I love creating new items for my shop. Sometimes it’s a challenge, if I’m making a completely new model and have to start from scratch with the patterns. That was the case with these newsboy hats; I simply started trying what might work out, made several prototypes, adjusted the patterns again and made new ones […]
At some point kids always face that age-old question; What do you want to be when you grow up? You know what? I’ve never had an answer for it. When I was about seven I remember saying “a hairdresser”, but I just said it because most of my friends wanted to be hairdressers. I have never […]
I’m not sure if I’ve mentioned this before but I used to work as an industrial seamstress for seven years. At the time I found it quite hard, even stressful. I didn’t see any upsides to my job and the repeating movements were killing my wrists. When I finally decided to quit, it felt like I […]
You know those mornings when you slowly wake up and as soon as you open your eyes you know something isn’t quite right? Today I woke up with a sore throat and fever, and would probably have stayed in bed in my former life. But as an entrepreneur there’s no-one else to do your job for […]
3 compelling reasons to choose reclaimed fabrics Hello! We are Stitched Up, a non-profit sewing cooperative from Manchester, England. Like Anna-Mari, our aim is to prove that wearing sustainable fashion does not mean compromising on style. We feel strongly about recycling, upcycling and reusing; almost everything we use in our upcycling projects and workshops is reclaimed. […]
Right now I’m working on two wedding dresses. One of them is an alteration project, the other one a full sewing project from beginning to the end. These are not the first gowns I’ve worked on, yet I always feel a little timid taking on a project like this. It’s probably the most important dress […]