Simply Sewing

MY SEWING WORLD

Sewing garments is something quite recent to me. Coming from a background as a textile artist, I’m no stranger to the sewing machine, but sewing garments vs sewing for art introduces different processes and a very different mindset. I have dabbled in making clothes in the past but my approach was intuitive; I’d copy ready-to-wear garments from my wardrobe with

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