The Taska Tasmania Story
When Magda retired she realised that she was going to get very bored very quickly. She had a sewing machine which had seen little use because she couldn't find the time to sew, even though it was something she had always wanted to do.
Sewing became a bit of a passion (“should have been doing this all my life” sort of thing). A way of funding the "hobby" had to be found and Taska Tasmania was born. Initially the idea was to set up a table at one of the local craft markets and sell shopping bags.
Magda's heritage is Hungarian and that's where the name Taska Tasmania comes from - “taska” is “bag” in Hungarian.
Taska's first market
It turned out people weren't keen on shopping bags and the stall had to diversify. That lead to aprons .... with off-cut material used for scrunchies .... lanyards .... and what started out as a single table in Dec 2021 became a pop up shop hosted by Evandale Sunday Market - with occasional excursions.
Westbury St. Patrick's Day Market |
George Town Xmas Market |
Bridport Scallop Festival Market
Everything Taska sells is handmade by Magda in what used to be our living room which has now magically transformed into the Taska workshop. The humble hobby stall has grown into the craft popup shop we're immensely proud of today.
Magda with her original Singer, sewing tables and overlocker. The Singer is now long gone in favour an Elna, then a Brother, an ironing press, serious work tables .... and the most recent huge step forward, a Juki semi-industrial sewing machine.
