Infinite Cosmos Hemp

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Note from the blog owner: Hemp does not come from a marijuana plant. It is often a misconception that the two are the same thing. Please read HERE for more information.
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Shop Name: Infinite Cosmos Hemp
Shop Link: http://infinitecosmoshemp.etsy.com
Location: in the country outside of Eugene, Oregon
Ships To: worldwide!

What materials are used for your ECO friendly products?
I love hemp, bamboo, organic cotton, recycled materials (i have a lot of animals and their food comes in these nifty feedbags and i use them to make purses, pouches and wallets!), and fiber reactive procion dye to dye my fabrics

Why did you decide to sell ECO friendly products?
There are so many pollutants in our daily environment that we simply cannot escape such as car exhaust, scary stuff pumped into streams and into the air from gross factories, even heavy metals in things like computers!! Its enough to make your head spin. So I like to reduce my harmful chemical intake and my carbon footprint as much as I can by supporting organic and green companies and suppliers.


What inspires you?
When I dye fabrics, I get inspired by the colors I see in nature. It can be hard for me at times to step outside my favorite colors (green, brown, rust and gold) but lately I've been making more of an effort! My daughter is 3.5 years old and like every young girl, she likes pink so she has inspired me to explore the wonderful world of girly, bright colors!!

How long have you had your shop on Etsy?
Well I have had my fabric store on etsy since April of '08 but I have been helping my husband sell his lovely glass work in our other etsy shop ( http://infinitecosmosgirl.etsy.com ) since September of last year. I originally opened our glass etsy shop for my hemp clothing but with a very busy toddler, it became harder and harder to find time to sew, so that shop sat dormant until last year. Then one day I decided to add a few glass items into the ICGirl shop and almost instantly saw results sooo...the rest is history I guess!


Is this a job for you or a hobby?
The fabric selling/dying business is a mix of both hobby and job for me. I absolutely love to work with fabric and some months it can be very profitable for us! My favorite part of selling fabric is that I meet so many wonderful, creative and inspirational people. We come together through our love of eco friendly fabrics and it is awesome!!

How did you get into your craft?
I first started working with fabric back in my days of Phish tour in high school. I made and sold patchwork clothing to help me fund my addiction to seeing live music. The more I learned about hemp and organic fabrics, the more I became intrigued. I eventually started buying and dying fabric with which to make beautiful eco friendly clothing. I don't have as much time to sew these days so rather than sewing for profit, I mostly just sew for my daughter and myself. I fund my addiction to beautiful fabric by sharing my stash with all my eco conscious designer friends out there!

Do you have any advice for fellow Etsy shop owners?
Do what you love because you LOVE it, not because you want to be a millionaire!

Anything else you would like to add?
You can make a living doing what you love and my husband and I are living proof of this! Both of us started out homeless and penniless but now we are living our dream life, selling our crafts. It's all about believing you CAN!!