S. Denise Hoyle | June 21, 2008
Frenchie Bunch of Columbia, South Carolina, decided to take a sewing class when her favorite bed linens needed repairing. Frenchie still has the first skirt she made in that class, it has darts that are backward and upside down. She ended up liking the class so much that she quit her tennis class to learn [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | June 21, 2008
As plus sizes become more mainstream, and as waistlines expand nationwide, plus-size clothes that are fashionable are getting harder to find. Recent statistics have indicated that among children and teens ages 6 – 19, about 30 percent are overweight or obese. These same statistics show that nearly two-thirds of the adult population is categorized as overweight or obese. [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | June 19, 2008
Shirley Clarkson made her first Paddington bears as Christmas gifts for her children in 1971. She had copied the design from Michael Bond’s much loved children’s books because they were a favorite of her children. The kids friends liked the bears so much the Clarksons made some more and sold them. It wasn’t long before [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | June 18, 2008
Whether you’re sewing for yourself or for others, one of the most exasperating problems with darts on sewing patterns is to finally get the dress or blouse to fit right, but the dart ends up above the bustline or below the bustline. We know it looks funny, with the dart not pointing TO the bustline, [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | June 17, 2008
Linda Byerline started using cloth diapers in 2001 out of concern for the health of her premature baby daughter. The cloth diapers did seem to help her daughter who spent the first four months of her life in the hospital due to chronic lung disease. Byerline couldn’t find any with a snug enough fit however, [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | June 16, 2008
Home sewing / crafting entrepreneurs are always on the look-out for new ways to promote their products or services. It makes no difference if your business is just a local one or an online venture, advertising is a MUST in order to keep our names in front of potential customers. Some of the following ideas [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | June 15, 2008
John Lynch was a salesman with an order from Walt Disney World for 200 flags, only problem was that his suppliers couldn’t fill the order in time. Lynch’s wife Sherry was handy with a sewing machine so they set it up in the kitchen and got busy stitching. They filled that order and the business has [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | June 13, 2008
As we get caught up in trying to get sewing projects completed and move on to the next one in the limited time available it is so very easy just to jump from project to project without giving any thought to whether or not we have the right needle in the sewing machine. It can [...]
S. Denise Hoyle | June 13, 2008
HugaMonkey baby slings has partnered with Sew Tuff to expand their capacity. After working with interns and part-time help, the business needed a better solution. Baby Sling – Orangic Bamboo“We needed a lot of baby slings in not a lot of time, so we began looking for a manufacturer. Sew Tuff is a sewing factory that [...]
Sarah J. Doyle | June 11, 2008
We all know a little about a lot of things, and I would venture to say that we all know a lot about a few things. It is those “few things” that we could learn even more about and truly become an “expert”.There are almost unlimited opportunities awaiting anyone who desires to become an expert [...]
