New barbershop Stitch and Crown opens in Riverhead
After 11 years at Haircutters of Love Lane in Mattituck, barber Maggie Harrigan has opened her own establishment in Riverhead.
Called Stitch & Crown Barber Co., the brand-new barbershop opened for business on July 14. “I’ve been dreaming about what I could do if I had my own space and what I could do to make it mine,” says Harrigan.
After a friend mentioned to her that home occupations were allowed to operate in Riverhead’s RB-40 residential zoning districts, Harrigan decided to obtain a permit and make some renovations to turn a room on the first floor of her home into a shop.
With a little help from her friends, the work was done in two months. The shop now has a separate path and entrance and is set apart from the residence.
Stitch and Crown is named after Harrigan’s late dog, Stitch. “I have a tattoo of her in a crown and a cape, so that is the logo,” she says. Designed by Justin Calderon, a Las Vegas-based artist, the distinctive logo was hand painted on the wall of the shop by Harrigan’s longtime friend Taylor Talmage of Long Odds Signsmiths. (If you love the logo, swag including shirts and hats are available.)
“I have a few entrepreneurial friends,” says Harrigan. “I wanted to be self-employed. I was jealous of all the people working from home during Covid.”
