I knew early on that September was going to be my busiest month - and boy is it ever going to be crazy. September 23rd seems to be the hot weekend. The 30th is pretty busy too. August turned out to be a pretty busy month even with taking some time off to go visit family. If I can just stay this busy through the end of the year I think I will finish the year out on a pretty good note. February and July were extremely slow, but that seems to be a pretty consistent pattern over the four years I have been in business.
I have seen quite a variety of colors and styles coming through the door for bridesmaids, so that has been interesting. Of course there are lots of reds for fall. Some oranges and browns too. Still mostly strapless or spaghetti strap dresses. Earlier in the summer there were quite a few tea length dresses. I am seeing more color in the wedding gowns which is kind of cool.
Not much else going on. I will have to try and get some pictures up one of these days.
Monday, August 28, 2006
Sunday, July 23, 2006
Mid Summer Reprieve
Well, I'm doing better than I thought, it's only July and I have time to make a post!
I can't believe that I started this in February - it seems like yesterday. Anyway- I survived prom and the early wedding rush. I have been enjoying somewhat of a lull the past week or so. I think a lot of people must be on vacation because the whole town is empty. I have been getting lots of phone calls wondering whether I can still get people in for alterations for September and October weddings, so I know this lull won't last.
This is my 4th summer running my business. I finally feel like I am starting to get things under control (don't hold me to that). I am basically a one person shop as far a bridal sewing and alterations go. I rent out space to a friend of mine (my former apprentice) who does most of the non bridal work like pants hems and zippers.
I managed to alter nearly 40 prom dresses in about two and a half weeks time plus stay on top of all of the wedding alterations. I also costumed a theater production in the middle of all that - put that on the list of things to never do again!!
I get hooked by the adrenaline rush of working under extreme pressure. Like costuming a theater production in the middle of prom season. Or sewing 9 quinceneara dresses in two weeks - don't ask - language barrier. I will be looking into taking some Spanish courses before I take on another project like that!!
The problem is that after all the craziness of a big project I don't have all the pressure and time constraints to keep me going on the not so pressing projects. That is basically a long winded way of saying I'm a big time procrastinator. So I put things off until the last minute, thereby creating urgency and adrenaline. I think I would have loved working in an emergency room.
Amazingly I have made considerable progress in stabilizing my adrenaline addiction since I first opened the shop. It has been at least a year since I have had to pull an all nighter to get a project finished on time. I hardly know what to do with myself when my time is managed efficiently:-) Take Spanish classes I guess LOL!
I can't believe that I started this in February - it seems like yesterday. Anyway- I survived prom and the early wedding rush. I have been enjoying somewhat of a lull the past week or so. I think a lot of people must be on vacation because the whole town is empty. I have been getting lots of phone calls wondering whether I can still get people in for alterations for September and October weddings, so I know this lull won't last.
This is my 4th summer running my business. I finally feel like I am starting to get things under control (don't hold me to that). I am basically a one person shop as far a bridal sewing and alterations go. I rent out space to a friend of mine (my former apprentice) who does most of the non bridal work like pants hems and zippers.
I managed to alter nearly 40 prom dresses in about two and a half weeks time plus stay on top of all of the wedding alterations. I also costumed a theater production in the middle of all that - put that on the list of things to never do again!!
I get hooked by the adrenaline rush of working under extreme pressure. Like costuming a theater production in the middle of prom season. Or sewing 9 quinceneara dresses in two weeks - don't ask - language barrier. I will be looking into taking some Spanish courses before I take on another project like that!!
The problem is that after all the craziness of a big project I don't have all the pressure and time constraints to keep me going on the not so pressing projects. That is basically a long winded way of saying I'm a big time procrastinator. So I put things off until the last minute, thereby creating urgency and adrenaline. I think I would have loved working in an emergency room.
Amazingly I have made considerable progress in stabilizing my adrenaline addiction since I first opened the shop. It has been at least a year since I have had to pull an all nighter to get a project finished on time. I hardly know what to do with myself when my time is managed efficiently:-) Take Spanish classes I guess LOL!
Thursday, February 09, 2006
Wedding Season 2005
So far I have 10 confirmed bridesmaid dresses to make from scratch. Two different wedding parties, both weddings in September. I had one wedding gown re-creation from an original 1920's wedding gown, but the bride backed out and opted for a more simple wedding with no formal gown - bonus was she gave me the original 20's gown.
Alterations have already started coming in for March and April weddings. I have been getting phone calls about Prom already too, which is a good sign that maybe the high school kids are starting to think ahead a little bit.
This is concieveibly the only posting I'll have time to make until next winter. I would really like to get some picture of my work posted, but we will have to see if I get my photo editing software installed so I can at least post the pictures upright instead of sideways or upside down.
Alterations have already started coming in for March and April weddings. I have been getting phone calls about Prom already too, which is a good sign that maybe the high school kids are starting to think ahead a little bit.
This is concieveibly the only posting I'll have time to make until next winter. I would really like to get some picture of my work posted, but we will have to see if I get my photo editing software installed so I can at least post the pictures upright instead of sideways or upside down.
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