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A Quick Guide to the Fashion Design Process

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Explore the fashion design process from concept to consumer, tailored for young aspiring designers. Learn each stage of creating a fashion collection and turning creative visions into wearable realities.

How to Set Up Your First Sewing Space

Setting up your first sewing space can be a game-changer for your sewing projects. Discover essential tools and smart organization tips to create a functional and inspiring sewing area in your home.

How Sewing Can Influence Your Life

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This exploration into how sewing influences various aspects of life not only underscores the depth of this craft but also invites both novices and seasoned sewers to appreciate its broader implications.

Sewing History: Consuming Culture

by Lisa J Hackett, University of New England, Bristol, UK. March 2021. The resurgence of home-sewing has led to renewed academic interest in the area. Current research has found that home-sewing is a substitute for purchasing ill-fitting, poor-quality and unsustainable fast fashion. Home-sewers report that they find the practice a creative leisure activity and that […]

How Sewing Influenced My Life (After 20+ Years)

Seamwork Radio Podcast, 20 March, 2023 Some of us are lucky enough to have parents or grandparents that taught us about sewing. Not everyone has that. This is one of the reasons that finding an online sewing community to become a part of can be so powerful. It allows you to connect to people with […]

What have I gained by learning to sew? Great clothes – and a clear conscience

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by Nell Frizzell, The Guardian Wed 17 Jan 2024 Sewing is an anti-consumerist act, self-sufficient, creative and thrifty. It means I don’t contribute to sweated labour, and I don’t have to know my dress size. Being able to sew is radical, liberating and canny, which is why I’ve taught my six-year-old to fix his own […]

What is Sewing?

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