Secrets of a Bridal Seamstress

May 14 2024
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Welcome to Secrets of a Bridal Seamstress Podcast! I’m sharing business systems and strategies specifically tailored to the bridal sewing industry, so you can build your own modern and profitable bridal sewing business. Tune in to hear personal success stories from fellow seamstresses, as well as business and marketing tips from the pros. I’m so glad you’re here, and that we can grow together in this unique and timeless niche! Xo, Nadine

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Pattern Making for Profit, Costume Making for Large Productions and Teaching Your Craft with Tricia Camacho, The Patterned Seamstress

May 14 2024 55 mins  
Tricia Camacho is the owner and head draper for The Patterned Seamstress, a costume build shop. Previously located in Las Vegas, Nevada, she now services clients from Nevada/California and the East Coast out of North Carolina. Tricia has built her business over the last six years with fifteen years professional wardrobe and costume experience. She spent eleven years in Las Vegas wo

Dealing with Copycats, Competition and The Good and Bad of Working in the Wedding Industry with Becca Pountney

May 07 2024 50 mins  
Becca Pountney, a London based Wedding Pros Mentor joins the Secrets of a Bridal Seamstress Podcast to talk all about the not so glamorous side of working in the wedding industry - from clients to peers. Becca is a consultant for wedding pros, and loves working with people in the beginning of their journey. Becca believes and teaches that life is not all about working yourself into

How to Professionally Deal With Difficult Situations as a Bridal Seamstress with Monique's Sew Unique

Apr 30 2024 49 mins  
Monique, a Secrets of a Bridal Seamstress Member and the founder of Monique's Sew Unique, a New Brunswick based bridal seamstress joins the podcast today. We talk all about when she started sewing, how she started her bridal seamstress business, opening a consignment shop, and how she has professionally dealt with difficult situations in this industry. Monique has over 20 year

Mastering Your Craft With Veil Expert, Julie Harris Designs

Apr 23 2024 54 mins  
Find what you love and go for it - this is Julie Harris’s advice for entering the bridal industry. Julie Harris, the owner of Julie Harris Designs helps modern marriers express their personal style with classic, romantic and dramatic bridal veils, capes and hair accessories. ​ After finishing design school, she created a pearl-encrusted cathedral veil for a friend and from th

Costume Design to Bridal, with Rizner Costume

Apr 09 2024 46 mins  
In today's episode, we hear from Rizner Costume, a Texas-based master seamstress. This podcast episode features her fascinating journey from costume design to specializing in bridal seamstress services. Rizner started sewing at a young age, and got her start in costume design. While she is still sewing up costumes, she has added bridal seamstress to her repertoire. She has a s

Building a Business Worth Celebrating with Carin Hunt, owner of Celebration Pros

Apr 02 2024 45 mins  
Carin Hunt is the founder of Celebration Pros and is a Wedding Pro Strategist. Carin helps business owners in the wedding industry build businesses worth celebrating, with her hands-on done-with-you “Champagne Logic” Strategy for growth and success. Carin describes “celebration pros” as a creative entrepreneur whose passion to succeed is limitless, viewing setbacks not as

Branding and Web Design for Your Seamstress Business with Emily Foster

Mar 26 2024 41 mins  
Does your branding show who you really are, and attract the clients you are dreaming of? If the answer is no, then you might want to consider rebranding! Emily Foster, a Branding and Showit website designer for wedding professionals, photographers, and creative businesses, joins the podcast today. Emily is based in Portland, Oregon and has 7 years of design experience. She has don

Leveraging Social Media to Grow Your Seamstress Business with Rachael Peterson, owner of Heming and Fitz

Mar 19 2024 47 mins  
In this week's episode, I am speaking to Rachael Peterson, the owner of Heming and Fitz in Draper, Utah. Rachael is one of the OGs when it comes to sharing the sewing process on social media, and she explains exactly how she grew her business with this strategy. Throughout the years of owning Heming and Fitz, she has also grown her team through hiring sewer and customer servic

Creating Tailored Events for your Bridal Salon [+ Giveaway Announcement]

Feb 27 2024 39 mins  
Have you ever thought about hosting events in your area to bring the wedding community together, make deeper connections with your brides and get your name out there? I recently hosted an event at my store where I invited some local wedding vendors, my upcoming 2024 brides, my followers and women in the area who are getting married soon. In this episode, I share all about this even

From Big Box Store to Home Studio to Storefront, Catching Up with Kirstyn Gillies

Feb 20 2024 42 mins  
In this week’s episode, we are catching up with Kirstyn Gillies, a New York Bridal Seamstress who was on the podcast 2 years ago! So much has changed in her business over the past two years, so we took this as an opportunity to catch up! Two years ago, Kirstyn shared how she left her career at a big box store to start her own bridal alterations home studio, and in this episode, s