On March 24, 2025, several fellow business owners who are in the bra sewing niche shared this statement on social media:

As a professional sewist who has worked alongside many of the businesses listed in this publication, I feel that it is extremely important to back them in their call for transparency and accountability in this matter. They have put a significant amount of effort into sharing their story at the link below and I encourage you to read the timeline and documentation that went into the creation of this public statement.

As a business, we are having the conversation about money all the time and our bidding process is done in a way to show transparency to each client as to the amount of time it takes for a job and the amount of money we charge for shop time to continue operating. It is absolutely unfathomable to me for a business owner (1) not to know the numbers and (2) to think she can keep her numbers a secret as proprietary information and then not compensate the major key players in this sewing niche. This niche is too small to behave in a way that isn't collaborative, open and honest in dealing with one another. There's such a need for the information we teach that there's room for everyone at the table, so long as they are able to conduct themselves ethically.

Public Statement Regarding the International Bra Sewing Bee