About
curios & notions is a working studio and supply shop built around local goods and focused on useful craft, repair, and traditional skills. We maintain, use and repurpose tools, share practical knowledge, and support regional makers. The shop offers vintage machines, sewing notions, and handmade goods alongside spaces for learning and reflection. The art in-store has been made by artists that work by piece, with intention. Many items are locally made or restored for continued use.
Our studio REOPENED fully on November 5, 2025!
Subscription boxes, project kits and printable files will be introduced during December and throughout the coming year.
Our aim is to help people repair, reuse, and make things that last.
Classes & Gatherings
We offer hands-on workshops in practical craft and repair, including mending, patchwork, and fiber reuse. Each class focuses on skill-building and connection through work. Family sessions and homeschool enrichment days are also available.
Class schedules are posted at the studio and shared by email for subscribers.
December: Patchworking Stories Together DECEMBER 6 at NOON has been rescheduled for January 3, 2026!
Into the Veil
Inside the main shop, Into the Veil offers private intuitive readings with Julia. Each session combines storytelling, symbolism, and personal reflection. Readings are available in person or online, by appointment or walk-in.
Reading Options:
Birch Runes — $10
Heroes of the Blues Oracle — $20
Cartomancy — $25
Witch Familiar + Birch Runes — $30
Cosmic Transformation Oracle — $40
1870 Tarot Piemontese — $50
Tarot of the Sorceress — $50
Oracle of the Hypogeum — $100
Astrology Snapshot — $100
Readings are meant to provide insight and help you move forward with clarity.
Glamour from the Chart
Style as Ritual — Aesthetic Mapping with Julia
These sessions use your birth chart to explore personal style choices—color, fabric, and presentation—as a form of self-understanding. Each includes a color palette based on your chart and an outline of your key style elements. Advanced sessions include a vision book or studio visit.
Session Options:
Core Mapping (60–75 min) — $195 virtual / $245 in person
Lilith Path (90–100 min) — $285 virtual / $335 in person
Driftless Immersion (3–4 hrs) — $555 in person
For details or scheduling, email julia@curiosandnotions.com.
Local First, Always
We work with nearby farms, artists, and collectors. We trade skills, use what’s available, and take time to do things well. Every tool, class, and reading reflects the same purpose: to live well with what’s around us and keep useful traditions in motion.
Julia Walker