I need ten or fifteen skirts from Calvin Kleive. Sometimes they would buy big instead of dinner. I just felt it said anymore. This is Taylor Talk with your host Sammy Rose.

I need ten or fifteen skirts from Calvin Kleive. Sometimes they would buy big instead of dinner. I just felt it said anymore. This is Taylor Talk with your host Sammy Rose.

Handmade clothes are becoming more and more popular and later on this month in Canberra is the Handmade Markets at Exhibition Park, a very very popular event with Camberons and people across the region joining me on the podcast today to talk all things handmade fashion. Is the wonderful founder Julie Nichols. Welcome to the podcast.

Handmade clothes are becoming more and more popular and later on this month in Canberra is the Handmade Markets at Exhibition Park, a very very popular event with Camberons and people across the region joining me on the podcast today to talk all things handmade fashion. Is the wonderful founder Julie Nichols. Welcome to the podcast.

Julie, thanks for having me Sammy.

Julie, thanks for having me Sammy.

Now you and your team, you're super busy. You're gearing up for the next handmade markets. Why is it so important that people support small businesses who produce these beautiful handmade fashion pieces.

Now you and your team, you're super busy. You're gearing up for the next handmade markets. Why is it so important that people support small businesses who produce these beautiful handmade fashion pieces.

Well, it's always important, but I guess never more so than right now. There's a few different reasons. The main one, I guess is the economic benefit for everybody. You know, if people can get out there and support small business, than that's creating jobs and they're staying in business, and it is just helping the economic flow overall. Of course, there's always the environmental benefit as well, so that's a lot of people that aren't importing things in there's no mileage, they're not creating as much, so everything's quite unique. But it also means that you're you know, it has a great environmental flow on as well. But also it's preserving those skills that sometimes we can lose over the generations. So if we have more people that are staying with those skill sets and teaching them passing them on, then we're keeping that as well. So I think that's a really important benefit. Also.

Well, it's always important, but I guess never more so than right now. There's a few different reasons. The main one, I guess is the economic benefit for everybody. You know, if people can get out there and support small business, than that's creating jobs and they're staying in business, and it is just helping the economic flow overall. Of course, there's always the environmental benefit as well, so that's a lot of people that aren't importing things in there's no mileage, they're not creating as much, so everything's quite unique. But it also means that you're you know, it has a great environmental flow on as well. But also it's preserving those skills that sometimes we can lose over the generations. So if we have more people that are staying with those skill sets and teaching them passing them on, then we're keeping that as well. So I think that's a really important benefit. Also.

Now, speaking of benefits, duly, what would you say the benefits though? If I were to buy a handmade fashion piece you mentioned uniqueness there, would you say that that's one of the many benefits?

Now, speaking of benefits, duly, what would you say the benefits though? If I were to buy a handmade fashion piece you mentioned uniqueness there, would you say that that's one of the many benefits?

Definitely? I think I think some of the great benefits of you buying a handmade pieces that it's always going to be unique. It's not as if you're going to walk down the street and past seven people wearing the same things. So yeah, that uniqueness, but the quality as well, So the quality far out weighs the real mass produced items that you can buy. Yes, you might pay a bit more for it, but it will outlast anything that you will buy in the stores as well. Again, that benefit is supporting small business, you know, keeping them in business as well, which means you can always get your high quality, unique custom made. You can have something made specifically for you. You know that you just can't beat the benefits of buying from a small business, especially in getting something made in fashion exactly for you.

Definitely? I think I think some of the great benefits of you buying a handmade pieces that it's always going to be unique. It's not as if you're going to walk down the street and past seven people wearing the same things. So yeah, that uniqueness, but the quality as well, So the quality far out weighs the real mass produced items that you can buy. Yes, you might pay a bit more for it, but it will outlast anything that you will buy in the stores as well. Again, that benefit is supporting small business, you know, keeping them in business as well, which means you can always get your high quality, unique custom made. You can have something made specifically for you. You know that you just can't beat the benefits of buying from a small business, especially in getting something made in fashion exactly for you.

Now, you guys are going to have plenty of small businesses on site at the handmade markets at the end of these months. But what are some of the fashion and accessory you guys we'll have on off of this time.

Now, you guys are going to have plenty of small businesses on site at the handmade markets at the end of these months. But what are some of the fashion and accessory you guys we'll have on off of this time.

Yeah, we actually have lots this time, so great spring fashion coming up as well. But you can get everything from you know, the fantastic Spunky Bruiser who you know, theirs is quite quirky. There are no waste business so everything is made from repurposed recycled goods. But you know, really popular with all age groups, pants, jackets, dresses, skirts, really comfortable, so they're always very very popular. We've got the lovely people from Honeyfox Hats, so they make your feltered hats. They do demonstrations on site. The quality is amazing. These all the hats that will just last you for a lifetime. And you know they're all custom They can be custom made for you she has them in lots of sizes. They're ready made as well, but the quality is just amazing. We have lovely fashions from Chalk and Cheese, so they have amazing really again, really comfortable clothes, really lovely to wear out of, fabulous linens. Their fabrics are next level, but those real earthy tones that are very popular at the moment, so comfortable, where look great, will wear for a lifetime, so they're always very popular. And one of the really quirky ones that we love is Dude. So Dude's from Melbourne and he is for male and female fashions, so it can be for either. Very cutting edge, always have something new. The fabrics are just amazing. The fabrics that he puts together you just never would think of, but it works so well, very very melbournesque. I suppose suits camera well you can layer really well with his a lot of his fashions as well, so yeah, we always love having dued there as well. Lots of earrings, you can navi get too many earrings, scarms. Yeah, just a little bit of something for everybody, for male and female as well, little kids. Lots of kids fashion as well, and again you can fit into all of those things that we've just talked about as well. You know, kids fashion generally you can buy it for the first child, but then pass it on to the second child and a third child and across the generations as well.

