Meet the Vendor
Nola Heidbreder, (dba “Let Nola Do It”), specializes in fiber art, folk art, hand-hooked rugs and antique toys, and offers a colorful mix of merchandise that features a distinctive Old World flair. Visit her treasures in Booth 27B and Case 2 at The Hill Antique Market.
The Hill Antique Market: What excites you about the world of buying and selling antiques?
Heidbreder: I have loved antiques since I was a child. I’ve sold antiques since 1991, and I love finding great pieces, displaying them in an appealing way and offering them at reasonable prices.
THAM: You sell an interesting mix of European antiques and vintage handwork. Tell us more about that.
Heidbreder: What attracts me is color. The miniature enamelware from German doll rooms and stores got me interested in toys. But the first thing I ever collected was beaded purses. When my mother and I traveled to England, I bought my first Miser Purse. The bottom line is, I love color and things that are made from the hand.
THAM: How does your own work in fiber art intersect with your antiques business?
Heidbreder: My love for handmade fiber art came through my love of antiques. I started repairing antique hooked rugs, and that got me more involved in rug hooking and then teaching it. I like to recycle in my art and antiques. I might take a Pendleton shirt that has moth holes and turn it into a beautiful rug, or update the look of an old stool or wooden box by putting some fiber art on it.
THAM: Tell us one fun thing about your fiber art.
Heidbreder: I hooked portraits of all 44 presidents in 2012-2013.
THAM: What do you like most about The Hill Antique Market?
Heidbreder: The great staff.
Heidbreder teaches fiber art nationally and has authored several fiber art books and cookbooks. She also sells at her studio house on The Hill and at Tiadaghton House in Lebanon, Illinois. Visit her website at nolahooks.com. Follow on Instagram @nola.heidbreder and on Facebook @NolaHeidbreder.
All booth images ©2020 Nola Heidbreder.
