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Interview with Elles from Misusu Patterns

Posted March 5, 2018

Interview with Elles from Misusu Patterns

Tell me a little about your business and how you got into sewing.

Hi I’m Elles, the designer and owner of Misusu Patterns. I live in The Hague, the Netherlands, with my husband Martijn, son Bing and daughter Fio. I was raised in a creative Dutch family – for as long as I can remember, there was always a sewing machine on the edge of the dinner table, piles of fabric on the ironing board, balls of bunched up sewing pattern paper surviving in corners on the floor….My mom started me off in my sewing adventures, just like here mother did before her. So I guess I was sort of brainwashed from an early age!

Before I started sewing myself in my teenage years using Burda patterns, I collaborated with my mom on different projects. I would pick out the pattern, suggest alterations and my mom would sew it up. She was always a bit ambivalent about my ideas, but somehow they always (sorta) worked out. I had no clue what I was doing, but I guess that from the very start, I had a knack for visualizing and constructing the garment I had in mind.

Interview with Karly from Paisley Roots

Posted March 1, 2018

Today I’m excited to introduce to to Karly from Paisley Roots – she’s contributed to One Thimble twice this year.

Firstly with her Thyme Vest in Issue 14 and most recently with her Nori Dress in Issue 17.

Interview with Lindsey from Ellie and Mac

Posted February 23, 2018

Today I’m super excited to have Lindsey from Ellie and Mac on the blog. In One Thimble Issue 13 Lindsey shared with us her tips for using an Embroidery Machine and showed us how to make applique patches using an embroidery machine.

I really loved chatting with Lindsey. She’s got such an upbeat life attitude and so many of the things she had to say about creating and business had me nodding along, thinking, “WOW, I believe that too!!!”