Remember me sharing about Artisans' Haven SG? We just had a lunch meeting last Friday after an event at The British Club to further discuss our next move, the kind of fleas we should be participating in, individual potentials, and all the other agendas..
To me, Artisans' Haven is the greatest gift of friendship. A special kind. We got together with the mere interest in sewing. We formed a whatsapp group initially to do a sew along on a pattern we bought as a group. To share tips and what not. It didnt utilize as everyone got busy with everything else BUT the actual sew along project. Haha..
We ended up bonding in the whatsapp group talking about everything sewing, from fabrics to machines to sewing rooms. As we bonded, we scratched each other in the name of advice, some fall out, some stayed. And those who stayed talked business and somehow, we formed Artisans' Haven SG when one of us were keen to take a booth at the Laloolalang event but it was pretty steep for a small local business like ourselves so we decide to collaboratively create a platform so anyone of us with a business can share the booth cost and participate as Artisans' Haven. How clever, right?
We soon grew and found ourselves smothered with so much tough love and called each other Sisters. Our husbands seeing each other's husbands being supportive, they became a little bit more supportive of us, and we benefit as a group. We share a lot of stuff, props, responsibilities and even children!
And so I present to you Artisans' Haven!
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| Us, missing IdaMan, Wadorobuku, Hashtag @ Chai's & Ardina business owners, and Maryam a leisure sewist. |
So I find a lot of comfort in them, I find peace when I am with them, and I gather a lot of positivity when I am surrounded by them. I had never imagined myself to have such great friends 5 years ago, NEVER. So this, this is masyaAllah, a God sent! A friendship that I will always treasure.
We had lunch at The Landmark. Buffet, we were the first to arrive and last to leave, thankfully, the hotel and management didnt have to kick us all out. Hehehe...
And oh! They pushed me to try more things for my business, and I had just recently launched these pretty set!
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| The Camo Family/Couple Set! |
Slots filled up quick the moment I launch it with first 5 slots receiving a special introductory slot! I have just 2 slots left for next week, alhamdulillah! All orders are made to order, for now. But insyaAllah, I will be prototyping a standard size chart and will sew leisurely to make up a good collection of ready made.
I am just prepping the patterns, cutting them out and labelling all of them to their sizes for easy grab, trace and cut days, before the piecing, serging and sewing day come welcoming me.
And oh I am working on my very first extra plus size set this weekend and I am excited! I am so lucky to have a plus size trust me to sew her set! So I will definitely do my best!
Thank you!
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| Much love, me and Baby M. This is such a rare photo, by the way! |
