Destashing Patterns & Sharing My Talent
I sell Patterns; I am cleaning out (downsizing) my Sewing Room. All Patterns Still New Like (Unused), and/or UNCUT, unless otherwise stated. Some Pattern Envelopes May Show Storage Wear. I am looking for like-minded individuals that share my love for sewing, and crafts, to sell them to. Most of the patterns are like, or going on, 40 years old! ♥ I will be adding new Inventory (with the help of my daughter), to my shop, on an ongoing basis.
I am an 83 years young, retired elementary grade school teacher. I have been doing arts and crafts, for as long as I can remember. I have sewn for fashion shows, Church functions, clothes for my girls (doll clothes, and toys, included), and for fellow teachers. I have made thousands of custom orders, in my lifetime. And, I taught ALL 4 of my girls how to sew, from the time that they each were about 3 years old ... knee high. Sewing is a great skill to be able to fall back on; especially, when times are hard. One of my daughters, even, became interested in drawing, painting, and other arts and crafts; and I believe became better at crafting, than I am! lol But isn't that what any parent want; for their children, for them to have a better, and improved, life (future) than they had?
Over the years, I have seen the changes in the sewing and craft industries, from TRUE handmade to what is now being called handmade. Try doing everything handmade, from scratch ... compared to how one does it, now, with machinery (sewing machines included), etc.; AND tell me what you believe that handmade REALLY consist of. *wink* I remember, for example, when quilts were ALL handmade; women used to throw weekly (sometimes, daily) quilting parties, all working on just one quilt, for someone's wedding, shower, or, maybe, a baby quilt. Quilts, then, were personalized, or had some kind of a sentimental meaning, or family (special) attachment, to them. The gatherings were fun, too, real parties, back then ... something that groups of grandmothers, mothers, and daughters, were always doing, and sharing, TOGETHER. NO men allowed! Very good training for upcoming young girls; and mothers were always still, constantly, learning new things, shortcuts, or tricks, from THEIR moms. Daughters, also, shared, or taught, their elders new things! When I retired, I started pursuing my passion full-time; and am still, actively, doing so ... and still learning. Changes makes life exciting ... and, I am thrilled to still be alive, and seeing them!
P.S. I, also, make handmade Raggedy Ann and Andy Dolls, Memory Quilts, and Other Surprises. I love sewing. I accept custom orders, also.
