How’s everyone enjoying Sewing Indie Month so far? Has anyone entered the contests yet? There’s still a bit of time left if you haven’t got everything together yet…
Sew a Buff
Last week I wrote a really simple but useful tutorial which appeared on the Seamster Patterns blog – How to sew your own Buff. If you’re not familiar with a Buff, it’s a simple tube of stretchy fabric that can be worn a million different ways…
They’re really popular with a wide variety of active people for both winter and summer wear and literally could not be easier to sew, so head over to the Seamster Patterns site to read how to make your own! UPDATE 2017: Seamster Patterns has gone offline so I’ve reprinted the Buff tutorial on my own site here!
My interview with Yuki
I personally think the best part of Sewing Indie Month has been connecting with other indie designers, and I was tickled to find out I was paired with Yuki from Waffle Patterns, because I’d been admiring her designs on Etsy for ages!
She interviewed me over email recently, and you can read my interview here, which went live yesterday.
Classes and my next pattern
I’ve got quite a few more stretch fabric classes coming up in the next few weeks at the Thrifty Stitcher studio, including a full “Stretchtacular!” day on Sunday 29 June, where you learn to sew leggings in the morning and a Breton tee in the afternoon! If you live outside London this means you only have to travel once to get both classes… Or I’ve also still got some space in this Thursday’s leggings class if you’re more local. These are all suited to beginners who have basic knowledge of a sewing machine, but haven’t necessarily worked with stretch fabrics or overlockers before. You’ll get to take your garment and pattern home with you, and I’ve had many students not only wear theirs home, but turn around and sew more that same week!
The stretch class listings are here.
I’m also pleased to report that my next pattern is off with my amazing pattern testing crew right now, so I should be ready to release it in a few weeks! I always hate a tease, but I hate seeing full details and then not being able to immediately buy even worse, so all I’ll say for now is that it’s a) a top pattern and b) it works for workouts and casualwear! I’ll post more details when I’m about a week away from release…