Hey everyone! It’s time to wrap up our Spotlight on Accessibility — not that we’ll stop considering accessibility in what …
Category: Accessibility

Letting Go of Good: Creating a Joyful Sewing Practice through Rebellion
I’ve always been very preoccupied with being good. Call it “motivated” or “obsessed” depending on how you want to spin …
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Sewcialists Interview: Pippa White
I was introduced to Pippa last summer on Instagram. (She’s @SewPippa go give her a follow!) We connected over size …
Who We Are: D/deaf/Hard of Hearing Sewist (Repost)
(Editor’s Note: We are republishing this post from 2019 with permission from the author because we think that it’s an …
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Ask the Sewcialists: What are your work-arounds to make your sewing more accessible?
Many sewists make accommodations — little work-arounds — that help them overcome the hurdles that keep them from sewing. Just …
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Patterns designed with accessibility in mind
In her kick off post for this spotlight series, Brianna suggested some of the ways that pattern designers and companies …

Sewcialists Interview: Sarah Hill
As we explore accessibility in sewing, we at Sewcialists want to highlight disabled makers and honor their stories. I reached …

Crafting with Painful Arms and Hands
Confession time: I only started sewing seriously when my Repetitive Stress Injury (RSI) from knitting got so painful I had …

Sewcialists Interview: Michelle Mason
Meet Michelle, @michebemason on Instagram. Michelle has a powerful story to tell. We hope sewing businesses, pattern companies and sewists …

Sewcialist Spotlight on Accessibility
We’re so excited to announce The Sewcialists’ next focus: Accessibility! For the next three weeks we’ll be looking at sewing …