Dimple Anand - India's Only Stitching Business Mentor

Explore sewing as a productive hobby and a profitable business

MY JOURNEY: Stitching | SEWING HOBBY TO STITCHING MALL

I love creating designs, things, ideas and content. As a kid, DIY, art and craft, reading and stitching that is also called sewing were my favourite pastimes. 

I am fascinated with exploring different aspects of life and work, like management, training, business, stitching or sewing,  yoga, design thinking and digital marketing.  

Basically, I love to learn, and I love to share with those who are willing to grow.

When my mother used to stitch, I used to be fascinated by the stitching machine's movement.

As I grew up a little more, I used to sew a few things, and she used to guide me lovingly. She was a busy person, but I cherished the time she spent with me exclusively while stitching.

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My Career Choices- 

I loved the idea of being a fashion designer as a teenager.

But, I was reasonably good in studies (or so others' thought) which prompted me to choose management-related careers. 

After being a Training Manager in public health, I decided to take a sabbatical. 

This time I pursued fashion designing because I wanted to (and I didn't have to prove anything to anybody).

If you wonder if fashion designing is for you or not, check this detailed fashion designing career guide.

I started a Fashion Boutique

That fashion designing course led to starting up a fashion boutique, where I learnt different business models and how to scale up in stitching industry. 

I also explored all possibilities to start work from home kind of business model of stitching work.

My job was going good when the shop owner sold the shop, and I started working from home.

I used to get stitching orders at home.

I had tailors working for me, and I used to earn good money out of that! 

But soon enough, we shifted from there, and I was in a new place. So, that work was closed.

I yearned for an online platform where stitching industry enthusiasts could gel together and find a job or workforce.

STITCHING MALL - FIRST KICK

Around 2014, I visited one of my brothers. My sister-in-law was having some trouble with her stitching machine.

She knew my love with stitching, so she suggested that I open the machine and fix it, which I promptly followed with my brother, but fixing was complicated.

We were with a stitching machine, but we forgot which part would go where!

We panicked, and he opened some YouTube videos to check out "what to do !" 

We got nothing useful, and I was frustrated about how come nobody shared what we wanted!

We fixed the machine somehow. And for the first time, I was introduced to the YouTube video tutorials and self-learning world.

STITCHING MALL - SECOND KICK

I had a highly talented senior colleague, who wanted to make her own clothes.

The reason was that her body was a little different.

She had different body requirements than other people.  

She wanted tailor-made clothes for herself, but tailors used to make fun of her (though they didn't express it in front of her). 

I could teach and explain, but the office was too much work, and her house was far from mine.

Not practical!  

During this time, I had created a few dresses for myself, and some of my friends, colleagues, neighbours and relatives wanted to know how I sew and design things.

Finally Stitching Mall was created

I made a few videos and uploaded them on YouTube to share with the people I cared for. 

With my curious mind, I also signed up for AdSense and done some other settings. 

And I got busy getting my house constructed.

After a few months, one afternoon, I needed some money, so I thought of borrowing from my mother-in-law.

I was still fixing whether to ask her or not; I got a message "USD$$$ transferred to your account #000001". 

I was suspicious because I had lost some money in 'work from home online' schemes, and I believed nobody could earn online.

But here I was with money in my bank account.

What did I do? 

Some stitching and some computer internet settings, which anybody could do easily.

Therefore, I decided to create a platform where people could learn to earn within and around the stitching industry.

That is my wish, and I know if you have read so far, you may be loving stitching the way I do!

This blog has tips and tutorials to empower you in many aspects.

You'll find designs, DIY tips, tutorial videos in English, and videos in Hindi / Urdu, support of a fast growing stitching / sewing community.

For suggestions, queries, business proposals, you can reach us through Contact us page.

To contribute your articles, videos, posts, experiences, designs and insights you can send at : [email protected]

"WISH AND IT'LL BE GRANTED - UNIVERSE"

Stitching is much more than a simple needle and thread.

A stitch starts with a needle and thread, but sewing or stitching industry is worth more than $278.2 billion worldwide.

This estimate does not cover the units that are revolving around small stitching businesses. 

And this billions dollar industry revolves around a single stitch. 

Stitching is ...Join Parts Together.

Let's join this movement of being your own designer, lead a fulfilling life and create what you want to create.

Be Your Own Designer! 

Happy Stitching

- Dimple