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The Storefront

November 9, 2009

Fashion designer opens Marysville clothing shop

Posted at 1:15 pm by Amy Rolph

Patricia and Eric Schoonmaker opened Trusty Threads, a used-clothing store in Marysville. (Dan Bates/The Herald)

Patricia Schoonmaker worried about how she'd stay in the clothing industry when she lost her job as a Seattle fashion designer in August.

“There are not a lot of design jobs right now,” she said.

But Schoonmaker also knew there aren't many specialty clothing shops in north Snohomish County, where she lives with her husband, Eric.

Just like that — as simple as making lemons into lemonade — she's a business owner.

Schoonmaker opened Trusty Threads, a vintage clothing store in Marysville, two weeks ago.

The storefront on Fourth Street is a lone bright spot on an otherwise quiet block. Neighbors hope that the little shop is an omen, signaling that businesses are going to start moving in — not out — in the next few months.

We have more on Schoonmaker's business in this story.

She's not the only recession-inspired entrepreneur to start a business after losing a job. Read this story if you're interested in hearing about others.

Want to hear the story as Schoonmaker tells it? Watch the video below.