According to the latest report by IMARC Group, titled “ Sewing Machine Market: Global Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecast 2021-2026,” the global sewing machine market reached a value of US$ XX Billion in 2020. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to grow at a CAGR […] Click here to view original […]
Meet the young Aussie man upcycling old coffee bags into stylish leather JACKETS after learning how to sew using his mum’s machine
A young fashion designer who taught himself how to sew using his mum’s old sewing machine has gone viral online after upcycling unwanted coffee bean bags, rugs and jeans into stylish outfits. In 2016 Noah Johnson, from Hobart, Australia, spent hours watching YouTube videos before putting what he learnt […] Click here to view original […]
How to print a photo on fabric to make special and thoughtful personalized gifts
Learn how to print a photo on fabric and you can start to make stunning textile projects with a personal touch. It’s a lovely technique to bring digital memories to life, either through printing on canvas and displaying as traditional wall art, or with more adventurous sewing projects. The […] Click here to view original […]
Dianna’s Creations – a lifetime of creativity
Dianna Airey is a long-time resident in the community of Kenton, where she’s lived for 38 years and during her spare time has developed her own line of fashion products Dianna displays her large assortment of creative products at a recent Craft Show. Dianna displays her large assortment of […] Click here to view original […]
Ragged Ts – You’ve come a long way, baby!
Roxanne Delage, owner of Ragged Ts. Let me back up a half a century… I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t fascinated by a sewing machine. I couldn’t have been more than three or four when I first remember seeing my grandmother sew on a treadle machine, rocking […] Click here to view original […]
Is DIY the Future of Ethical and Sustainable Fashion?
Inspired by the ethical and sustainable fashion industry, and bolstered by the pandemic, sewing and crafting are growing in popularity. Credit: paul // Adobe Last April, stuck at home under COVID-19 lockdown with two small kids, Swetha Mohan needed a hobby. She borrowed her husband’s sewing machine, which he […] Click here to view original […]