At Black Girls Sew, Creativity and Entrepreneurship Flourish
Through the non-profit Black Girls Sew, fashion designer Hekima Hapa is teaching young people in her neighborhood in New York City sewing and entrepreneurship skills.
Threadymade Serves Up Pleated and Smocked Fashion Kits By Mail
Threadymade is a new craft kit company that provides pre-pleated and smocked fabrics for garment sewing at home
Podcast Episode #182: Alexis Bailey
In this podcast interview, sewing blogger Alexis Bailey traces her journey learning to sew, finding her voice online, and starting a successful small business selling hand-sewing kits.
Crocheter Urges Makers to Dress-up Against Human Trafficking
Dominique Calvillo is leading a campaign to have knitters and sewists participate in Dressember to raise awareness and funds to fight human trafficking.
Shining a New Light on Sewing: The Growing Trend of Sewing with Projectors
An emerging group of industrious sewists are now projecting patterns directly onto fabric eliminating the paper all together.
Podcast Episode #165: Norma Loehr of Orange Lingerie
In this podcast episode, sewing pattern designer Norma Loehr talks about how she’s built her Orange Lingerie brand including transitioning from corporate America to working for herself and building a distinctive niche brand from the ground up.
Strategic Sewing & Quilting Summit to Convene Summer 2020
The Strategic Sewing and Quilting Summit will bring industry leaders together this summer in Chicago to develop a strategic plan to grow the consumer market for sewing.
Christine Haynes Relaunches Her Indie Sewing Pattern Company and Focuses on Work-Life Balance
Sewing pattern designer Christine Haynes is relaunching her business with an eye towards creating a healthy work-life balance.
Strength in Adaptability: Thimble Fingers Sewing Studio in Houston, Texas
The floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey stopped about three blocks from Thimble Fingers Sewing Studio, in Houston, Texas, in the summer of 2017. And though the shop itself endured the storm without damage, the neighborhood it’s part of did not. But owner Sherry Reese has been remarkably adaptable.
Rachel Andrew Creates Unique Clothing from Patchwork Quilts
Rachel Andrew is creating unique clothing from patchwork quilted fabric. Her girls dresses made a splash at Omaha Fashion Week.