Auri Yates
she / herSewist / Embroidery Artist / Designer / Photographer
Hey there! I am Auri, I was born and raised in California, but currently live in Washington state. I work at a university in a rather multifaceted position, and I like to sew, embroider, design and take self-portraits in my spare time. I am deeply interested in all things creative. I have been a creative person my entire life, but did not realize that to be true until I was a freshman in college. I have always been interested in film and fashion and I have always gravitated towards both. But it wasn’t until after I graduated college that I realized I could learn to sew and design and here I am almost three years later with a passion for sewing and designing. I love to self-draft, I love colorful and fruity fabrics (new to me, as I gravitated toward black clothing before sewing), and I am still figuring out what I like to sew exactly. I like to try most things and I am always striving to add a twist to everything that I try, because I enjoy being different.
What influence does music have in your life as a creative?:
Music awakens creativity and excitement in me, I feel more alive when I listen to music. It makes me happy; I feel more like myself. I feel light, clear minded. Open. There is a huge relationship between music and my creativity, as I will usually listen to music when I work or when I need motivation. When I listen to music while I sew, I will listen to almost anything. If I am sewing in the morning, I will usually play music that will help wake me up and give me energy; if I am sewing in the evening, I will listen to mostly anything.
Tell us about your playlist:
I’m Probably Sewing,’ is a collection of songs that creatively awaken me. I listen to music based on how I am feeling and want to feel, and each song makes me feel either energized, creative, open-minded, or fun. There is no particular order to the chosen songs. Music has always meant a lot to me, and is a big part of who I am. What you see in this list is of course a curated playlist of the kind of music that I like. I love music in general and I also enjoy listening to full albums.
- Love Affair – UMI
- Pressure (with SG Lewis) – James Vickery, SG Lewis
- Why Don’t You – Cleo Sol
- Lying Together – FKJ
- Funny Thing – Thundercat
- Fuck With Myself – BANKS
- Sticky – Ravyn Lenae
- Sweater Weather – The Neighbourhood
- Real – Years & Years
- No Scrubs – TLC
- Ms. Jackson – Outkast
- Bungee – Aussie Aus
- Awake (with Mahalia) – Chiiild, Mahalia
- a million pieces – CLAY
- Shape of Your Body – Golan
- Ordinary – UMI
- Better Place – spring gang, Astyn Turr
- It’s A Lovely Day Today – Ella Fitzgerald, Paul Weston And His Orchestra
- orange – CLAY
- ALREADY – Beyoncé, Shatta Wale, Major Lazer
- project 5 (demo) – CLAY
- Baby Powder – Jenevieve
- damn Right – AUDREY NUNA
- Buying Time – Lucky Daye
- U Know What’s Up (feat. Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes) – Donell Jones, Lisa “Left Eye” Lopes
- If You Ever (feat. 6LACK) – Nao, 6LACK
- Candy (feat. Larry Blackmon & Cameo) – Will Smith, Larry Blackmon, Cameo
- Bad Blood – Nao
- Remember the Time – Michael Jackson
- So Into You – Tamia
- One, Two Step (feat. Missy Elliott) – Ciara, Missy Elliott
- Shotgun – Gallant
- Surprise Yourself – Jack Garratt
- Settle Down – The 1975
- Drive and Disconnect – Nao
- Robbers – The 1975
- Retrograde – James Blake
- Brick by Boring Brick – Paramore
- Poison – Bell Biv DeVoe
- Vuelve – Danny Ocean
- That’s What I Like – Bruno Mars
- Get Away – The Internet
- Wait a Minute! – WILLOW
- Angles (feat. JME) – Miraa May, Jme
- Love The Things You Do – Pip Millett
- Leave The Door Open – Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic
- Own It (feat. Ed Sheeran & Burna Boy) – Stormzy, Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran
- Toda La Noche – Lara Project
- Do It – Chloe x Halle
- Sky Walker (feat. Travis Scott) – Miguel, Travis Scott
- Nirvana – Sam Smith
- Pretty Little Birds (feat. Isaiah Rashad) – SZA, Isaiah Rashad
- Cigarette (with RAYE & Stefflon Don) – RAYE, Mabel, Stefflon Don
- The Wilhelm Scream – James Blake
- Late Night (feat. Masego) – GoldLink, Masego
- Thinking Of You – Mabel
- Life Round Here – James Blake
- Love$ick – Mura Masa, A$AP Rocky
- Soledad y el Mar (feat. Los Macorinos) – Natalia Lafourcade, Los Macorinos
- Boogie Wonderland – Earth, Wind & Fire, The Emotions
- Come Through and Chill (feat. J. Cole & Salaam Remi) – Miguel, J. Cole, Salaam Remi
- Deep End – Jaden
- Crosswords – Olivia Dean
- Motion – Emotional Oranges
- Orbit – Nao
- Shore – Daniela Andrade
- No – Girl Ultra, Jesse Baez
- Put Your Records On – Corinne Bailey Rae
- Don’t Touch My Hair (feat. Sampha) – Solange, Sampha
- Honey – Kehlani
- MALAMENTE – Cap.1: Augurio – ROSALÍA
- Lost – Frank Ocean
- Heebiejeebies – Aminé, Kehlani
- Fancy – Pip Millett
- Floating (feat. Khalid) – Alina Baraz, Khalid
- Confidently Lost – Sabrina Claudio
- Down to Earth – UMI
- Misery Business – Paramore
- Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
- Golden Hour – MIKNNA
- Craving – Matt Woods
- Fool For You – Snoh Aalegra
- Molasses – Hiatus Kaiyote
- Needy Bees – Nick Hakim
- Ten Out of Nine – No Suits, Jackii Kennedy, Danny Dwyer
- Free As A Bird – ROMderful
- Strange Things – B. Lewis
- Te Guardo – Silvana Estrada
- Two Weeks – FKA twigs
- I Write Sins Not Tragedies – Panic! At The Disco
- Nine in the Afternoon – Single Mix – Panic! At The Disco
- Hey Love – Quadron
- What You Did (feat. Ella Mai) – Mahalia, Ella Mai
- Downers – Greentea Peng
- The Way Things Were – edbl, Isaac Waddington
- Hell N Back – Bakar
- t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l feat. Travis Barker – WILLOW, Travis Barker
- I Wish You Love – Nancy Wilson, Ron McMaster
- Strong Faith – Golan
- Open Up Reimagined – UMI
- That’s What You Get – Paramore
- Messy Love – Nao
- Decode – Paramore
- For Gerard – Naïka
- Ocean (feat. Khalid) – Martin Garrix, Khalid
- Pink Matter – Frank Ocean, André 3000
- Rain – SWV
- Weak – SWV
- Right Here – Human Nature Radio Mix – SWV