About
30+ Years
Crafting experience
2009
Global e-commerce
2,000+ Sales
Across the world
Stitching Magic
Into every loop
Welcome to Designs By Mamta
Born from over 25 years of selling experience in craft-related family businesses, we officially stepped into the global e-commerce marketplace in 2009. With more than 2,000 pattern and fabric sales worldwide, our journey has finally led us to this website—the place we proudly call our creative home.
Meet the Designer: Mamta Motiyani
Mamta Motiyani is a highly renowned designer in the global crochet community. A fiercely determined, self-taught artist, she began her journey over 30 years ago with a simple doily. Today, there is no looking back. Having designed well over a hundred intricate patterns, her acclaimed work has been published in premier industry magazines including Interweave, Entwine Crochet Magazine, and TYC Magazine.
While her peers affectionately address her as a “crochet scientist” for her unparalleled ability to construct absolutely anything with yarn, she humbly prefers the title of Crochet Designer.
The Pursuit of Perfection
One thing you will quickly love about Mamta’s work is that she is an unapologetic perfectionist. In fact, she genuinely enjoys “frogging”—a term veteran crocheters use for the painstaking process of completely ripping out rows of stitches to correct a tiny flaw or repurpose the yarn. While undoing hours of hard work to fix a single stitch is a nightmare for most, for her, it is part of the fun!
“Sometimes, I go back to the beginning of the project just to correct or modify one single stitch. I cannot ignore that mistake even when it is a minute one and can be overlooked by keen eyes. I like perfection in what I do. If I am happy with my work, my customers will naturally be happy with my creations.”
A Multidisciplinary Soul
Besides being an expert in crochet, Mamta is deeply immersed in a variety of other art and craft adventures. She is a multi-talented creator who designs handmade yarns, fabric cords, and ribbons, while also dabbling in macramé, sewing, fashion, and jewelry design. Because her hands are always full with one craft project or another, she only occasionally undertakes custom crochet pattern commissions—reserving her time for requests that are truly challenging and artistically interesting to her.
Residing in India, Mamta lives a deeply holistic and grounded life. She is a certified yoga teacher, a dedicated Reiki practitioner, and an avid gardener who collects natural stones and gemstones for their healing properties.
The Inspiration Behind the Magic
Mamta’s ultimate goal is to write beautiful, easy-to-follow patterns that can be understood and enjoyed even by complete beginners. When people ask about the inspiration behind her expansive catalog of creations, she explains that her art flows naturally from the world around her:
“When I look around myself, I see things talking to me. Often, I hear voices and see vivid pictures of the designs, and voila! A new pattern is born!”
Thank you for visiting Designs By Mamta. We look forward to stitching magic into every loop of your next creative project!