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that that that that that that that that that down that 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 interviews with inspiring

creatives and small business owners in our community. Today we are with with us about running a sustainable small business, teaching kids to sew, and how children

can show us how to go with the flow and leave the perfectionism at the door.

You mean in the cubby? In the cloakroom. Where is this cloak room? I want to find it. Sounds wonderful. 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 da da Hello River, thank you so much for coming on the show today.

Thanks for having me.

Would you mind introducing yourself to our listeners?

Sure. My name is River Takata Capel.

I have a small business called Riv Talk, which is short for my name, River Takata, the first three letters of those two words. And I am a fiber artist, a fiber instructor, and a homemaker. And I focus a lot on just keeping my hands busy going from one

project to another project really expanding like all of my creative designs and making them tangible because that really helps with my kind of just getting through the day and also

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