tempted to give it a try. For starters, the average weaver is not at her loom all day. Unlike the wan creatures in Victorian picture books, Stephanie Pinerio, who founded Shed Textile in 2017, takes breaks to eat and drink and source wool from neighboring Cotswold sheep farmers. When working, she prefers calf-length shifts and bare feet over floor-length gowns and Rapunzel-like slippers. (She doubts that any weaver, past or present, ever went to work in the latter costume.)”
– excerpt from “A Pattern Life” North Fork Real Estate Showcase

Shed Textile Company is the work of textile designer Stephanie Pinerio. Stephanie’s love of fabrics stems from her years as an undergrad at Parsons School of Design, although she ultimately pursued a career in advertising that lasted two decades. In 2012, she decided to enroll in a textile design class at the Fashion Institute of Technology, a move that inspired her to pursue a new line of work designing wallcoverings, drapery and upholstery fabrics. It was from within the home design industry that she launched her own handwoven product line — Shed Textile Co.