I remember this day so clearly. We went to see Vancouver ballet performance together. I got

tickets through one of my clients at work. So we were like, let's go to the show. It'll be so fun.

We went to the show. It was beautiful. And we decided to take a walk home. And Tassia is such a supportive and inspiring friend.

Like I would always come away from hanging out with her, feeling so excited to sew and be creative

and follow my dreams.

Like she was just the most encouraging person in my life.

And so we were just talking and it was honestly like on that walk home when that idea sparked

for me.

Like we were, I was talking about like, well, I love all the fabrics, you know, at my work.

And why is it so hard to find fabrics online?

And it was kind of like, I should do that.

And she was like, yeah, you should do that.

And I was like, yeah, I should do that. And she was like, yeah, you should do that. And I was like, yeah, I should do that.

I'm Sarah Mittnick, and this is Seamwork Radio,

where we tell stories about the surprising ways that sewing impacts our lives.

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