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Neighbors:
Week of June 15 – June 21, 2018
Snippets of Life from Your Community
Who: Debra Harper Where: Broadway Q. How long have you been living in Saratoga? A. My whole life. Q. Can you explain what you do? A. I used to have a business called Seams Dreamy where I did alterations, repairs, repurposing, and sort of made all things old new again. I mostly sew and like to use vintage fabrics when possible. I can remake items that have sentimental value. Q. What are some things you’ve done? A. In the past I designed and made a wedding dress for a client, and then she decided she’d like to have part of the wedding dress made into a christening gown for her baby. Q. How long have you been doing this business? A. I did it for a while about 10 years ago, and then my daughter had a baby a couple of years ago, so I had been enjoying taking care of him. He’s two already and will being going to three-year-old nursing school. Q. And you’re beginning again? A. I thought I would take a small space here where I live and see how things went. I’m starting at the lower level of the Collamer Building.
INTERVIEW & PHOTO BY: Jessica Pavia for Saratoga TODAY
Q. Will it be you and other people as well, or just you? A. Just me. It’s a small space, about 8x10. So I’ll sell some vintage pieces because I love and collect vintage. Then there will be the remaking and helping people reinvent things that they like. Q. Are there certain antique shops you go to around this area? A. I go to a number of places. I do all of the shops in Ballston Spa — in and out of them, looking for fabric. I also go to estate sales, auctions. I spend time at Lake Champlain so I also do all the little vintage shops on the northern end. Q. Do you have any favorite finds? A. I have some exciting things right now. I have a pair of candle wicked twin-size bedspreads that are pretty fabulous. All of these things will be there, but I’ll have to rotate things in and out because of the limited space. So, it should always feel new and fresh.