Mother-Daughter (in law) Duo at Four Bugs In A Rug!
We are a Mother-Daughter (in law) duo whose love of sewing, home décor and crafting led us to Etsy! We never imagined that our hobby would turn into a growing business. Building our company together has been an adventure that has involved our entire family…husbands and kids included! Although, our store does require a great deal of time and attention, we do make a conscious effort to create balance in our lives! We love the benefits of having our children and grandchildren around us as we work and being able to put our families’ priorities first make all the hard work worth every minute!
Carol is a lifelong seamstress whose family business introduced her to the drapery business at a young age; she grew up with scissors in her hand! Carol then went on to open up her own drapery business allowing her to work from home while her kids were in school. Her experience and knowledge in the drapery business has made her an invaluable resource to our customers. Carol is responsible for sewing all the Christmas Stockings, Easter Basket liners and dog bandanas!
I (Renee) am so proud to oversee our growing embroidery business, we love creating personalized items for our customers, it’s so much fun! I am now learning the secrets of sewing from Carol! I do not have a sewing background but I have learned so much about fabric weights, runs, sizing, pattern repeats and working with fabric by the yard or bolt!!!
Carol and I work together on fabric combinations and new product ideas. We may not always have the same ideas about how to do things but we can honestly say the key to our success is that we have a mutual respect for each other and for each others idea’s…good and bad!!!