The name Knots and Pipes pays homage to both the design process and founder, Heather Sheppard’s, roots in South Western Ontario.
“Knots” represents the sewing, crocheting and leather knotting involved in many of the designs.
“Pipes” is a nod to her extended family’s blue-collar roots in Norfolk County, Ontario. Small mechanics, millwrights and farmers; during her childhood she was surrounded by an array of tools, raw metals and people who maintained a strong “do-it-yourself” attitude.
