Sewing Stories

Standing at the start of your sewing journey can feel both exciting and a little daunting. You might be wondering: Where do I even begin? What if I make mistakes? How long will it take before I feel capable? Let’s break it down — practically and emotionally — so you can start confidently and with…

The 1% Improvements Nobody Talks About We often imagine progress as something dramatic. A big leap.A finished garment.A “now I can sew” moment. But sewing doesn’t really work like that. It works in 1% improvements. Tiny, almost invisible shifts that don’t feel like much at the time — until months later you look back and…

How Sewing Quietly Gives You People Sewing often begins as a solo hobby — a quiet corner, a cup of tea close by, a practical reason to make or mend. But somewhere along the way, something changes. What starts alone becomes a doorway to people, connection, and belonging. And that’s the emotional glue that holds…

Confidence, Body & Identity: What Changes When You Make Clothes for Yourself One of the most unexpected things about learning to sew your own clothes isn’t just the garments you end up with — it’s the relationship you start to build with your body, your wardrobe, and your sense of self. For many of us,…

When sewing becomes more than sewing In Part 1 of this series, we explored how people often come to sewing for a simple, practical reason — to fix something, save money, or make a specific item — and how that small intention quietly opens the door to something much bigger. In this post, we look…

Sewing often starts with a simple, practical reason… and quietly, unexpectedly, it changes everything else. This isn’t about techniques or projects. It’s about the human side of sewing — the outcomes that sneak up on you. The confidence, the creativity, the friendships, the sense of identity that slowly builds as you stitch, unpicking as much…

The Story of Bobbins and Buttons My sewing story began long before Bobbins and Buttons. The first three parts of my story are already published. I started sewing at a young age, went on to work in the fashion industry, and spent time teaching sewing in South Africa. When I returned from South Africa, I…

African adventures In Part one of my sewing story I shared my very first experiences with sewing—how my mum became both my first teacher and my biggest inspiration. I also wrote about my time working in the fashion industry, which, in reality, turned out to be far from the dream job I had once imagined.…