About Creology

My name is Lauren. Let me tell you a little about Creology :) Embroidering was my pandemic hobby. I bought my first single needle embroidery machine in June of 2021 and opened my first shop on Etsy in September of that year. At the time I was working in clincial drug research (my undergraduate degree is in biology), and would spend my evenings and weekends working on my shop and embroidering anything I could find. In June of 2022 I started to take my Etsy shop and corresponding social media much more serious. This is all because I had an epiphany while sailing in Croatia: I loved traveling. Therefore, I needed to find a way to make more money so I could do it more. Maybe I could do that through my new favorite hobby... Through the years (and the power of social media) I was lucky enough to be able to quit my corporate job and do something I really loved full time (embroidering, obviously). I managed to upgrade my "office" from a card table in the corner of my bedroom to a wooden table in the basement, and I've now upgraded to the home office (very luxurious). I've also managed to upgrade my first single needle machine to two commercial 8 and 15 needle machines called Peanut and Ladybug. Coincidentally, I work a lot more and have a lot less time to travel now, but work feels like play and technically I can travel whenever I want and for however long I like. I hope to incorporate my love for travel, photography, and embroidery in the future :) Read their story