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Meet the owners
Alyssa & Thomas Dykstra
While I am the founder and the face of the business, I wouldn't be here without my husband, Thomas (Tom). You've probably seen photos of him in my social media, but what you don't know is that he does a lot of the behind the scenes work. While I handle everything from designs, customer service, marketing etc., Thomas helps the business by managing finances, shipments, business tools, and more. Most importantly, as my best friend, he keeps me level headed! We wouldn't have this business without each other. We're both so lucky to have a partner with the same interests!
Meet the designer
Jimena Fernández
Jimena is my go-to designer whenever I need more of my complicated ideas to come to life, and she was one of my initial designers to help me with the first shop designs before I got my Ipad, like the "Leah's Feelings" design you see her wearing in the photo! She primarily does illustration and concept art, and she says she most enjoys character drawing for games. Jimena describes herself as a huge D&D nerd, and she even creates full designs for her D&D characters!
Meet thye Designer
DIANA PUIGFERRAT
Diana is another designer and friend of mine I love working with- and I particularly love working with her for patterned designs! I call her the queen of patterns. She helped me with the Korok designs from the Zelda collection, which have now become some of the most popular designs in the store. Make sure to check out her portfolio and read more about Diana below!
Meet the Copywriter
Emily Stroup
Emily is the witty mastermind behind all of the product descriptions in Threads & Thistles Inventory. She says, "Since I've always loved playing video games, writing about them in a casual, accessible way has been incredibly fun and fulfilling!" Like the rest of the TTI team, she is a strong feminist and an avid gamer, as well as one of my closest friends. Her two favorite games are the Dragon Age games and Detroit Become Human. She's also the reason Skyrim is now one of my all time favorite games! Emily would describe her aesthetic as "grandma academia", which is expressed both in her fashion style and social media- even on her Animal Crossing island!
Meet the photographer
Meeses Gaming
Emily contributes significantly to both our store's accessories collection, and to the world of gaming as a whole theough her content! She aims to sheds light on women's experiences in gaming. Plus, she's hilarious. Be sure to check out her page!
