Smalls Studio

February 2022

Four Hands Embroidery collaborated with tie-dye artist and founder of Smalls Studios, Abbie De Casto, to create a collection of new and vintage beanies featuring her original designs, which were digitally embroidered.

Abbie De Casto, who started Smalls Studio to encourage people to find joy in making items with their own hands, has a background in design that began in Southern California working for Oakley designing ski/snowboard apparel for sponsored athletes. After moving to New York in 2006, she worked in denim design for various brands, which eventually led to a love for home dyeing with a variety of different dyes in every color of the rainbow. She started hosting tie dye workshops for friends and later at larger venues to tap into people's creativity and bring home something unique. Currently, her studio in Brooklyn is a hub for developing new ideas with dye, reworking old garments, and collaborating with brands big and small to create unique additions to their seasonal collections. Smalls Studio was born out of the inspiration she found co-leading the weekly crafting group Krafternoon at the Hetrick-Martin Institute (HMI), the oldest non-profit organization serving LGBTQIA+ youth in Manhattan since 1979, where she volunteered in 2018.