Yeah, we actually have lots this time, so great spring fashion coming up as well. But you can get everything from you know, the fantastic Spunky Bruiser who you know, theirs is quite quirky. There are no waste business so everything is made from repurposed recycled goods. But you know, really popular with all age groups, pants, jackets, dresses, skirts, really comfortable, so they're always very very popular. We've got the lovely people from Honeyfox Hats, so they make your feltered hats. They do demonstrations on site. The quality is amazing. These all the hats that will just last you for a lifetime. And you know they're all custom They can be custom made for you she has them in lots of sizes. They're ready made as well, but the quality is just amazing. We have lovely fashions from Chalk and Cheese, so they have amazing really again, really comfortable clothes, really lovely to wear out of, fabulous linens. Their fabrics are next level, but those real earthy tones that are very popular at the moment, so comfortable, where look great, will wear for a lifetime, so they're always very popular. And one of the really quirky ones that we love is Dude. So Dude's from Melbourne and he is for male and female fashions, so it can be for either. Very cutting edge, always have something new. The fabrics are just amazing. The fabrics that he puts together you just never would think of, but it works so well, very very melbournesque. I suppose suits camera well you can layer really well with his a lot of his fashions as well, so yeah, we always love having dued there as well. Lots of earrings, you can navi get too many earrings, scarms. Yeah, just a little bit of something for everybody, for male and female as well, little kids. Lots of kids fashion as well, and again you can fit into all of those things that we've just talked about as well. You know, kids fashion generally you can buy it for the first child, but then pass it on to the second child and a third child and across the generations as well.

Yeah, now you've rid it off heaps of beautiful small businesses there. If people you know want to check them all out, You've got them all listed on your website, don't you.

Yeah, now you've rid it off heaps of beautiful small businesses there. If people you know want to check them all out, You've got them all listed on your website, don't you.

We do, yes, So if they go to the website and then under markets, we've got the specific market date and then everybody's listed there. So you can just go through everybody, or you can choose a different category, or you can do a search for somebody as.

We do, yes, So if they go to the website and then under markets, we've got the specific market date and then everybody's listed there. So you can just go through everybody, or you can choose a different category, or you can do a search for somebody as.

Well and just quickly Julie, So our listeners if they want to, can just do a quick google. What is your website?

Well and just quickly Julie, So our listeners if they want to, can just do a quick google. What is your website?

Handmadecambra dot com.

Handmadecambra dot com.

Are you beautiful? Now? Have you got a favorite kind of a handmade fashion item of your own that you have?

Are you beautiful? Now? Have you got a favorite kind of a handmade fashion item of your own that you have?

Well, anybody who knows me well knows or I do have quite the earring collection, So I do have a very nice collection of earrings, so I'm always on the lookout for there. But I also love I have a beautiful emerald green lightweight jacket that's grateful for all the seasons. But you can just sort of wear it with jeans, or you can wear it when you're going out. Did you go over and ask black dress. It's just the perfect color, nice and lightweight and you can just roll it up and take it with you when you're traveling. It just wears so well. It's beautiful.

Well, anybody who knows me well knows or I do have quite the earring collection, So I do have a very nice collection of earrings, so I'm always on the lookout for there. But I also love I have a beautiful emerald green lightweight jacket that's grateful for all the seasons. But you can just sort of wear it with jeans, or you can wear it when you're going out. Did you go over and ask black dress. It's just the perfect color, nice and lightweight and you can just roll it up and take it with you when you're traveling. It just wears so well. It's beautiful.

Oh good sir, And what are unique color? I love that.

Oh good sir, And what are unique color? I love that.

Yes, yep, it's a great color. It goes with everything.

Yes, yep, it's a great color. It goes with everything.

So that our listeners are aware, you guys have got your next handmade markets here in Canberra at EPIC coming up very very soon, just so that we know exactly what weekend it's on. What are the dates?

So that our listeners are aware, you guys have got your next handmade markets here in Canberra at EPIC coming up very very soon, just so that we know exactly what weekend it's on. What are the dates?

Yes, so it's on October twenty eighth and twenty ninth at Exhibition part from ten to four both days. It's free to get in and we do have a most Sensory Hour as well from nine am to ten am on the Sunday morning it's also free to get in, but we do ask people to book a spot of that because numbers are limited, but that's very popular as well.

Yes, so it's on October twenty eighth and twenty ninth at Exhibition part from ten to four both days. It's free to get in and we do have a most Sensory Hour as well from nine am to ten am on the Sunday morning it's also free to get in, but we do ask people to book a spot of that because numbers are limited, but that's very popular as well.

Of course. Thank you so much, Julie. Always a pleasure chatting with you. Thank you so much.

Of course. Thank you so much, Julie. Always a pleasure chatting with you. Thank you so much.

Thanks so much, Sammy,

Thanks so much, Sammy,