Hello and welcome! I’m Holly Chayes

I help makers, thinkers, builders, operators, creators, etc. implement solid containers for creative chaos, and functional systems for sustainable momentum, all in aid of making a life or business you love. 

Right now I’m working with people and businesses in a couple capacities… 

Business

Business coaching and consulting for small businesses ready to dig into the practicalities of what’s next.

When you’ve graduated from mindset-only to mindset+ 

When you’ve built something that functions but doesn’t flow yet.

When you’ve outgrown and overrun what used to work.

Whatever you’re stuck on, we can get you moving to what’s next.

Get in touch here

Individual

Life and clothing magic for individuals who thought they would be more prepared for this moment.

Personal or professional.

Once in a lifetime or every day.

A surprise or something you’ve been working towards for years.

Whatever this moment is, we can get you ready for it.

Discover more here

Projects

Keep Reading

an almost finished sweater, and an experiment in sewing jeans

Each Wednesday I post little snippets about the projects I’m working on.
You can see all of the Wednesday posts here.


colorful knitting

I finished the body and sleeves of my Versio sweater the other day, and started on the hood last night. Maybe I can finish the hood in a day or two?

overlock stitch

My first experiment sewing jeans happened last Thursday.

The conclusion: it could have gone (a lot) worse.

 

And that’s what I’ve been working on knitting & sewing wise.

There’s been some writing – about sweaters that morph as you’re knitting them, and asking what mistakes you can live with.

Some editing – The Self-Made Wardrobe Project page got an update, and so did the about page.

Some thinking – I’m working on a wrap up post for the first month of the self-made wardrobe, but the words that say what I’m trying to say are proving somewhat elusive.

But mostly, I’m hoping to finish up the hood of my sweater so I can come back to knitting my lace shawl, and some of my old sweater works in progress.

 (I’m still amazed that I have 5 sweaters in progress… how the hell did that happen?)