All posts by Masha Karpushina

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.   I am a former London Primary School teacher who picked up dressmaking later in life after getting inspired on a trip to West Africa. What started as an escape after a busy day with the kids at work has ended up changing my life. My…

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.  Nyheke Lambert LTD is a one stop shop for clothing manufacturing, Specialising in Start-ups and bespoke attire. I pride myself on the commitment to provide a professional, educational and speedy service at all times. My ultimate goal is to meet and exceed the expectations of…

Tell us abit about yourself and what you do. My name is Chelsea. I am a maker and designer based out of Sacramento, CA. I am the founder of Friday Pattern Company. We make patterns that are fun and accessible to the modern sewist. Talk us a little about the creation process- from idea to…

Tell us abit about yourself and what you do. Back in Russia I was a history teacher, last summer my family and I moved to the United States and it is here that I started to pursue my newly found passion for sewing. It all began with me looking for a dress for my one…

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.   I’m Sarah Kirsten. I live on a small farm in the Midwest and like to sew. I grew up in a family with parents who are a bit eccentric. I’m the youngest of 7 kids, they homeschooled all of us, built our house by hand…

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.   I am a blogger and sewing influencer on Instagram. I create handmade pieces according to my aesthetic and my husband snaps photos along the way to capture it all. Why do you sew? When I got married I went through a state of self awareness…

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.   My name is Brooke Anderson and I live in Portland, OR with my pup, Leia, and partner, Emiliano. I work for a local underwear company called Thunderpants USA as the Operations and Marketing Coordinator – all the underwear is made here in the USA with certified organic…

Tell us a bit about yourself and what you do.  I’m Karlie Theuerkauf and I recently just started my sewing journey. I would consider myself to be a “confident” beginner as I’m new to the garment-making world but I’m definitely up for a sewing challenge! I recently got married in Alaska! My husband is a fifth generation…

“At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint, or even remember it. It is enough.” Toni Morrison There is a quiet, gentle determination wrapped up in beauty of the present, amongst her children and husband, that resides in the aura of Nastasia Morris. In her, gratitude for…

‘I’m an optimist. Because what’s the point of the alternative?’ Patti Smith What makes for an admiration is to encounter a person with harmony within. A quiet yet determined sense of achievement, not only in the realms of a career, but as a mother, a wife, an active member of her community, and an inspiration…

“…it is a serious thing just to be alive on this fresh morning in the broken world. …” Mary Oliver It is also a serious thing to recognise the tools we have at hand to overcome hardship, stress, depression, sadness, loneliness to name a few. For everyone it is their own, for your neighbour it…

“If you want to go quickly, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.” African Proverb In Buddhist tradition it is believed that it is the mind that creates the illusion of separateness, but once the state of enlightenment is reached within an individual, the fog of illusion lifts and one is able…

Justice McNeil is the epitome of a modern renaissance woman. She paints, sings, sews, holds down a job she loves, looks after her cats and plants and plays the ukulele. Unlike the belief that you ought to take sides on whether you are for nature or technology, perhaps today where the most exciting change is…

When I first encountered Christina Alexander, what came to mind is a quote from Angela Duckworth’s book : Grit: Passion, Perseverance, and the Science of Success: “…there are no shortcuts to excellence. Developing real expertise, figuring out really hard problems, it all takes time -longer than most people imagine…Grit is about working on something you…