From drafting your own tailored pattern to sewing them together, make perfect-fit slippers for all the family with this step-by-step tutorial – all without the hassle of a PDF pattern…
Continue reading ➞ Sew your own DIY cosy slippers – no pattern required!
Making clothes is a lot of fun, but what should we do with our makes when they don’t work out? Will your local charity shop or thrift store sell them on or send them off to be scrapped? Grinlow Studio busts a few sewing urban myths and delivers the lowdown on how to donate your unwanted creations…
Continue reading ➞ Can you send homemade clothing to the charity shop?
Sensing a sewjo downturn? The ebb and flow of creativity is a natural part of the process, so it’s good to understand what is happening before you give up. Read on for ten top tips on how to stay motivated and build a creative habit…
It’s been a while, but I’m back with a bit of a spruce up – welcome to Grinlow Studio!
Whether you’re just getting into sewing or you’ve been at it for a hundred years, sometimes it can feel like everyone around you is a sewing wizard while you’re constantly fielding mishaps. Well, dear reader, it’s simply not the case! I think it’s high time we share our sewing struggles so we can fully celebrate those successes…
Continue reading ➞ Share your sewing struggles for sewing success
Can we resolve the conflict between our creative passion and the waste it produces? The final instalment in this series on sustainable sewing explores some of the ways we can promote greater sustainability in our sewing practice…
Continue reading ➞ Sustainable sewing, part three: ways forward
In part two in this short series, we move beyond the confessional and into the murky world of eco mud slinging. Should we be penalising individuals for what they sew, or is it time to look at the bigger picture?
Continue reading ➞ Sustainable sewing, part two: accountability
Sewing can feel like magic – paying creative dividends in wellbeing and self-sufficiency – but is it really sustainable? Kicking off with a confessional, this short series explores our sewing habits and how the drive towards sustainability can sometimes turn out to be anything but…
Continue reading ➞ Sustainable sewing, part one: magic or myth?
Refashioning is one of my favourite sewing pastimes, so when I fell out of love with a Simple Sew pattern hack I’d created for Love Sewing magazine, I knew it was time to transport this green spotty Lady McElroy viscose from dreamy summer maxi to something I would wear day in and day out…
Continue reading ➞ Refashion: turning a Lady McElroy dress into a boxy top and shirt
After a year of sorting and refining my me-made wardrobe, I’m planning on a more purposeful sewing trajectory this year. The makes wish list grows and grows, but I’ve resolved to tame the beast as best I can so that when I sew, it counts. So, if you’re looking for an alternative way to plan your sewing this year, here are a few guiding principles for a more relaxed and intentional year of making…
Continue reading ➞ Sewing mindfully: 10 principles for an intentional year of making
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