musings and inspiration from the studio of Red Thread Design

For about a year, I have been working on a special project. You know how sometimes an idea pops into your head, and you wonder “Could I really do that?”...

Something usual happened to me this week, perhaps even cathartic. I live in a rather chaotic environment of my own creation, with three young children and a home-based business. There...

Last night my sister came to me with a mission: she’s taking a quilting class and wanted to select nine harmonious fabrics to use in her first quilt. Because I...

A few weeks ago I did another photo shoot, this time for my Spring/Summer 2012 line. Once again my amazing photographer Lise Varrette worked her magic, this time in her...

Toronto couple Kathy Witterick and David Stocker became international news a few weeks ago when they made public their decision to raise their third child, now four months old, without...

First in a series of tributes to some of the amazing people I've met on my Red Thread journey. Many people are very comfortable with the status quo. Especially when...

This week marks the 100th anniversary of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire, the worst industrial disaster in New York City's history. Unable to escape, 146 garment workers died, most of...

When I was a child, my mother had a thriving small business designing hand-painted silk scarves. When she was preparing for the One of a Kind Show, my sisters and...

I have to be honest - I hate the word mompreneur. It takes my identity as a designer and small business owner, which in my mind is separate from my...

I sewed up a storm last week putting the finishing touches on my Fall 2011 Collection, which is now being shown at various wholesale markets. The most fun part of...

Normally I avoid pink when I'm choosing fabrics for a new season. It's so overdone, so painfully gendered, more about being pretty than powerful, sweet rather than strong and playful,...

When I first made the transition from sewing for the love of it to starting a business, I had a lot to learn about production sewing: planning for the best...