About Us

Who we are and how we started

Meet the Team

  • Heather Zager

    FOUNDER

    Owner/Operator, Heather Zager, found her calling when she signed up for a beginning patternmaking course and realized she had a passion for technical design. She subsequently enrolled in the Apparel Design and Development program at Seattle Central College and graduated two years later with her Associate of Applied Science Degree.

    After graduation she began working with Meta assisting in developing and designing augmented and virtual reality wearable tech gear. She also worked with various businesses such as Santa’s Tailor, Feathered Friends, Wolfpack Gear and Classic Accessories, helping them achieve their goals in design, development, patternmaking, sewn construction and manufacture.

    In 2020, MADE Apparel Services was born with the idea of helping makers, inventors and designers bring their own sewn product ideas to manufacture. As a result, Heather has guided several designers into their first collection launch. Heather continues to grow her knowledge and share her experiences with others to bring their visions to reality.

  • Fitz

    HEAD OF QUALITY CATROL

    MADE has been actively involved with the Regional Animal Services of King County (RASKC) since 2018 volunteering to walk dogs, train new volunteers, foster pets with special circumstances, and currently as a Vet Clinic Assistant.

    Fitz came to us in 2022 as a single kitten only 5 weeks old with no family. He was too young and small to be released for adoption so he became our foster. Shortly after, we noticed how well he got along with the rest of the staff - hence the name ‘Fitz’ - so we adopted him. This made us what is lovingly known as a ‘foster failure’, but we couldn’t be more excited about his success….

    As he got older we noticed he loved to check our work and surprise us with regular unannounced audits, so we took the next step and hired him! Today he works hard to ensure all of our work is purr-fect before it gets to you, our customer. If you see a little fur in your completed project, you can rest assured it’s been quality catrolled personally by Fitz.