Gracie Johnson sells keychains bags and headbands at the recent Art Walk in downtown Russellville. Gracie Johnson is a Pottsville High School senior taking concurrent classes at Arkansas Tech University. While a full-time student, she has opened her own sewing business, Loose Threads. “Once I graduate high school, I […] Click here to view original […]
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Whanganui’s Hoyle siblings turn their sewing hobby into a growing business
Emmalyn, Dominic and McKayla Hoyle with some of their Little Sewers pouches. Photo / Bevan Conley What started as a birthday present project has turned into a business for Whanganui’s Hoyle siblings – Little Sewers. McKayla, 8, Emmalyn, 6, and Dominic, 4, have hand-made dozens of zipper pouches, which […] Click here to view original […]
Veteran enjoys creating homemade decor and personal items
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — Out of her home, Susan Capps, a veteran and also known as ‘Diskychick,’ uses her love for Tennessee to create a variety of new creations almost on a weekly basis. From homemade home decor to bags and toys, Capps loves sewing items that turn into […] Click here to view original […]
Wonder Craft: No-sew sock Santa Clause
Photos by the writer If you love cuteness and easy DIY projects, then this is just for you — no-sew sock Santa Clause. This cute little Santa will add to the festive flare in your house and I bet not only you, but everyone from old to young will […] Click here to view original […]
Triple (stitched) threat: Olathe apparel shop brings design, sewing, printing in-house with shirts hitting store shelves soon
Southwind Press; photos by Nikki Overfelt Chifalu Adam Worrel’s vision for a fabric-to-finish apparel and screen printing business is finally sewing itself together — nearly 4,000 miles from where it began — with a label made in KC. First formulating the idea in 2010, he imagined creating a line […] Click here to view original […]
New England’s New School: Three Designers Defining the Region’s Style
A lot of notable new brands hail from big cities. They’re either a Brooklyn-based upstart or LA darling, both on the brink of making it mainstream. But elsewhere in the US, brands aplenty are responsible for some of the country’s most exciting new menswear . And they’re doing it […] Click here to view original […]