This year, you can add some extra autumnal flair to your home by making decorative throw pillows. The best part is that you don’t have to be a sewing expert to do it! Plenty of no-sew options are just as easy and look just as good. If you want […] Click here to view original […]
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Waunakee woman finds a passion in designing handbags
Kristin Marshall Graves shows some of the handbags and purses she’s designed and sewed. Perhaps the one plus of the COVID-19 pandemic was the ample time it gave some people to pursue new hobbies and passions. One person was Kristin Marshall Graves who discovered a passion for designing and […] Click here to view original […]
Gulfport designer Nadine Gentles headed to London Fashion Week
GULFPORT, Miss. (WLOX) – London Fashion is just around the corner, and one Gulfport designer is packing her bags. Nadine Gentles owns Dorcas Couture in Gulfport. She moved to the coast from Jamaica 21 years ago. Her business is named after her mother Dorcas, who first taught her how […] Click here to view original […]
After Mocking Her For Starting A Sewing Side Hustle, This Wife Refused To Share Profits With Her Husband, And People Don’t Think She’s Wrong
“He blew up, saying that I was being selfish and mean and said that the business profit should be split equally between both of us, not just me. I told him he not only mocked me for sewing, he even doubted my potential.” Money can cause the downfall of […] Click here to view original […]
How to make a bucket hat at home: Shopper makes hats using $2 Kmart tea towels
A creative shopper has impressed thousands on social media after transforming budget tea towels into bucket hats. Sharing an image to a popular Facebook group, Frances made seven bucket hats using 14 $1.75 towels from Kmart. In the comments many dubbed the DIY as ‘absolutely amazing’, ‘beautiful’ and a […] Click here to view original […]
How a supplier took automotive materials and created a NAIAS Charity Preview dress
This year’s Detroit auto show Charity Preview gala will bring a fresh concept to the auto prom with the reveal of a dress made using recycled automotive supplies. Iwona Niec Villaire, chief administrative officer of International Automotive Components Group, and other company leaders wanted to do something to honor […] Click here to view original […]