My best networking story (I’ll tell you in a future post)
led me to take ownership of more fabrics than you can shake a stick at (why
would you want to do that…?).
In
addition to the fabrics I got from other sources – thrift stores, the Sandy
Springs recycling center, donations – I have, at last count, nearly 13,000
pieces of high-end fabric samples from the Jim Thompson Company in Atlanta.
Some are pretty big, but most are around
8”x10”:
silk, linen, wool, cotton, and
high-end synthetics like Trevira.
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| "It's always 5:00 somewhere!" Right? |
This count doesn’t even include the 11 boxes I have still
unopened. I got these as I was leaving Atlanta to move to
Oberlin. On the way out of town, I
stopped by for one more batch, but with so many fabrics already in stock, I
didn’t really need more to count and store, so they’re in a corner in the
basement. Sorting and counting the
samples inside will be a project for another day.
My working goal in life, as I realized in an “aha” moment
during my SEED Ventures experience (more about that in a future post), is to
turn these wonderful samples into useful and beautiful products that people
will enjoy having. I think of them as
adorable puppies – tens of thousands of them! – who need a good home.
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| Southwestern-themed placemat with pockets |
Can you help?
Of
course you can!
Each trivet, placemat,
coaster, and wine bag purchased saves another discarded fabric from the
landfill, where no beautiful thing should ever go.
Each month I will be doing a countdown, and
when I get to zero, I’ll shut my etsy store, take down my Facebook page, close
my blog, and retire for real.
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| Insulated silk trivets/potholders |
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