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How to Create Your Own Designs from Sketch to Garment for beginners
How to Create Your Own Designs from Sketch to Garment for beginners

Over the last few years of working with beginning design students we found that most want to understand how to actualize their own designs from start to finish. This is the goal right? How do we get from step A to step Z? This can be a daunting process for someone to little or no sewing experience. Let me try and break down the process in simple steps to help you understand how it happens as well as give you some shortcuts that will help expedite the process. I’ll list the steps below and categorize them into 3 parts.

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Fashion StudiesJennifer SerrThe Sewing Roomfashion classes, sewing class, fashion design school, fashion design for beginners, fashion designer, Fashion Design, fashion sketching, learning to sew, sewing, pattern making, patterns, pattern design, pattern making class, pattern making classes near me, flat Pattern making, learn pattern making, fashion
7 Compelling Reasons to Learn the Craft of Sewing
7 Compelling Reasons to Learn the Craft of Sewing

Sewing is an ancient skill dating back to the Paleolithic era, when ancient peoples joined pieces of fur or leather using needles made from bone, antlers or ivory and thread made from the sinew of animals. As early as 4,000 BC, Middle Eastern weavers stitched natural fibers to sew clothes. Since then, sewing has become an artistic craft that anyone can pick up as a hobby, career, or even a business opportunity. Even if you have zero knowledge about the basics of sewing, it’s a relatively simple activity that surprisingly offers numerous benefits. The possibilities with sewing are as boundless as one’s imagination, making it a worthwhile and exciting endeavor for anyone curious enough to try it.

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Sewing Business, Responsible Fashion, Well BeingJennifer SerrThe Sewing Room7 reasons to learn to sew, learning to sew, learning how to sew, learning about sewing, learn to alter your clothes, learn to sew, learning a new skill, sewing, sewing is fun, sewing in fashion, sewing for money, sewing as a hobby, sewing advice, sewing thread, threading a needle, fine motor skills, sewing business, mindfulness, relaxation, hobbies, the craft of sewing, sustainability, sustainable, sustainable practice, how to be sustainable, support sustainability, mending, mend your clothes, alterations, learn to alter clothing, financial opportunity, craft lifestyle, artisan craft market
Minimalism and the Sustainable Wardrobe - things to consider - The How, What, Where, When & Why
Minimalism and the Sustainable Wardrobe - things to consider - The How, What, Where, When & Why

Let’s explore minimalism when it comes to our clothing. Maybe you are looking to have a more minimalist lifestyle, living with fewer things. Clothing plays a large part in each of our lives.  Most people have more clothing than they actually need.  Fast fashion & mass consumerism have driven our culture to buy more and more and this is not sustainable for our planet in any way.  As our closets bulge and clothing falls apart, much of it gets thoughtlessly dumped in the landfill.  Creating a "sustainable" wardrobe" can help you leap out of this vortex of mass consumption. 

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Environment, Fashion StudiesJennifer SerrThe Sewing Roomsustainable, sustainable fashion, upcycle clothing, upcycle sewing, miminalist, minimalist, minimalism, minimalist wardrobe, second hand, thrift flip, learning to sew, mending, monday mending, mend it, natural fiber clothing, natural fibers are sustainable, use natural fibers more, wash your clothing less, use less water, carbon footprint, reduce your carbon footprint