Tag: Southwind Press

These iconic hearts are blank now, but a parade of artists is set to bring the KC landmarks back in 2023

By Tommy Felts / December 27, 2022

Molly Burd acknowledges she applied for the KC Parade of Hearts on a whim. A week before the deadline, the Kansas City artist and Hewn sewing shop production manager saw applications were being accepted for artists to design the big hearts art pieces for 2023. “Once I got an email saying that there were over…

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Shop Small: 5 gifts for the KC sports fans on your ‘nice’ list (KC Gift Guide)

By Tommy Felts / November 25, 2022

Editor’s note: This feature is the fourth in Startland News’ five-part holiday gift guide showcasing Kansas City makers and their products. Check out the featured maker below, then keep reading for five gift ideas to get started. Adam Worrel’s favorite Christmas gift as a child actually foreshadowed his life to come. One year, the Hewn…

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Triple (stitched) threat: Olathe apparel shop brings design, sewing, printing in-house with shirts hitting store shelves soon

By Tommy Felts / November 11, 2022

Adam Worrel’s vision for a fabric-to-finish apparel and screen printing business is finally sewing itself together — nearly 4,000 miles from where it began — with a label made in KC.  First formulating the idea in 2010, he imagined creating a line with production and printing in-house and as much control over the supply chain as…

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