{"id":1256,"date":"2020-08-05T09:17:50","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T09:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/?p=1256"},"modified":"2020-08-06T12:45:44","modified_gmt":"2020-08-06T12:45:44","slug":"women-who-create-inga-sebata","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/08\/05\/women-who-create-inga-sebata\/","title":{"rendered":"Women who create: Inga Sebata"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In light of women&#8217;s month this August, I&#8217;ve decided to celebrate and get to know some of SA&#8217;s most creative and inspiring women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The very stylish Inga Sebata is a wife, mom, PR professional and owner of a clothing line called StichedByInga.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Describe your journey to becoming a clothing designer.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My journey started after becoming a mom, to be honest. I started feeling like all that my life centered around was being a mom: changing nappies and breastfeeding all day. So, then I decided to revisit something I had always wanted to do and had put on hold for more than 10 years, and thus, StichedByInga was born.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What do you enjoy most about what you do?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seeing clients happy, putting a smile on their&nbsp;faces and bringing their&nbsp;dreams\/visions to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where do you draw inspiration for your designs?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m online a lot, searching, researching and also listening to feedback I get from my clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-1 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9389-1-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1282\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9389-1-3.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/08\/05\/women-who-create-inga-sebata\/dsc_9389-1-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-1282\"\/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What have been some of your biggest challenges and successes?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My biggest challenge was trying to figure out where I fit in in terms of the market, which is&nbsp;so&nbsp;varied; figuring out if I&#8217;m selling a product or an experience. My biggest success, I&#8217;d say, is honestly the clients that keep coming back and being contacted by Zoleka Mandela to make clothes for her \u2013 that remains a highlight for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Name 3 women you look up to most, and why?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My mother: she&#8217;s the epitome of strength, giant heart and unparalleled\u00a0wisdom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Oprah Winfrey: a role model of a woman in business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My best friend, Liz Thobela: she has a heart of gold, always sees the good in people, no matter what \u2013 I admire that about her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9509-1-6-720x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1303\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9509-1-6.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/08\/05\/women-who-create-inga-sebata\/dsc_9509-1-6\/\" class=\"wp-image-1303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9509-1-6-720x1024.jpg 720w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9509-1-6-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9509-1-6-768x1092.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9509-1-6-650x925.jpg 650w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9509-1-6.jpg 999w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"598\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9665-1-3-598x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1304\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9665-1-3.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/08\/05\/women-who-create-inga-sebata\/dsc_9665-1-3\/\" class=\"wp-image-1304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9665-1-3-598x1024.jpg 598w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9665-1-3-175x300.jpg 175w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9665-1-3-768x1315.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9665-1-3-897x1536.jpg 897w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9665-1-3-650x1113.jpg 650w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9665-1-3.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 598px) 100vw, 598px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"571\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9778-1-5-571x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"1305\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9778-1-5-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/2020\/08\/05\/women-who-create-inga-sebata\/dsc_9778-1-5\/\" class=\"wp-image-1305\" srcset=\"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9778-1-5-571x1024.jpg 571w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9778-1-5-167x300.jpg 167w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9778-1-5-768x1378.jpg 768w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9778-1-5-856x1536.jpg 856w, https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/DSC_9778-1-5-scaled.jpg 1427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What advice\/words of inspiration&nbsp;do you have for other women out there?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>START \u2013 really, the only thing standing between you and that thing you want, is fear of the unknown &#8230; and since you don&#8217;t know anyway, then do it anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The very stylish Inga Sebata is a wife, mom, PR professional and owner of a clothing line called StichedByInga.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1260,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1256","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-girl-boss"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1256"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1306,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1256\/revisions\/1306"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1256"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1256"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atableforone.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}