About Us
Julia - Owner & Crazy Cat Lady
Along with my four cats,
I turn fun fabric into handmade kitchen products like oven mitts, cotton topped kitchen towels, tea cozies and of course catnip toys! I love to use unique fabrics that you might not find in regular kitchen stores, especially ones with cats! Mixing and matching the fabrics is the most fun.
I spent over 10 years in the animal care industry and still volunteer with many rescues (fostering, wellness clinics and transport). I learned how to sew and do handwork at a young age with my Mum and Grandmother.
Our Staff
Peewee - Product Manager
Peewee (or P-Nerd) is the one who checks the quality of all the materials I use to create the products for you.
If anything is sub-standard she will let me know with the sweetest little chirps (she only meows at 3am when carrying one of her toys!) Between P-Nerd and myself you can rest assured that quality products are being created at Kitchen Cat Textiles!
Madd Maxx - CFO (Chief Feline Officer)
Madd Maxx was our CFO - Chief Feline Officer here at Kitchen Cat Textiles. Madd Maxx crossed the Rainbow Bridge in Sept 2024. He was 22 years old (in my life for 19 of those years) He helped with all sorts of behind the scenes work from book keeping, show applications and project ideas.
He has also helped pick the animal rescue that we donate to each quarter. These rescues have been both local and international. Sadly animals all over the world need help.
Madd Maxx will be sadly missed by all the staff at KCT.
Captain Blye - Quality Control Officer
Let me introduce Captain Blye to you all. He is my one-eyed tripod kitty that I adopted when he was 6 months old. That was over 14 yrs ago.
Blye usually does his own thing for most of the day but when I am making catnip toys he seems to appear out of nowhere! He is the lead of my Quality Control team... he makes sure that there is enough catnip in each toy!
Pinball - Community Support Program Lead
Pinball is 10 years old and the head of our Community Support Program here at Kitchen Cat Textiles. This department researches and figures out which rescues we will be donating to.
Over the years we have supported local and international rescues (Ladybird Animal Sanctuary, Welland & District Humane Society, Dublin RSPCA and Peluditos Con Futuro). Pinball knows the importance of supporting rescue as she is one herself, and one with special needs.
She also has Cerebellar Hyperplasia, a neurological condition. Supporting animal rescue organizations is a cause very near and dear to our hearts. #adoptdontshop
Knuckles - Snuggle Break Manager
Meet Knuckles. He is a 12 year old chonk who has been blind since 3 months old. He was born to a feral mom in a barn and had no medical attention when an eye infection set in.
The damage done was too much so it was decided to remove both his eyes so he can live a happy, healthy life (which he does!). Knuckles is the lead in our Mandatory Snuggle Break program. He makes sure that I don't work too hard and takes time to reset and recharge with some Purr therapy. Self care is always better with a cat!