Maker Interview: Tina Sparkles

Tina Sparkles’ designs from the Treasure City Fashion Show Maker FaireSaturday, October 18 - Sunday, October 19Travis County Exposition Center (7311 Decker Ln.)[info] | [tickets]Tina Sparkles, member of the Austin Craft Mafia, DIYer extraordinaire, indie designer and imminent author will be setting up a sewing station at Maker Faire with First Samples, an Austin sewing and design studio. We caught up with Sparkles to find out about her Maker Faire plans. Austinist: How'd you get involved with MF? Sparkles: It all began with the MF producers being involved with the Stitch fashion show a couple years ago. They were one of our sponsors before Maker came to Austin. Last year, they contacted us and asked us to be involved with their show, so we set up a Stitch station at the Swap-o-rama-rama and helped people sew and get creative... [read full story]