Would you like to have new types of creative fun whilst saving money AND reducing your environmental impact? Sewing clothes from fabric scraps gives you all these things, AND the results are always completely unique. Today I’m sharing everything I’ve learnt over the years about sewing clothes from scraps. And although there’s never a right way or wrong way to approach sewing with scraps, these pointers will help you get started quickly if it’s something you’d like to try.
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**Download the guide that accompanies this episode ‘How to Sew Clothes From Fabric Scraps’**
Listen to the following related episode:
Fast track your fabric knowledge with the downloadable ‘Introduction to Garment Fabrics’ guide.
Pattern suggestions for self-piecing:
Brindille & Twig (all children’s)
Grainline Studios
Helen’s Closet
Named Clothing
Tessuti Patterns
True Bias
Waves and Wild
Pattern suggestions for pattern-led piecing:
Bel’Etoile
Blueprints for Sewing
Elizabeth Sweetwater
Jennifer Lauren Handmade
Matchy Matchy Sewing Club (most of them)
Megan Nielsen
Misusu Patterns (most of them) which include childrens as well as adult designs.
Sew Liberated:
Tessuti Patterns
Tilly and the Buttons:
Here are some wonderful, creative businesses and individuals who are creating awesome garments with piecing fabrics:
Improv quilters, modern quilters and boro practitioners are also a fantastic source of piecing inspiration. Take a look at the following:
Two more resources that might be useful:
#50: The Future of Fabrics
#49: Sewing as Art and Political Action with Shams el-Din Rogers
#48: How to Knit More Sustainably with Saskia de Feijter
#47: Introduction to Patching
#46: DIY Drafting and Inclusive Sewing with Daisy Braid
#45: The Art of Rescue with Noah Hirsch
#44: Me-Made-May and Beyond
#43: Communication & Conscious Choices with Kate Ng
#42: Highest Possible Level of Use with Shelly Sommer
#41: Using Sewing Patterns More Sustainably
#40: Experimend with Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald
#39: Modern Mending with Erin Lewis-Fitzgerald
#38: Pledge and Participants #2 with Amy and Judith
#37: Pledge and Participants #1 with Rebecca and Meg
#36: What is Me-Made-May?
#35: Mask Making with Sophie Passmore
#34: Ethical Fabric Sourcing with Charlie Bradley Ross
#33 Encouraging Kids to Sew
#32: Textile Activism with Shams el-Din Rogers
#31: Exploring Zero Waste Design with Liz Haywood
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