Before HeySewCute was born — before the garden, the studio, or even our first handmade products — there was simply a dream.
My husband and I were both nurses in South Korea, newly married, with our first baby in our arms. We had stable jobs but almost no time to live truly. Working as nurses in Korea was fulfilling, but the pace was overwhelming. We dreamed of a calmer life — one with time to breathe, and to be present with our family.
In 2011, we took a leap of faith. We sold everything we owned and moved to New Zealand — to a small city called Palmerston North, with nothing but hope and a suitcase full of dreams.
Those early years were humbling and beautiful. We didn’t know where the journey would lead us, but that experience shaped everything that would later become HeySewCute — a brand built on patience, care, and the belief that beautiful things take time.