Renditions Design - Finally Here!
After 31 years of working, I retired and now it is finally time for me to enjoy my sewing. I plan to never let a day pass without using my sewing machine!
I spent many years in our County 4H program teaching children to sew and also having them learn various forms of arts and crafts. It was a blast but time to close that portion of my life. So this is how Renditions Design came about:
My husband and I love Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. We visit there several times a year for the last ten years.
We have dressed in period clothing each year for the November Remembrance Day parade, attended Balls, and dressed up sometimes in the summer too (if it's not too steamy). Seeing all of the lovely period dresses and men's clothing is just a wonderful sight.
This stimulated my creativity and imagination. I started making my own dresses and underpinnings and those for my daughter too. Then my husband wanted some shirts and pants. I just could not stop sewing all of the great period clothing. I started sewing period outfits for children, ladies drawers and chemises and all of these pieces of clothing started filling my sewing room closet.
I have to admit a love of fabric. A favorite axiom is - "if you like it, buy a yard. If you love it, buy three yards!" Not only that, I love ladies vintage clothing. I began a collection of items for ladies and teens that has grown exponentially. Again, another closet full to bursting.
It so happened that I attended a local craft fair and met up with one of my 4H friends. She was selling her handmade jewelry and scarves. She was the first person to tell me about ETSY. I went home, excitedly checked it out, made a list of items to sell, opened my shop and started posting those items right away. A year later I am writing this little story and have made over a hundred pieces of clothing to date.
Each piece that I make is painstakingly laid out and assembled by myself. Let me tell you how I agonize about trimmings. It sometimes takes me hours to decide on dress trimmings. When I am making a custom item for you, I check and re-check your specifications to make sure it will be right.
If I happen to make a mistake, I will take the item back and either fix it or refund your money. I have a lot of pride in my shop and my work and I want to make sure that each customer is happy with their purchase.
