A LITTLE SHIPPING PAUSE — I’m away for a few days, so orders placed now will be packed and sent from 13 July. Thank you for your patience.
This edition of Sewing Club was chosen with the help of all my friends on Instagram. Autumn to me means getting ready for the cooler months and enjoying cosy evenings inside, in comfy clothes and early nights! I put up a poll on Instagram and the option of a pair of luxurious linen PJ’s was the …
Here’s a few handy tips for making your Sanda and working with this special fabric. Cutting out: my favourite method for this dry oilskin The Underarm Tailor’s Tack Handing the Dry Oilskin Selvedge as seam tape Setting in the sleeve Cutting out https://joans.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_4311.mov The Underarm Tailors Tack https://joans.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_4311-1.mov Handling the Dry Oilskin https://joans.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/IMG_4315.mov Selvedge as seam tape …
Getting started on your Winter ’24 Box? Here are some thoughts about the fit and things I learned when sewing my version. https://joans.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Fit-and-Sizing-Tips-for-Quilted-Jacket-and-Coat-🧥.mp4
When planning the Winter ’24 Sewing Club box I couldn’t go past a classic outerwear piece. I’ve spent most of my adult life keeping one eye out for the perfect raincoat and when I saw the Dry Oilskin from Merchant & Mills a lightbulb went off. Let’s make it! This season’s box has as an …
How a relaxed loungewear set ended up in the first Sewing Room seasonal kit Two years ago I left the big smoke and moved to small rural town. A move like that always prompts the awkward pursuit of making new friends as an adult. I had my heart set on meeting some local sewists and …
Maxine’s Autumn Kit The first release of Joan’s Sewing Club features two pattern by Daughter Judy; The Wren Fleece and Post Pant. Super sewist Maxine tried out the set and here’s what she had to say about the experience… Post Pant A fitted, pull on pant with a high rise and elasticated waist band. …
One of my favourite parts about running a fabric store is interacting with other sewists, sharing ideas and tips. I started Sewing Club to foster some of that sharing. The idea is that each season you can join in by purchasing a garment kit and see others making the same thing, hear about their experience, …
