The name of our clothing brand is a Dutch translation of Sew Sew, pronounced 'Nye Nye '(as in 'Bye' or 'Chai')
I am Suzanne, founder of clothing brand NAAiNAAi and Butterwalk, our sustainable department store.
I went to a Steiner school In Holland and my love for creativity was well nourished there. Creativity turned out to nourish me too and so I went on to study anthroposofical artistic therapy to start with but switched to be a Steiner Waldorf class teacher. I have worked as a teacher in Holland and the UK until my children were born.
When my own children were born I became a stay at home mum but the need to be creative stayed unchanged and when seeing a beautiful old wool blanket on a market stall in Totnes, Devon, I decided to make two children's gilets with it. From there the NAAiNAAi clothing range grew to offer women's and men's garments to a friends wonderful budding business.
In the last 4 years we have grown a lot as a brand and platform becoming what is now known as Butterwalk. Located in the heart of Totnes. We offer an extensive range of clothes designed by me and made by my wonderful team of dressmakers in our first floor studio. Please come and see us work.
We also offer carefully selected handmade and sustainable artisan products from ceramics to jewellery and botanicals to leather goods. Sharing this physical and online space is important to me and my colleagues, we hope to inspire people's lifestyle choices through a beautiful, meaningful and sustainable experience. Recently we have added our wonderful new cafe, serving coffee, cakes and much more from suppliers who carry the same values as we do.
We'd love to welcome you one day!
