It's almost the end of 2018, a great year.
I'm still wildly enthusiastic about upcycle sewing. Upcycling in general too!
I plan to continue my upcycle sewing business, Paganoonoo, selling upcycle sewing instructions on Etsy and at shows, giving workshops, and creating video tips.
I have been reflecting on the business, and things accomplished this year:
- Learned how to use Procreate and Canva to create ads and graphics
- Increased sales (60% on Etsy!)
- Made garments to sell (wildly successful)
- Collaboration with another artist - Cathryn Cooper
- Released 3 more patterns
- Transformed one more room into the house to exclusive Paganoonoo space (thank you George)
- released video tips
and more, of course, plus those things I said would happen but did not, the two top of mind include:
- Video classes - huge learning curve!
- Workspaces kept clean (intermittent)
Looking forward - what to do and not do in 2019? These things are clear:
- Video classes are on hold, they are a huge time commitment I am not willing to make right now. This was a tough call, but spending quite a bit of time this year and still not being ready to create classes influenced my decision to take a break.
- Explore more surface design upcycling
- Make more garments for sale. I love to sew and would like to get back to more of what I love. Look for garments in the Etsy shop and at events.
Yesterday I started in on the surface design exploration with this pair of old Levi 501's:
I did a bit of free motion stitching, added
fabric pen circles, a hand sketched crow by Cathryn Cooper wrapped with nubby yarn, a few fabric bits, a black leather patch and some buttons:
fabric pen circles, a hand sketched crow by Cathryn Cooper wrapped with nubby yarn, a few fabric bits, a black leather patch and some buttons:
To add the embellishments I opened up the non-felled leg seam. When I was done I turned the pants inside out and resewed the seam together.
It has been a fun project! If you are interested, the measurements are: waist 35", front rise 11", inseam 28"
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| My daughter-in-law modeling |
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| Too big for her but they still look pretty good! |
My wish for you in 2019 is that your creativity flow and your muse be ever present. Happy New Year! Michelle
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