Lilith Tester Round Up

I’m super excited to show you some of the photos from the wonderful people who shared their time, skill and expertise with me!

Kelly sewed this long sleeve Lilith in a bamboo jersey (which is my favourite fabric for everything). I absolutely love the natural tones and print. Back in the olden days (like a year ago ha!) of the Blended Threads Facebook Group I used to see Kelly’s makes come up a lot, so I was excited to have her offer to help me out.

I often look at all of your makes and am blown away by the skill you all have. Scrolling through the Instagram feeds of these ladies is inspiring and… sometimes a little intimidating, even for me!

I love this detail shot from Brittnay. Her black lace shrug is a classic.

Petra also sewed a lace variation, but hers featured berry tones which I absolutely love!

Alice sewed this super sultry sheer/opaque stripe long sleeve Lilith. Also, her Instagram is amazing. You will love it.

The lovely Poppy sewed two Liliths! A long sleeve and short sleeve variation! I love how the back of the lace variation looks on her especially. This woman does trapeze AND sews her own lingerie! You absolutely need to check out her Insta.

I wish I could give all of my testers a standing ovation! I honestly appreciate that people offer their time and skill to help me through this process.

I’m working on a couple new pattern updates. Kelly is almost done and I am very excited about some of the variations I am including (ruffles + thong). After that I am hoping to update my Evelyn Romper. I want to add more sizes, longer shorts variations, and possibly a two-piece option…

I keep thinking about the future of my little business and what I want to come of it. I don’t know how long my hands can keep making lingerie at the pace I have been… I toy with the idea of limiting the amount of orders I take in my lingerie shop and shifting my focus more to sewing patterns, custom fabrics, and sewing education on YouTube… But making is my passion.

I spoke to a business advisor recently who suggested taking on staff, which I think is the next step. My biggest issue is my location. I live in a rural area and the amount of candidates who would be applying for a lingerie sewing position would be fairly small… I feel like I’m in a tricky situation due to the niche nature of my business and my location, and I can’t quite figure out the best way to grow. I sometimes wish a grown-up would just come along and tell me what to do! HA!