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Top Tip or Advice – Meet the Maker Day 23

03.23.2019 by btslingerie // Leave a Comment


My advice for aspiring entrepreneurs is to practice discernment- the ability to know when it’s you vs something else is a skill that is a constant work in progress.

Knowing when you’re in the wrong, knowing when you can improve, knowing when you can step up are all important but if you go into business for yourself there is a high likelihood you already hold yourself to high expectations, so it’s just as important to know when something is out of your control, when someone is asking you to take on too much or expecting too much, knowing when to let go. These things are never easy, one experience does not translate to the next and learning to be ok with that and dealing with each step of your life in business is the only advice I can give.

My advice for aspiring entrepreneurs is to practice discernment.



A huge example of this is when you hear other people’s stories of success – like “you have the same number of hours in the day as xyz person” they have a different body, a different lived experience, a different support structure, were born at a different time, work in a different industry… do you get my point? There is no one way to succeed and no path through the woods, you have to discover that for yourself and your discernment will light the way.

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We’re collecting all of my March Meet the Maker posts here on the blog for ease of reading and all of you who might not be on instagram or facebook. It was a great opportunity to share a bit more about our brand and hope it helps you get to know me and BTS a little better!

Categories // ask L, designers, her perspective, interviews Tags // between the sheets, layla l'obatti, meet the maker

Design Process – Meet the Maker Day 20

03.20.2019 by btslingerie // Leave a Comment

For me the design process is a mix of merchandising and creative, but it’s also analytical. The real magic happens in the patternmaking where an idea is translated into fit.

Layla's design process is a mix of merchandising and creative.


By merchandising I mean what does our customer not know they want from us because we haven’t made it yet, it’s a bit of an art of knowing. Traditional fashion merchandising is trend driven but for a slow fashion brand this looks like, how do we create staples, core pieces and what is the twist. Is it fitting a piece into an existing collection or added an entire new collection in a new fabric? This happens before sourcing.

Sourcing & design are next, but really the vision is already there for what will make the piece(s) stand out.
Next it’s draping/ patternmaking once a material is selected and this is where the idea created in merchandising is really brought to life. As a trained designer I pattern and drape all of my own designs so there it streamlines this step in the design process. Imagine how hard it is to get a haircut you like bc you have to use the right words and how even with pictures and words you have to have a good stylist… that’s what translating a design into a pattern is like when the designer is working with a pattern maker, it has to be a good fit. Because intimates is specialized and I’ve had specialized training I save a ton of time (and money) doing this myself.
Design Process – How it’s produced
Next is grading, when a pattern and sample in one size is translated into multiple sizes. This is a specialty so I take my pattern and a grade rule for how each size should fit to a grader. Once I know how many of each size to produce the pattern is then printed onto a marker or blueprint of many sizes all jigsawed together to reduce waste that is used in production. My sample and the pattern are used to guide production in bringing the design to life in a range of sizes.
There is lots of math, lots of planning, and a lot less drawing than most people expect

To see the original post on instagram – click here

We’re collecting all of my March Meet the Maker posts here on the blog for ease of reading and all of you who might not be on instagram or facebook. It was a great opportunity to share a bit more about our brand and hope it helps you get to know me and BTS a little better!

Categories // ask L, designers, her perspective, interviews, sustainable manufacturing Tags // fashion design, meet the maker

Workspace – Meet the Maker Day 16

03.16.2019 by btslingerie // Leave a Comment

A flashback in time to my various workspaces over the years.

A photo of my current workspace
Between the Sheets' studio workspaces


Current workspace here in Hudson Valley – it’s cozy spare bedroom, samples and packing materials actually have a closet. Also it lets me pack and ship faster during snow storms, so I can ship packages as soon as we dig out. 

Between the Sheets Long Island City studio
Long Island City studio

Previous workspace, LIC studio- opened after we decided to leave wholesale the money we spent on market weeks went to getting a little more space and distance from my work

Studio workspaces in my queens apartment
Layla patterning in Between the Sheets queens studio
Studio in our second bedroom

Second apt the business got its own room, eventually it was packed to the ceiling.

My first workspace was the floor of my studio apartment
Working on the floor of my studio apartment
Sewing first collections on the floor of our studio apartment. My first workspace

My first office was in my first apartment’s living room floor & couch.

To see the original post on instagram – click here

We’re collecting all of my March Meet the Maker posts here on the blog for ease of reading and all of you who might not be on instagram or facebook. It was a great opportunity to share a bit more about our brand and hope it helps you get to know me and BTS a little better!

Categories // ask L, behind the scenes, designers, her perspective, interviews Tags // behind the scenes, meet the maker

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