INSPIRATION // How to do Christmas jumpers right
The classic knitted festive designs originate from Norway, where women knitted the snowflake designs by hand. Knitted fragments…
PROJECTS // Wardrobe Surgery at The Proud Trust
Alongside The Proud Trust’s first clothes swap on 16th September, we ran a free drop in Wardrobe Surgery…
PROJECTS // Wai Yin Repair Course
Earlier this year we ran a 4 week sewing and repair course at Wai Yin, with In Our…
PROJECTS // Factory International Rework It
Yayoi Kusama kicked off Factory International’s opening summer with You, Me, and the Balloons, an enormous immersive exhibition filled with colour, tendrilled landscapes, and a lot of polka dots!
PROJECTS // Unpicking Couture at Manchester Art Gallery
We’re in an art gallery! A while back Manchester Art Gallery contacted us with a project for their (then) upcoming Unpicking Couture exhibition
SHOP // £20 Make it Work chALLENGE: Renée Sance
To show off the incredible preloved fabric and haberdashery we have in our shop, we have a brand new feature… Introducing the £20 Make it Work Challenge!
DIY // Shop Your Stash Challenge Update
It’s been three months, aka a quarter of a year (say whaaaat!), since our team decided to join…
DIY // Shop Your Stash Challenge
If you’re a sewist and you use Instagram, you’ll know the #MakeNine Challenge (@makeninechallenge) hosted by Rochelle of…
DIY // Chunky Colour Block Cardi
Do you have any old knitwear hanging around that’s a bit past its best? Why not salvage the…
DIY // Knitwear Upcycle: Hooded Scarf
Got some knitwear that’s past wearing or repairing? Transform it into this cosy hooded scarf with our beginner-friendly…