Always the entrepreneur, Alexandra Riggs’s first foray into the business world was at local markets where she sold her own giftware which was then picked up by stores in Australia and Britain. The 34-year-old noticed that “Children’s wear and children’s gifts always flew off the shelves”. So when she saw a gap in the market, […]
Home Business
Figure Skater Turns Sewing Skills Into New Career
From body suits to bridal gowns, Elina Viola has turned her passion for sewing into a tale of success. Growing up as a dancer and figure skater, Viola would practice her sewing skills on her portable sewing machine between performances and competitions. “I would sew to entertain myself when I was on the road,” she […]
Interview with Amy Adams of Lucykate Crafts
At 19 Amy Adams began work on her design degree and she credits that experience for learning to sew “properly”. She says her Lucykate Crafts shop where she sells gorgeous three dimensional needlecraft owls, toadstools, pillows and the like is ironic because “I hated needlework at school, and my Mum tried to teach me how […]
Interview with Stacy Schlyer of Stacy Sews!
Stacy Schlyer of StacySews.com says she’s a self-taught sewer who’s been sewing for 9 or 10 years. “After spending maternity leave watching Sandra Betzina’s program on HGTV I finally decided to take the plunge and start sewing myself. I purchased a (relatively) inexpensive machine, a few basic notions, a pattern and material and set to […]
Interview with Rita Helinger of Bin Hog Designs
Rita Helinger works full-time as a flight attendant and it was her “day” job that gave her the idea for a great new product that she creates and sells in her “spare” time. Helinger produces luggage handle wraps through her company Bin Hog Designs, that serve the unique purpose of helping travelers to identity their […]
Interview with Caroline Ritzer of Pink Lemonade Bags
Caroline Ritzer is a self-taught seamstress who made her first diaper bag after her daughter was born five years ago. She wanted something out of the ordinary that would look different from those others were carrying. Ritzer then began making the diaper bags as gifts for friends, then shortly before her son’s first birthday she […]