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WYNOT —It's a simple question.
Why not sew? Julie Lamoureux has the answer to that question - Wynot Sew. The new business is a labor of love for Lamoureux. It all started when her grandma taught her how to sew and cook. She ended up loving both.
She has a diverse employment background equipping her to run her business. After graduating from high school in Wakefield, she went to beauty school. Then she worked in Fremont and Omaha, but soon realized she missed the small town environment and moved back to her hometown, where she started doing odd jobs and building cabinets for Heritage Homes in Wayne.
She also ran a beauty shop, but none of these occupations seemed like they'd be her life-long profession.
She found her passion when she realized she could turn her love of quilting and cooking into a full-time job.
She then enrolled at Wayne State College, graduating with a degree in Family and Consumer Science.
Now she is the Family and Consumer Science instructor at Wynot.
She started the sewing store in February and things have taken off since.
She has offered a variety of services at her store. She has helped kids with their 4-H projects, offered sewing classes, did patch jobs for jeans, fixed zippers, and created the costumes for Wynot's One-Act play this year.
She has also helped friends who have lost their husbands by making pillows, quilts, and teddy bears out of their late husband's clothing.
In the future, she hopes to offer more adult classes. Some of which include sip and sew classes and doily dream catchers.
Repurposing is the name of the game for her. In her shop she has repurposed a dresser and made dream catchers out of the doilies her grandma made her. Her desire is to make her shop a 'positive and creative space.'
That sort of creativity runs in the family as she has sisters who make jewelry and another sister who makes hair bows and other items with a Cricut machine.
She is open to more challenges, she said, and has an expansive vision for her space, hoping to input an additional classroom and a kitchenette for future events.
