Who is Elaine? OK, my name isn't Elaine, not even close. My name is Bia and I started Ms. Elaineous in 2004. I grew up around a sewing machine and in 1995 bought my first one - a reconditioned 1967 Singer Touch and Sew! I sewed small things to decorate my house and threw a lot of attempts in the trash.
In 2001, inspiration struck and I started sewing with a fervor. My friend Dereece said, "You should sell these." A little while later I mustered up the courage to take my creations to an art-on-consignment boutique in Corning's Gaffer District. They loved my purses and people bought them!
In 2004, I started to take this more seriously, so I bought a new machine and expanded my designs. Inspiration struck again when my friend, Sarah May, was raising money for the Breast Cancer 3-Day - part of the Susan G. Komen Foundation. I thought, "She's got moxie!" So I named the purse line after her and donated a portion of the profits to her fundraising effort.
I still teach speech communication full time but I spend my summers and vacations sewing. In the summer of 2005, I started selling my products at arts festivals.
Member of the American Sewing Guild.