Jen Stone Design

Fabric has been my material my whole life. I started my first fashion design business at 10.
I value the tactile qualities of textiles and appreciate the visible evidence of handmade labor. My work emerges from my lineage. My grandmother taught me to sew, and her mother, an immigrant from Poland, worked a loom in upstate New York. My practice centers on Polish folk traditions and the craft passed down through women by thread and repetition, connecting generations. The pieces in Rewoven are made from salvaged and recycled textiles; materials already on a journey, now held by someone else.

I wanted to create something people could bring their own memories to. The restraint is intentional: limited colors, specific subjects, reclaimed materials. Every piece uses textiles that have already been lived in, which felt honest for work about what we carry and what we leave behind.

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Rewoven: What We Leave Behind
June 12 – August 9, 2026
Allenton Gallery,
Durham, North Carolina

I’m making progress on this new piece this week.
Still figuring out where it’s going and what I’m going to name it, but i keep coming back to the title What We Mend.
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Progress shot of my current piece featuring one extremely committed creative director who also thought it was her photoshoot.

Behind the scenes of a new piece that has already fought me a little bit this week as i get closer to my next opening.

sometimes when i’m stuck on one piece it’s better for me to move onto something else instead of forcing it and ending up hating it.