Confession time: I only started sewing seriously when my Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) from knitting got so painful I had …
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It’s not Gabby 30! It’s a Gabby-celebration!
This post was supposed to be Gabby #30! You were expecting another excellent post where Gabby explores fitting, answers questions …

Teambuilding Through Snacks: Behind the Scenes at Sewcialists
Warning: There’s pretty much no sewing content in this post! The team that runs the Sewcialists — the Editors, the Copy-Editors, …
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Would you like to be a Sewcialists editor?
Here at Sewcialists, we have three permanent editors : Gillian, our founder, myself (Chloe), Chief Scheduler and Anne, Chief Copy …

Introducing Our Newest Volunteer Editors!
We have some new additions to the team! We used to get six new volunteer editors ever six months, but …

Theme months and mini-challenges: what’s your vibe?
Here at Sewcialists we spend a fair bit of time brainstorming ideas and working through when we should run different …
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Tackling Racism in the Comment Section
A little time has passed since the killing of George Floyd spurred a wave of protest marches and activities in …

About Us: Meet the Copy-Editors!
Copy-Editors? We have Copy-Editors at the Sewcialists? Why yes, we do! You may not hear about them very often, but …

Making While Black in White Crafting Spaces
I did this interview with Becky in 2019, and I wanted to revisit it in light of the events currently …

Spending Your Money Where it Counts
I think we all noticed and were taken aback by how silent the big sewing, craft, pattern, and fabric brands …