Turned pincushion
Wood has been working in wood for a long time. In the past few years he has been learning about turning wood on a la the. Many lathe...
LA Fashion District
Last week I went to Southern California for one of my "regular" jobs. After work finished on Tuesday in Glendale I was scheduled to...
How to get that balance
This whole thing of starting a new business has been interesting. I'm still working on getting the balance right. Perhaps that will...
Sold! WooHoo!
A friend of mine knew that I would be opening a business, and asked me to make a field service bag for her. She is a Jehovah's Witness,...
And so it begins...
Yesterday I opened our Etsy store, and started adding items for sale. I now have three whole listings. New processes do take a while to...
Taking a leap of faith
When I first started working with my coach at my local Small Business Development Center, we made a list of steps I needed to go through...
By the time I get to Phoenix
I, Thread, first owned a Pfaff sewing machine when we lived in Switzerland. It was a workhorse. It could do three stitches: forward,...
Flour Sacks
In the "olden days" (1976-1977) I, Thread, spent time in Guatemala for my church. At the time it was popular among my cohort to make...
"Haute" Pads
As soon as Thread and Wood receives a license from the city we will be completely open (more on the legal process later). One type of...
Almost open for business
Hello world! My nom de commerce is Thread. I do have a "real" name, but Thread suits my fancy today. My husband, Wood, and I have moved...