The hobby turned viral!
I started at a young age wanting to make my own designs. I learned how to sew and knit from my mother and would design and make clothes and accessories for my Barbie dolls! I went on to designing and making my own clothes as I wanted something that no-one else had!
I had never learned how to crochet, so a couple of years ago, in 2015 I decided to subscribe to a magazine to teach me the basics, which I did for about a year. I also watched a lot of you tube videos to learn some more techniques, making many variations of hearts, leaves and flowers for which I wasn't quite sure what I would do with them!
I decided this year to make a necklace out of some of the things I had made, and wore it to see what interest it gained. I had some very positive feedback so decided to design my own patterns. They are based on stitches and techniques I have picked up along the way, and some are just a happy accident! I incorporate ideas into what I hope to be original designs. I research other designers and the Internet to see if there are designs that are similar, both to get ideas and also to make sure I am making something unique.
After a few weeks of ideas flowing and a steady cluttering of my bedroom, the hobby had turned viral! Several people said I should sell the designs. I had not properly written down any of the patterns and some had evolved as I was making them! I went back through designs I had tried and tested, did some re-designing, wrote down the patterns and made a couple of each design for stock. I spent a day photographing them, turning my room into a studio for the day, and wearing nearly all my best dresses to model them!
I hope to be able to fuel my thirst to design new creations, knowing they will also be appreciated by someone else. Whether people buy them for themselves or as a gift I hope they make someone as happy to receive them as I am to make them!
