Clothes made slowly, made to last.

If I Can Teach Myself, You Can Learn Too.

Hi, I’m Minnie — a young designer with Sierra Leonean roots who taught herself to sew after moving to America. There was no formal training — just a secondhand machine, a stack of fabric, and a stubborn belief that I could figure it out.

I watched videos late into the night to sharpen the details, but the real learning came the way it always does: one seam, one mistake, one finished piece at a time. Bit by bit, cloth became clothing — and clothing became confidence.

Now I want to hand that same confidence to everyone around me. Minnie’s Stitch Lab is my way of giving my community the ability to step out in style — by their own hands, and in their own time.