We are recording today on the traditional ancestral and unceded territories of the Coast Salish and Kwa Kwa Kwa Kiwak peoples,

including Slalo Tooth, Squamish, Musqueam, and Komak's First Nations.

Hello and welcome to Love to So! I'm Helen, the designer behind Helen's positive patterns,

and I'm Caroline, the owner of Blackbird Fabrics. We're two sewing buds who love to sew our own clothes

and want to encourage you on your sewing journey, too. Join us for today's interview with Terence Williams.

Hello Terence, thank you so much for coming on the show today.

Thank you so much for having me. We're so excited to chat with you. Can you please introduce

yourself to our listeners? My name is Terence Williams. I am a small business owner and

so-er designer, kind of a jack of all trades. Wonderful, and we can't wait to chat with you all

about your business, but first off, can you tell us where you're from? I am currently in Dallas,

Texas. I was born and raised in Pennsylvania, and I moved down here a year and a half ago.

And tell us a bit about your sewing journey. We love hearing how our guests learn to sew,

and when they learn to sew. I'm a self-taught sewer. I learned how to sew. I would say it was a

junior in college. I had been sketching and designing clothing, and I had told my family that I

wanted to learn how to sew, so my sister bought me my very first sewing machine. It was a singer,

and she gave me a gift card to Joanne's, and that was really how it started. Just through tutorials

online, and my mom's best friend, she also taught me a few things, a few tips and tricks, because she

knew how to sew. But really, it was just me learning on my own. Ah, that's so sweet. Shout out to

your sister. I mean, it sounds like she gave you a machine that changed her whole life.

She did. She is my biggest supporter, and she saw so much potential. Even today, she's my

biggest supporter, so she fully believes in my dreams and helping and supporting me in that way,

so I really appreciate her. Oh, that's so wonderful. Well, you have such a vibrant and beautiful

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