A sales room in my studio

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Until now the products I sewed for sale stood in boxes in a stack in the corner of the store. Since the last child moved out with her family into a house of their own, another room became free. Over Christmas my husband and I redecorated that room, and now I have a separate space for finished products: a sales room.
A small, minimalist white room where friends come to choose and buy presents for their families and acquaintances. Together we lay everything of interest out in a row on the floor and I let them rummage to their heart's content.
The dolls and a few other small things are not for sale but for creating a mood or helping with product photography.

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Violin case repair

Last school year, I repaired my grandchild's violin case. The loops meant for attaching the backpack straps had torn off. She cycles to school, and it’s impossible to ride while holding the violin in your hand. Naturally, the violin and case—which belonged to the school—went back at the start of the summer. Now that the new school year has begun, she has been issued a school violin and case again, but this one is in even worse condition than last year's. So, I undertook the repair once more. This time, I decided to replace the entire back panel—including the piping—and cover the torn section at the end of the case with a leather patch. I used reflective tape for the top layer of the piping. The video condenses six hours of work into three minutes. If anyone finds themselves in need of a similar repair, I will be able to take on a few jobs starting in February 2027, and I can handle a few at a time during the summer break.

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