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About Anna
Artist - Designer - Craftswoman

Anna Graber grew up in Europe, where she developed and mastered her skills.  As early as age five she showed a passion for knitting, embroidery, crocheting and sewing.  Discipline was key in her schooling.

 In her early twenties, Anna Graber was lucky enough to have the opportunity to immigrate to this country where she quickly learned the English language.

To her great joy, in New York, she had easy access to fine laces, fabrics and a myriad of quality sewing supplies, always quality.

Anna has an uncanny eye for color and design, and constantly improved her skills.  It's easier to ask her what she cannot do with her gifted hands.

In her earlier years Anna made all her clothes, her children's attire, as well as anything made out of fabric in their home.  In 1988 her oldest daughter walked down the aisle wearing a wedding gown made by her Mom.  Anna also had the joy of creating her two granddaughters one-of-a-kind Christening gowns and Communion gowns.  They are now family heirlooms.

Never short of ideas, Anna designed her own needlepoint pillows and area rugs.  In the mid-seventies, Anna painstakingly created the most beautiful hand beaded Christmas ornaments.  One Christmas, to her great pride, these baubles were part of a scene in one of B. Altman's Fifth Avenue famous Christmas windows.

The best and most satisfying was yet to come.  In the seventies, Graber started her one-of-a-kind Victorian style lace pillows.  She has been selling her work at many juried arts and crafts shows in the tri-state area to her numerous loyal clients.

Although Anna has now retired her sewing machines, she is offering an assortment of fine, imported linens, seasonal items as well as handcrafted home decorations.