MM speaks to Manchester’s sustainable fashion workshop, Stitched-up
Stitched-up is a non-for-profit organisation set up to help educate the people of Manchester about garment making and repair as
I made that! How MM became obsessed with the great British sewing revival
Retro is fashionable, from vinyl making a come back to vintage shops pushing into existence.
‘Bring sewing back to life’: BHF seek to inject energy into forgotten old trade
A survey published on National Sewing Machine Day has revealed more than half of people in the North West are uneducated in a trade they were once renowned for.
‘Simple, easy and enjoyable’: Seamstress ’empowering’ Manchester through sewing
A seamstress, designer and shop owner is giving a ‘feeling of empowerment’ back to Mancunians by working with charities and taking her trade to various festivals this summer.
Sew funny: Crafty-cussing Stockport mum’s ‘sweary’ stuff will leave you in stitches
A cross-stitching mum will tonight launch her unique blend of traditional embroidery and sweary puns in a special preview of her new exhibition in Manchester.
Queen Bee? MMU entrant in Great British Sewing Bee hopes she has it all sewn up
The 26-year-old will appear on the show, which airs on Thursday February 5, alongside expert judges May Martin and Savile Row’s Patrick Grant.