Interview,
1 HOUR 5 MINS

Episode 46: Building an Empire with Lisa Comfort

June 18, 2018

Lisa Comfort tells the story of Sew Over It, her online and in-person sewing shop. Lisa sells patterns, fabrics, classes, and more! She started small and has grown her business into one of the biggest indie sewing companies in the world.

Source: https://fabrickated.com/2016/09/19/anything-for-the-weekend-lisa-comforts-capsule-wardrobe/

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6 comments

  1. Martina says:

    Thank you so much for this interview! Lisa is my ultimate role model and I hope to follow her footsteps soon. She is such an inspiration.

  2. glamaretto says:

    The Sewing Cafe, Georgetown, Ontario: http://thesewingcafe.ca/! Never been there, but I know it exists! 😀

  3. Kristie says:

    Thank you for your wonderful interview with Lisa! She was so very charming and genuine.
    I thoroughly enjoyed hearing her business story unfold. Her work ethic is an inspiration to us all!

  4. Marjolijn Rietsema says:

    Thank you for your podcast (again…)
    I as not a sewoverit pattern person…I am not a girly sort of woman.
    Far a more “pants/tops/solid colors” type and only very rarely a flower will be seen on my body and if it does happen I have told my friends to do a pee test (drugs). But. I did finally listen to Lisa Comfort and was so amazed at her and what she has done and I LOVED that she put her team out as her best achievement. I found her quite real and interesting.
    I am also starting a new sewing related venture (I will share it with you if it actually happens) and Lisa was really inspirational in how she described her beginnings.
    So anyhow THANK YOU for your programs. (I don’t call it a podcast – It is like TV (although I no longer have a TV) in that your interviews always bring to my mind pictures/movies of what the sewing world is like and of course I always laugh.)
    Hegs.
    Marjolijn (again)

  5. Leah Holland says:

    Have you heard of the Stitchery Studio in Port Moody? https://www.thestitcherystudio.ca

    1. Helen Wilkinson & Caroline Somos says:

      Great tip! Thanks so much!

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