The sewing work helps Rizzo avoid boredom and pay her bills. "The people who wear mine are not the super intense, professional athletes," Rizzo said. The designer keeps her home minimally appointed so she can skate indoors, including while she works."I was running every day until I had her, and it was winter," said Vander Neut, now the mother of two little girls. This jacket solved my running problems. That’s one synergy going on there. It works when my little business is helping them, helping my little girls go to the ballet or helping my family buy a car."The ’70s-style clothing really accentuates your moves," she said. I have designs to last for 80 years from now. For Ruby Amsen, in the Netherlands, inspiration was twofold: She loves roller skating and the 1970s. Rizzo recently streamlined her sewing process to save time. That’s impossible," said Amsen. She sews roller-skating pants and shorts in outrageous, ’70s-style fabrics. "A husband’s hoodie does not make you feel fast. "I like to stay busy and I like to make money," she said. The handmade sportswear features extra-long arms for covering hands or cuffing back, a large hole at one wrist for checking the giant sports watch, deep pockets for holding gear, and reflective accents for night time runs."Already selling handmade skirts and dresses at Denver-area craft markets, Vander Neut began sewing athletic jackets in spectacular colour combinations. The Aurora, Colorado, seamstress was pregnant with her first daughter eight years ago and running in her husband’s heavy hoodie when she decided to sew a jacket to fit her growing form. It’s mesmerizing," said Amsen, of Amsterdam. "Stop? No, no, no. She started sewing pants to accentuate her hip-hop and jazzy moves, piquing other skaters’ interest. This is our fashion statement. "I’d be taking time away from my little kids and husband.

Part-time work grew into a fulltime business for Amsen, who sells her skater wear on Etsy."The three businesswomen are inspired to do more: Vander Neut has expanded into windbreakers, Rizzo recently added new apparel, and Amsen talks about designing jumpsuits."Flare pants and Farrah Fawcett, the windy blown hair. Her VertGear online site features chalk bags made from a pink elephant, green frog and purple zebra, among other critters."It’s like a kind of meditation for me. A few years ago she learned how to dance on skates, and was hooked. "My mind can’t stop thinking.A. "When I retire in less than 10 years, I’d like to have my student loans and mortgage paid off and a stream of income to keep me from eating cat food. Then yeah, I would fall out of love pretty fast," Vander Neut said. "Colorado is not New York, is not L."The light just kinda went on for me," said Vander Neut, who has an art China Presser foot pin Wholesale degree and studied fashion design."Althea Rizzo of Salem, Oregon, sews rock-climbing chalk bags from second-hand stuffed animals. "These are people who enjoy a little bit of fun and lightheartedness."She began sewing sportswear and gear for her outdoorsy daughter.". Other makers pour their passion for a sport into handmade goods. "Some people puzzle or go running; I start withdrawing and then creating, then skating.The chalk bags appeal to a certain level of a rock climber. Her jackets are made from double-knit polyester — fabric designed to last. She only sews at night and on weekends; by day, she is the earthquake, tsunami and volcano program coordinator for the state of Oregon. She has no plans to let up on the five-hours-per-jacket effort. It keeps my mind still," Amsen said."Vander Neut is not alone."If I was pouring all the time in and it stopped growing. A jacket is something a woman is going to need for layering.Washington: If necessity is the mother of invention, then pending motherhood may have given Sarah Vander Neut a creative boost. Her Etsy shop includes tank tops and shorts, made from fabric she designs."She’s made 730 jackets since launching Vander Jacket in 2011, selling the hoodies online and at craft markets

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