We have finished the Jumper. Our hope and plan for it has come to life. It slips on easy, removes easy, fits in a way that flatters and washes well. The back has an elastic waist and elastic back neck. Nothing to tie, button or zip. It just pulls on like a favorite tee shirt and…
I love taking pictures on a farm. I love the outdoors, the plants, the sky and the buildings. It’s all so rich with textures and patterns and life growing under the sun. It’s such a playground of photographic backdrops. Today we had the pleasure of shooting at Roots Too Farm. Somehow the weather was perfect….
I love them. I do. Not only am I one, but the entire process of designing for plus size challenges me and quite frankly, challenges are so satisfying and so much fun! I am well aware that there is a grading system for enlarging patterns. I should design for a lovely size 8 and then…
Some ideas live on the sketch paper and never go any further than a lovely sketch. Some ideas, go from sketch to cutting table, to sewing machines to sample and then die a big dramatic death as it comes out of the dryer, flunking the wash and dry test. Other times, ideas float around the…
Our Blue Denim has been on vacation from the studio, not really, our supplier suddenly had a bump in its path and we went without Blue Denim for a few months. Oh sure, we had black Denim and with whimsy and hope, we tried a new light blue Denim. Customers actually embraced the light blue version. We included…
I designed a Bonnet years ago when our company was new. I know what it’s like to be outside; the heat in summer, bugs in spring, sunburnt necks, hair jostling around everywhere, hanging down your sweaty back and darn it’s cold for those northern gardeners who are outside digging out root veggies in fall. The head…
When we had the retail store, Wesley, our favorite mannequin had his own corner of the store. He stood over both print and homespun aprons and a big basket of matching chef hats. He alone generated 35% of our total sales. But then we went to online only, we found that our website sells one apron…
Ruffles are a part of fashion and dirt is where many of us live. Aprons are simply the layer of clothing that relate to the work we are doing. Ruffles may be typically considered a piece of prettiness on a garment but we found a utility purpose as well. Apron testing has shown us that…
We make aprons for the work you do. Some of the work allows you to stay clean and pretty, some of it takes you into the mud and dirt, some of it takes you into the chicken coop. We celebrate all the places work is done around the home. And as the years pass, it’s…
We took our time, we listened to our customers, we trialed banners and logo variations. Whether our customers know it or not, they vote, they speak to us, their voices speak with their debit cards and emails. We designed our new label based on what we heard. No frills, flowers, or ribbons, our label is…
I do love homespun. It is the very best fabric for messy chores. It is very lightweight, it dries well when wiped with wet hands, or used to swipe a counter top, or wipe a muddy potato. It washes up well, dries nicely and seems to get softer with age. It never minds mud or…
I love this prayer, I recite it when it is me that has to do the computer work. I know, I’m being dramatic but I find working on the website similar to arguing with a log. And because the log weighs more, even pounding on it, won’t help me. Recently, I had the joyful assignment…