2020 has been a historic year. In addition to the start of the covid-19 pandemic, there were the Australian Bush Fires, Black Lives Matters protests, Space-X’s successful launch of their Dragon Crew capsule to the International Space Station, and the 40th anniversary of the Mount St. Helen’s eruption. In this post, I’m going to review …
Category: News
Everything Has Changed
On March 11, 2020 the World Health Organization declared Covid-19 a pandemic. Since then everything has changed. While it may not be a direct cause and effect, Canada’s response to this disease has escalated over the past 10 days. We’ve implemented social distancing in an attempt to prevent the spread of this virus. Schools, universities, …
2019 Year End Review
This is my first year end review. 2019 has been a busy year for me. In this post, I’m going to review the most important things I learned small business-wise, my best/most useful sewing tips/skills and my favorite projects of 2019. I’ll also give you a heads up with my plans for the new year. …
Boxing Day Sale
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope your day was a happy one spent with friends and family! Sewn By Tanya is having a Boxing Day Sale Dec 26-28, 2018! All current stock is on sale! Check out the savings in the Etsy store. Tanya
My Sewing Space
Regardless of how large your sewing space is, there are a few factors that help turn a good sewing space into a great one. Examining my current sewing space as an example, let’s break it down. On the left-hand side I have a table with a cutting mat on top of it. Under the table …
New Year New City New Website
2016 was a year of changes at Sewn by Tanya. My previous work space was too small and there were too many distractions. Previous attempts to find an alternate work space were not successful so I took some time off in September to visit Saskatoon. I was pleasantly surprised to find a suitable place within …
Moving to Saskatoon
Hard to believe it’s fall already. In addition to sewing Cross Body Bags, drafting posts for my blog, and taking some time off for camping, I’ve been getting ready for a big move. I’m moving to Saskatoon this fall. I’ve already spend some time scouting out locations and securing a lease. Now it’s time to …
Swing Tags
In addition to sewing custom order and cross body bags, I’ve been doing some small business research this past month. This month I’ll be designing some swing tags (aka hang tags) so that my finished items will look more professional. For those of you who aren’t familiar with hang tags, this article has a good …
Back To Work
Now that I’ve full-filled my volunteer commitment with my local theater group, it’s time to get back to paid work. Shopping Bags and Wet Wipe-Tissue Wallets are in stock and available for purchase. Tanya
Volunteering
Since Oct 15, 2016, I’ve been volunteering with my local theater group’s costume department. Their fall production is a steampunk version of Charles Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol”. I’ve created a woman’s bonnet, sewn 53 luggage tags to help organize the costumes, serged a woman’s floor length skirt, and been part of the serge & sew …