The 'IRIS', designed by Francesca Barbato can be made as either a dress or a blouse. The gorgeous design and sewing pattern can be found in TAUKO magazine issue 10. I chose to make the blouse option, as I tend to wear blouses more often than I do dresses...
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!
Pre-order TAUKO magazine issue no. 10, as it invites you to dive into the enchanting world of 'Ballroom Dreams'. Featuring nine dazzling designs (sewing patterns included) inspired by the theme 'party'. From ethereal tulle gowns to shimmering glittering vests, the collection...
The In A Haystack Digital Sewing Pack is a monthly subscription package which comes with exciting treats such as tips, advice, interviews, sewing patterns and fabric store discounts. It's a great way to discover new independent stores, and get inspired and creative along with fellow sewers.
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...
Be safe, be kind, be joyful. Christmas is a time for us all to look out for each other. Help out where ever you can, if you can. However you choose to celebrate this time of year, make sure you're doing it because you want to. Choose to spend time however you wish, perhaps with your loved ones and not just get sucked into the commercialism of it all...
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:
Are you looking for sewing inspiration or looking for presents to gift that people would use? Well these are our best-sellling sewing patterns that have proved popular with our wonderful customers this year!
Positive News is the online and print magazine for, well you guessed it, positive news! With the state of current affairs, we most definitely need to highlight more positive news! 10 Ways To Do Something Good With Just One Pound:
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
I'm not talking about the clothes that we've made as individual sewers, but about the billions of clothes that retailers have ordered to be made but then chosen not to sell. Yes, another issue from the fast fashion world!
