Moozle

Hello and thank you for visiting my Etsy shop, I'm Kate the designer maker behind the Moozle teepee's, I have been making teepees for families all over the world since 2007.

I made my first teepee for my daughter when she was 8 months old (she is 11 years old now), I wanted to create an enchanted space for her to sit in, explore and look at, with flowers growing up it, a beautiful tree, a little window with a window box and some birds flying about it, I madly sewed for half the night and my first design was pretty special, I then worked on perfecting the structure and researching how other people were making them, that's when I discovered that no one else was really making anything quite like my teepee. There was about 1 page of 'play teepee' listings on Etsy only. I was the first person to make a 4 sided play teepee with a square, cross bar window, I was also the first person to sell a teepee with flags on top of the poles (first designed as a safty feature).
I have a BA(hons) degree in fashion and textiles and had previously run a successful fashion business in London selling my designs to top boutiques and department stores around the world before having my daughter so I quickly went about setting up and marketing Moozle (our nickname for our little baby girl), a webshop selling handmade baby blankets, Mary-Jane style booties, floor cushions, soft dolls (called Moozles) and play teepees. It soon became obvious that the teepee was to be my best seller...there was literally no time to make anything else!
I have always kept the production close by so I can control quality, order stock as needed and cut down on transport emissions, it's also important to me to know who is making my teepees (all are finished by myself), you can be sure of buying a fairtrade quality item when you buy from Moozle.
Now of course you can choose from over 250 pages of 'play teepee' here on Etsy, I have even seen my own images on the selling portfolios of Chinese manufactures (who don't give two hoots about intellectual property), but this is my story and I tell it to you, thank you for reading.

All Moozle teepees are made in Amsterdam, Netherlands EU.

I LOVE printed textiles in the form of big crazy vintage florals as well as contemporary designers such as Marimekko and Nathalie Lete. Big features that make my work unique are: my color combinations and applique work.
I am addicted to photography. It is like a weakness, I have nighmares whereby I 'forgot my cameraaaaaa!!!!"
Follow me on Instagram here http://instagram.com/katemoozle#
Pinterest is also a slight obsession :) http://www.pinterest.com/katemoozle/

I couldn't make the teepees and be a full time mum to my 2 little ones without a little (actually, a lot) of help from my family, my partner Dennis does the pole finishing, and my wood elves in Wales do the first fix pole prep - thank you all soooo much xxx

You might be interested to see our old home in pictures on the Apartment Therapy blog here... http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/kates-wonderfully-small-amsterdam-space-house-tour-192160#_

https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=moozle+teepee&qpvt=moozle+teepee&FORM=IGRE

You can read the Fish Indie TALK:Craft interview with me here... http://tmblr.co/Z73DRs1JF1d4P

Follow my teepee story at www.kidsteepeetent.com
See lots of behind-the-scenes images and Moozle stuff by following our Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/Moozlehome