Irving Park's Inclement Craft Is Spinning Up Something Special — Including Chicago's First Fiber Mill in a Century

By Socialhood News · Il/Chicago/Irving Park ·

If you've been looking for a reason to slow down and get crafty this winter, Irving Park has just the spot. Inclement Craft, located at 3436 W. Irving Park Road, is a one-of-a-kind fine fiber retailer and studio space that has quietly been building a devoted community of yarn lovers, wool spinners, and fiber artists right in the heart of the neighborhood.

Owners Aaron Storm and Nathaniel Millard have made handspinning and hand-dyeing the heart of their business — a refreshing contrast to the typical knitting-and-crochet yarn shop. Their flagship Handspinning 101 class, priced between $70 and

45, has already introduced about 100 Chicagoans to the meditative art of spinning wool into yarn on a drop spindle. Now the duo have set their sights on an even bigger milestone: bringing a factory-scale fiber mill to Irving Park — which they say would be Chicago's first in over a century. To make it happen, they launched a Kickstarter campaign with a goal of raising $95,000 for the down payment on the equipment, which would allow Inclement to produce and wholesale high-quality yarn to other businesses across the city.

With the 'analog life' trend gaining momentum in 2026, Inclement Craft is tapping into a real community hunger for hands-on, screen-free creativity. Whether you're an experienced spinner or simply fiber-curious, stop by the studio or check out their Kickstarter to help bring a piece of Chicago textile history back to life right here in Irving Park.

Sources:
1. https://chicago.suntimes.com/small-business/2026/02/17/irving-park-inclement-studio-visitors-spinning-wool-yarn-fiber