TheFullStitch

I am so thankful you've stopped by my Etsy shop. My name is Sarah, and I'm a 36-year-old mother to my son who is growing up quickly before my very eyes. He's the reason behind my drive to create durable, sewn items that support a functional, realistic lifestyle. My husband and I live a quiet life in rural northern New York State. As time has marched on, I have craved creative outlets to remember the "me" that I once was before the deafening defeat of adulthood sank in.

As a child, you could find me sketching scenes of swans swimming in a lake, angels singing with mouths agape, folding origami boxes and flowers by the dozen, and trying desperately to hoard beautiful glitter and metallic pipe cleaners.

I grew up loving graphic design, music, painting, photography...but at the time, I didn't truly appreciate those interests and didn't think I could "do" anything with them. I spent countless hours watching my mother sew with methodical precision and excellent results. The best I could do back then with sewing was crank out some wicked scrunchies. The 90s were blissful, weren't they?

I met the love of my life when I was about 9-years-old at a summer camp tucked in the Adirondack Mountains. We became an item at age 18, and have spent our lives together ever since. I am supported in my crazed pursuit of creativity by my wonderful husband. Through it all, he says, "yes dear," and willingly supports the financial investment needed to pursue these loves.

It's taken me time to recognize that I am happiest when I can put my hands to work to produce a finished product. My full-time career is a desk job in higher education administration. When those work hours come to a close, you'll find me at home weaving together a meal from scratch, teaching my son not to pull the dog's tail, and when all the duties of motherhood are done for the night, I drag myself to the table to sew for you, and to fold paper into origami stars when I'm about to lose my sanity.

My favorite media in which to create are fabric, paper, and wood, but I even dabble in handcrafted body care products including soap, lotion, lip balm, and scrubs.

Thanks for your generous support of my one-woman-show. When you support small business, you support a community of families like mine who become better able to pay the heating bill, keep the lights on, and pamper their loved ones in ways unattainable previously. I appreciate you.