A Word Of Encouragement
Everything we design here at No 25 is inspired by God. I pray before commencing any design and I truly could not do anything creative without him. The design opposite was never intended to be a dress. I sourced this linen fabric to design and create a night gown but changed my mind and this is how this Regency linen dress was birthed. This dress was configured from another dress that I have. The soft pink taffeta fabric was never sourced to add to this dress but one morning I had a download to attach it to the high waistline and hand embroider the edge using organza ribbon turned into flourishes of flowers with seed beading, French knots, which were added to the front.
Starting A Business
This was not an easy task. Like alot of individuals the question is where do you start? Having a desire for various handmade crafts It was about finding my niche area. This took me around 2 years to discover what I really wanted to zone into. Having an intense passion for home interiors, hand embroidery, textiles, fabrics, embellishments made it quite difficult initially about how to execute my ideas.
As seen in the photo to the left I began by embroidering or painting homeware accessories such as linen, cotton napkins, and painting fabric. However, whilst enjoying doing this it took months for me to discover this was not my ultimate desire until being reminded about this bible verse taken from Matthew 9:17 that new wine cannot be preserved in old wine skin which led me to change my perspective from embellishing homeware to fashion and undergarments which I had never considered before.
At last, after about 6 - 7 years I had found what intrigued me most and would eventually lead me to a world that I had no idea existed.
If you have an idea about the business you would like to do please do not give up. Turn up everyday or as much as you can and produce, and create something you enjoy with all your heart. This is the first key to creating a beautiful business and products. It is not just about making money it really is about finding your gifting and using that gift to enhance your life and the life of others. See you in the next post about some of my adventures, new designs and developments. Thank you for reading.
Embellished Motif
Do you believe that It is never to late to learn something new. I am living proof of that. As a Christian woman and mother of two son's, and four grandchildren and my husbands support I decided to begin another adventure. My goal was not only to start a new business venture but to inspire womens creativity and imagination by infusing their appetite with the ambition of captivating them into this mesmerising world of fashion, textiles, hand embroidery and embellishments.
About Materials
Unfortunately many of the haberdasheries that are in my surrounding area have closed down or are closing . Some that are around tend to have limited stock which is a real shame for those like myself who get lost in all things to do with sewing. Its almost like being Lost in Jane Austen but its sewing.