Check Out Evin Harris’s Story

Today we’d like to introduce you to Evin Harris.

Hi Evin, so excited to have you with us today. What can you tell us about your story?
I found an old hat with a logo on the that I didn’t like, however I loved the fit. So I decorated it with a patch that I liked. I started to get creative with sewing mountain shapes on old hats. Friends would come to me with an old hat and I would put a fresh spin on it. I started ordering 10-15 blank hats and hand-stitching mountain and desert scenes on them, eat hat taking over 1.5 hours. As I began to get more interest I had to streamline the process, I found that I could sew the patches on a machine and then hand stitch the whole patch onto the hat. As wholesale orders ramped up, I invested in an industrial machine to make the process even more efficient, I could machine sew the machine and then machine sew the patch to the hat. I will still hand-stitch hats for people and I still use ALL repurposed fabrics to make the patches.

I’m sure you wouldn’t say it’s been obstacle free, but so far would you say the journey have been a fairly smooth road?
It’s been all over, and that is how I expect it to go. Sometimes it’s smooth and other times chaotic. I moved my industrial machine over 3 times in the last year, most recently it ended up in my bedroom, feet from my bed, for a few months because I couldn’t find any other space to work out of. I catch up with orders and then more come in, it’s a never ended process to “streamline” chaos. Recently I had the opportunity to move to Silverton CO and share a studio space with my partner who is a potter. Now I have my own space, outside of my bedroom, to create. It will come with its own obstacle, however right now, I am basking in the “smooth”.

Alright, so let’s switch gears a bit and talk business. What should we know about your work?
I specialize in fabric art and patch-making. I am known for upcycling fabric and turning them into unique patches and sewing them on hats. With my recent move and the opportunity for a studio space, I am excited to grow my craft. Putting patches on flannels and other upcycled pieces. I am proud of growing my business through multiple jobs and side hustles and a pandemic (like many). I would get home from working a shift at the restaurant and I would sew tags on hats to complete an order. I am committed to upcycling fabric while I continue to grow. When there is high demand I do not want to slip on my values of waste and material use.

We love surprises, fun facts and unexpected stories. Is there something you can share that might surprise us?
I hand cut, layout and sew each patch myself. No two patches are exactly the same. In the world outside of crafting? I am a huge lover of the outdoors and I am a competitive big mountain snowboarder.

Pricing:

• Five Panel Hats: $40
• Beanies: $30
• Flannels: $30-50

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.etsy.com/shop/EvidayThings
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evidaythings/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100068579035054 

Image Credits
Personal photo, Ian Tanner, @waltzing_wilmot