Kudala ngaphambi kokuba amkele iParker, umxube wegolide, umhlali waseVirginia u-Alicia Kihlander wayesazi ukuba akafuni ukubonisa nawuphi na umdala ikreyiti yenja kwigumbi lakhe. Uhlobo lwam luselunxwemeni kakhulu ngamacebo ezinto zaseScandinavia, ke uninzi lweflethi yam luzele ngamaqhekeza amhlophe, iithowuni ezikhanyayo zemibala, kunye nemibala engathathi hlangothi, ucacisa uKihlander. Umbono wokuba nekhreyithi enkulu emnyama njengesixhobo sefenitshala kwigumbi lam lokuhlala yayingeyondlela nje.
Ibhreyithi ebizayo, nesiko lalingenzeki nako, ke u-Kihlander wacinga ukuba eyona nto ilungileyo inokubakho kukufihla i-eyesore ngombala wesiliphu. Ndijonge u-Etsy kwaye ndafumana izigqubuthelo ezimbalwa endizithandayo kwaye bendiza kudibana kakuhle nefenitshala kunye nesimbo sam, kodwa ezo zeza ngexabiso lama- $ 200, utshilo. Ndifikile kwisigqibo sokuba ndinokuyiphinda ngokulula into endiyithandayo kakhulu ngeqhezu lexabiso.
Emva kokuthunga kwixa elidlulileyo, ngokuqinisekileyo uKihlander wayewenze lo msebenzi, kodwa akufuneki ube yingcali yokuthatha iprojekthi enje. Zininzi iindlela zokugubungela ikreyiti onokukhetha kuzo, ezinye zilula kunezinye, uyaphawula. Okwam bekukho ndawo embindini-ingakhange iqalise ngenxa yokongezwa kweeflap ezisebenzayo, ii-loops, kunye namaqhosha-kodwa hayi inqanaba lobuchwephesha mhlawumbi njengabo babebona ixabiso. Emva kokufumana uqikelelo olubi lobungakanani bekhreyithi yakhe, wafika emsebenzini ephindaphinda a Isilayidi eselunxwemeni esipholileyo , ongayibona apha ngezantsi. Uyilo olupheleleyo luyafana nento onokuyifumana kwitafile yokungena okanye isinki.
Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso Ityala: UAlicia Kihlander
I-Kihlander ayisebenzisanga iphethini ukwenza isiciko, esenziwe nge izinto zedada ngelaphu ayithengileyo kuJoann Fabric. Ibubungqingqwa obugqibeleleyo kwaye ikwalilaphu elomeleleyo, elilungele izilwanyana zasekhaya, utshilo. Ngelixa uyilo lwayo lulula, kodwa lubonisa iingcango zokuqengqeleka ezinokulungiswa endaweni ezinamaqhosha. Inqaku elinjengeli liyanceda ukwenza ukuba abantwana bazive bekhuselekile kwaye banokunceda kuqeqesho lokulala.
Gcina Ncamathisela Bona eminye imifanekiso Ityala: UAlicia Kihlander
Ukwenza ikhava, u-Kihlander uqale wayikhulula ilaphu, wayikrwela phezu kwekreyiti, wayicoca ngokufanelekileyo. Ndikwenzile oku kuwo omane amacala nangaphezulu ndaza ndawaphina ngaphakathi amalaphu adibeneyo ngokudibeneyo kwiikona kude kube ilaphu lalijikeleze ikreyiti, uyachaza. Ndaye ndayijija ngononophelo ukuze ndikwazi ukuthunga imitya.
U-Kihlander uphawula ukuba elona candelo lililo lalilelona lalidibanisa la maphetshana akhankanywe apha ngasentla. Ukuthunga amalaphu okujikeleza iqhosha lokuqinisa iqhosha lofudo , athe wayithenga kwiMood Fabrics, nayo yathatha ixesha elongezelelekileyo, kodwa uKihlander wayigqiba le projekthi kwiiyure nje ezimbalwa. Iindleko ezipheleleyo? Kuphela yi-40 yeedola, enkosi kwinxalenye enkulu yamatikiti evenkile kaJoann aqhelekileyo.
Isigqubuthelo esifanayo kodwa esinexabiso eliphantsi, u-Kihlander ucebisa ukuba alahle amalaphu kwivenkile yehardware okanye kwiziko lasekhaya, elingenangxabano kwaye lomelele kakhulu. Ukuba awunguye umjelo ohambisa amanzi amdaka kunye Inguqulelo yeEtsy kubiza kakhulu ukuthanda kwakho, kunokuba kufanelekile ukuthenga ilaphu kunye nokufumana umthungi, umthungi, okanye ipro kwingingqi yakho ukuthatha lo msebenzi mncinci kancinci kancinci.
I-Kihlander ayinakonwaba ngakumbi ngesiphumo sokugqibela. Esi simbozo senze ikreyiti yam yabonakala ngathi iyinxalenye yegumbi, utshilo. Ndiceba ukufumana itreyi kunye nesitayile somphezulu wayo njengetafile yekofu, uyaphawula. Iyasebenza kodwa intle! Ndicinga ukuba eso sisaci sam kuzo zonke izinto zam zenja.
