Meet the artists
Lisa & Amy Bradley
Hello and welcome! We create Medieval style costumes from both linen & leather. We also make a wide range of accessories, from home decor to jewelry - all inspired from our deep love of nature & fantasy.
It began many years ago, Lisa grew up expressing her art through painting, but when Amy was a little girl, she began sewing costumes for her & friends. As a teenagers Amy & her brother fell in love with Renaissance Faires, the family enjoyed historical reenactments too. Each year the costumes got better.



inspiration & beginnings
A love of Middle Earth
When Amy first read Lord Of The Rings, along with Narnia, Harry Potter and many other fantasy stories, her imagination brought the worlds to life through music, calligraphy and eventually leatherworking. Both of us are self taught seamstresses, back then costumes were not so easily available online, so making them yourself was sometimes the only way. People began asking where our pieces came from at Renaissance Fairs. Realizing others would be interested in buying our costumes, 'Folk Of The Wood', a tiny Etsy shop was born. Little did Amy know, that many years later, her childhood dreams would come true, traveling across the world to see the Middle Earth movie sets and landscapes of New Zealand. Of course she brought plenty of costumes!



FOTW over the years
Developing our art
Our creativity became our happy place, and we found our way into being full time artists. Settled in central Indiana, our home studios are often shared with a loyal cat companion, a podcast and a mug of tea. We enjoy using high quality materials, designing things that not only look beautiful, but can last. We've made costumes for festivals, weddings, theater and small film. Our name, Folk Of The Wood, was inspired from all the classic stories of Robin Hood and wood Elves...We love using our imaginations to bring some whimsical magic into a world that needs it.



beyond the studio
Personal life
We believe that the little choices in every day life can be an expression of art also - and we very much live that. The way you dress, the food you eat, how you decorate your home...We enjoy cooking with whole foods plant based, gardening, decorating, antiquing and so much more.



Featured in the Indianapolis Monthly Magazine:
www.indianapolismonthly.com/lifestyle/fashion/the-maker-getting-medieval