Our Story
Mama’s Mobile Mercantile started with a simple idea: bringing creativity, community, and fiber arts back into everyday life.
With Kelly’s passion for preserving traditional fiber arts and Mary’s deep love for community and creativity, the dream of bringing back the neighborhood yarn shop — on wheels — slowly came to life.
Now housed inside a vintage bus, Mama’s Mobile Mercantile travels throughout the Kentuckiana area as a mobile yarn shop carrying carefully chosen yarns, handmade goods, fiber art supplies, crochet and knitting tools, and inspiration for makers of all skill levels.
But more than anything, the bus was created to bring people together.
Wherever Mama’s Mobile Mercantile parks, it creates a little space for creativity, conversation, learning, and community — keeping the spirit of the local yarn shop alive while bringing yarn, fiber arts, and creative workshops directly to the communities it serves.
Meet Mary & Kelly
Kelly Seay
Kelly is the heart and heritage of Mama’s Mobile Mercantile. A lifelong fiber artist and talented knitter, her love for yarn and traditional fiber arts has shaped the thoughtfully curated spirit of the Mercantile from the very beginning.
With decades of experience and a deep appreciation for craftsmanship, Kelly is passionate about keeping fiber arts alive, welcoming, and accessible for the next generation.
Mary Dowell
Mary brings creativity, vision, and community to Mama’s Mobile Mercantile. What began as a curiosity for crochet quickly grew into a deep love for fiber arts, pattern, and creative connection.
Together, Mary and Kelly created the traveling yarn bus to bring creativity, conversation, and community directly to the people they serve throughout Kentuckiana.
Follow Along on the Road
See where the bus pops up, upcoming events, new yarn arrivals, and community moments.
