
Sharon Matthews
Owner and Creator
Hi, and welcome to Two Little Gumnuts.
My name is Sharon (Shaz) and I’m a Mum to my beautiful little gumnuts, Hamish and Isabella., and a wife to my extremely supportive husband Greg.
Here’s a little bit about me:
I love creating one off pieces for your little ones from newborn to size 10 years. I get so much enjoyment from creating custom pieces for siblings to match, or maybe you love a certain style in another fabric. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch and I can work with you to create something you and your gumnuts are sure to love.
I started this business in 2021 when my gumnuts were 1 and 3 and it’s taken me on a beautiful journey.
You may have noticed I use mainly 100% cotton and mostly cotton fabrics. I live in Sunny QLD, Australia, and I find it extremely important for our clothing to be able to breathe in our climate. here are some of the types of fabrics I use and why.
-Cotton Poplin- it’s 100% lightweight cotton, requires little to no ironing once made up (which is perfect for busy families) it’s light and breezy and moves with the body, and doesn’t cling. perfect for my summer dresses and boys dress shirts
-Cotton Jersey- it’s 100% Cotton its breathable it’s a mid-weight fabric with a slight stretch which is perfect for dresses and rompers.
-Cotton/Elastane Fabrics- This fabric will either have 95% or 97% Cotton with 3% or 5% Elastine, this means it’s still completely breathable and comfortable, but it has a beautiful stretch and recovery so it amazing for pants, dresses, shirts and rompers.
Cotton/Polyester blend- This fabric I don’t use much, I will only use this fabric for my vests and jumpers to give more warmth on those colder days.
I love to use a mixture of patterns from designers such as Puperita and Little Lizard King, with a few twists of my own on them.