Paynter release a batch of jackets 4 times a year, selling out in as little as 86 seconds![2.] You can now make your own Paynter Field Jacket with their new sewing pattern in collaboration with Merchant & Mills...
Do you enjoy sewing but don't enjoy it when you end up with lots of pieces of fabrics in various shapes and sizes?! Well here are some sewing patterns that I think are brilliant for combatting this issue...
I decided to sew the FORS top, designed by Josefine Hultén. I am very pleased with the final outcome, and cannot wait for sunnier days to wear it! The neckline sits very modest, and I love this structured look...
One of the pieces I acquired from the destash was a lovely blue wool. I immediately knew I wanted to make the SOLVI Jacket by Vanessa Hansen from TAUKO magazine issue #4...
Online talk via the Fashion & Costume Museum. Personally, I love leather, it is such a beautiful fabric, so strong and durable. In a world of fast fashion, we've lost sense of the realities of how things are made, and the processes required to get there...
Fabric swap event held to enable sewers to donate their unwanted sewing supplies, as well as gaining other's unwanted treasures! There were fabrics, sewing patterns, and all sorts of haberdashery bits in abundance! Saving from landfill!
Unless you are an incredible zero-waste pattern maker, you've probably got some odd-shaped pieces of fabrics leftover from previous sewing projects. The most popular way of using up these scraps pieces, so as not to waste them, is...
The holiday season sees a huge increase in plastic use! From decorations to gifts to packaging to clothes, there is a lot of plastic involved! Here are a few tips in how to minimise plastic and waste. Browse planet friendly gift ideas for sewersin your circle:
The new zero waste sewing pattern "Optimatium" by Liz Haywood is now available in Issue 9 of TAUKO magazine! Liz Haywood is a zero waste sewing pattern designer with
TAUKO magazine issue no. 9 is dedicated to all things blue, for which we see a lot of in nature. A beautiful independent magazine filled with articles and designs around the world, along with sewing patterns and step-by-step instructions.
