Our night-blooming cactus has so many blossoms on it this year...

Thinking about fall...
I'm trying to clean my studio out to make room for my Fall textiles and clothing--so I've marked down the sale items a bit more. I'm serious about trying to get rid of them!

As far as Summer goes, I'll be closing the shop to get ready for F/W next Thursday the 18th.
So get your orders in now! I'll continue to have sale items on this blog until they are gone. Yardage, some more tops and dresses will be placed on sale.

Oh- I've discovered I actually have enough Bokeh Print fabric left to make a few more tops...I've re-stocked the shop with this option. Sold Out

**Please email me if you have any questions:
I've set up a new address especially for ERMIE emails--
helloermie(at)gmail(dot)com

Photos by Sarah Beaver

Sarah sent me these photos of her wearing the Pueblo Silk Tee.
So lovely- I had to post both of them. Sarah makes jewelry and also has a Tumblr.
(I am continually in awe of my customers- you are all so talented & interesting!)
Thank you Sarah!

AND

There are new items in the SALE section today!

Visitor

Look what I found!
He's been hanging out on my porch all day.

Seattle Weekend

So, about a week ago T & I flew to Seattle for a long weekend to see our friends Sean & Amber get married.
Our first stop was the Rendezvous, to see Sean & Amber play in their band.
Also on the bill was Jabon (spooky & cool) , Hans Grusel's Krankenkabinet (whoa) , & the Druggies (didn't make it...bed was calling). A really fun night, and most of the bands were friends of the bride & groom and also in town for the wedding.
Tomory even played bass on 1 song!







Prior to the wedding, I made sure that I went to see Deb's show at Platform Gallery. I think it's up for a couple more days if you live in the area! Next 3 pics are all of Deb's work.





Then there was the prep for and the wedding itself which was held in Sean & Amber's backyard.
The day before the wedding we all went over to their place & helped decorate their lush magnolia trees with LED rigged paper lanterns. Cakes were baked and flowers were purchased...





Sue baked the cake. It was insane. Certainly the best wedding cake I've ever had!











The wedding was laid back, fun, amazing and moving. It really was the perfect day for my two friends, and I'm so happy that we were there to share it with them.

Happy Customers

Customer service. It's important. I aim to please. I really do (within reason). Before I started working in textiles, I had many, many jobs in the service industry. I think I learned a little something about customer service. Even while I worked in nursing- I found customer service (a.k.a "bedside manner") to be crucial.
I try to be helpful, friendly, flexible. I want each customer to feel like they are important (because they are). I listen to what my customers want, and sometimes the results surprise me!

Case in point: this Huipil (pictured above, pics 1-4) that I did as a special order for a client. She wanted it in the Shibori Print, in silk. I wasn't completely happy with how this print had been looking on the silk--but because I respected the customer--I decided to give it a shot. It turned out beautifully! So much so that I'm considering making this top in Spring '12! (Maybe you can guess who it's for :)

The last few days have been a whirlwind of new orders, picking up & packing old orders, emailing customers, ordering fabric, going to the post office, AND trying to nail down the designs for F/W '11, initiating planning for the F/W '11 look book photo shoot, ALSO working on a designs for S/S '12...which involves teaching myself how to make repeat patterns in Photoshop (fun!) & includes a collaboration with an artist I'm very excited about!!

I'm so happy that you guys like the Summer Sale idea. I wasn't sure it would fly..but I thought it might be a nice way to make some of my pieces more affordable, offer some yardage, and clean out my studio all at once :)

I'm also thrilled when I receive photos from my happy customers wearing my clothing. The photo above is Carol, who lives in London! So cool that she chose a background that is similar to the print. She looks so cute with that beautiful smile. She's wearing this top, which is sadly sold out, but I still have one dress left in this print in the shop. Thanks, Carol!!

Another thing that brings me a little bit of joy: going over to my seamstress' place to drop off customer's orders. She has a tree in her backyard that looks like the eye of a sewing needle. A synchronicity that pleases me to no end.

Summer Sale!

I'm trying something a bit different- putting one-off items and remnants of my yardage up for sale LoGE style. Items will change every few days.

Click on the "Summer Sale" text to the right of (or directly below in) this post for details.

First item up: a modified Ave. 51 Huipil Dress!

EDIT: Besides the Summer Sale there is Summer Camp...Camp Comfort , that is...where Jennifer of Odette New York was kind enough to mention my scarf as one of her Summer Essentials.

Thank You Jennifer!