Episode 51: Tessuti Fabrics with Colette Guanta
Love to Sew Podcast
Helen Wilkinson
4.7 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 24 July 2018
⏱️ 52 minutes
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Summary
Colette Guanta joins us to talk about her fabric shop and pattern company, Tessuti! We hear the inspiring story of how Tessuti Fabrics began, and how it has evolved over the past quarter century.
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| 0:18.8 | Dada da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da. da da da da da da da da da. da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da Hello and welcome I'm Caroline and I'm Helen and we love to sew this is a podcast for makers where we talk about sewing a handmade wardrobe and bring you |
| 0:22.3 | interviews with inspiring creatives and |
| 0:24.4 | small business owners in our community. |
| 0:26.6 | Kolet Guantas started to Sousi Fabrics 26 years ago and joins us today to share her origin story. |
| 0:32.8 | She stumbled into fabric sales and has never looked back, |
| 0:35.6 | sourcing gorgeous designer textiles for their three Australian locations |
| 0:39.6 | and their online store. |
| 0:41.2 | Tissuette also sells timeless |
| 0:43.0 | sewing patterns designed by Kolet and her mother. |
| 0:45.0 | Like the Mandy Bow Tea. |
| 0:47.0 | Oh, did they design the Mandy Bow Tea? |
| 0:50.0 | That's so interesting, I didn't know that. |
| 0:51.0 | What? |
| 0:52.0 | What? Hello, Kolet, thank you so much for coming on the show today. |
| 0:58.0 | Hi girls, how are you? |
| 1:00.0 | We are so good. |
| 1:02.0 | We're really excited to have another Australian on the show and get a chance to talk with you all about Tisudi fabrics. Can you introduce yourself to our listeners? |
| 1:11.0 | Yes, sure. My name is Coeck Wanta. I am founder and |
| 1:15.8 | co-owner of D'Sooty Fabric's retail fabric business that has been |
| 1:21.8 | established since 1992 located here in beautiful Australia. |
| 1:27.8 | We have two stores in Sydney, one in Melbourne and an online store. |
| 1:34.0 | Since 2009 I started out to suit an independent pattern business along with my mother and |
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