How Liz Built Flying Bobbins: From Fashion Industry to Sewing Business

About this episode

Liz shares her journey from the fashion industry to building her sewing business, Flying Bobbins.

Send us Fan Mail This week on the show, I'm speaking to Liz from the small business Flying Bobbins. Liz shares her inspiring journey from working in the fashion industry to building Flying Bobbins into a thriving sewing business. In this episode, she opens up about the realities of transitioning from corporate fashion to running a creative small business, and what it really takes to turn a passion for sewing into a sustainable brand. She explores the importance of community in the...

People in this episode

Host: Gemma Daly

Guest: Liz

Topics covered

• small business
• fashion industry
• sewing
• entrepreneurship
• community

Keywords

• sewing business
• fashion
• entrepreneur
• community
• small business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Flying Bobbins

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