Serena Sews: How to Make Beautiful, Interchangeable, Sustainable and Unique Clothes

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No matter the skill level of any sewer, from complete beginner to professional, it’s an opportunity to spend time talking and learning about something creative that allows us to be social and de-stress – something that’s at the heart of Sew Confident. In 2021, Serena Baker became the youngest ever – and first Scottish – winner of The Great British Sewing Bee. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. There, doyennes of fashion, Amanda and Serena – wearing a flattering skirt fashioned from a pair of curtains and a funky crop-top adapted from a man’s shirt – explained to eight students how to recreate show-stopping designs, worthy of Parisienne catwalks, from discarded clothes and surplus fabrics.

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With Amanda’s firm having outgrown the Brandon House space, she claimed the keys five months ago to a building on Hamilton’s Guthrie Street.To make the garments they create even more personal, the sew-ers can stitch in their own, bespoke label, manufactured by a small business in Dunfermline, which might read: ‘Designed by Mummy, or ‘Handmade by Gran. Her advice on techniques and practical skills allows readers to tailor their designs to their own style and create long-lasting items.

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Last summer, when North Lanarkshire Council employee Amanda was facing a move to a new school, she took a deep breath – and dived in to the world of entrepreneurialism. The paths of Sew You Can and R:evolve Recycle crossed again recently, when Amanda teamed up with young Glasgow medical student Serena Baker, whose exceptional sewing and design talents, and her passion for upcycling, earned her the Great British Sewing Bee crown of 2021. In 2021, Serena Baker became the youngest ever - and first Scottish - winner of The Great British Sewing Bee. Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ.Rope sewing is a method of coiling rope and stitching it on a sewing machine to create 3d objects like bowls or coasters. It doesn’t matter if you have never sewn before, or if you haven’t done so for a long time,” reassured Amanda, whose students come from Cumbernauld, Airdrie and Coatbridge, Motherwell and Wishaw, Hamilton and East Kilbride – as well as from as far afield as Cumbria, the Isle of Bute, Peebles and Edinburgh.

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Serena Baker, who is also the programme’s first Scottish winner, is to appear in a special event hosted by Sew Confident in Broughty Ferry on Monday. Just like The Great British Bake Off, there is no grand cash prize for the winner of The Great British Sewing Bee. Featuring clothes projects for children aged 3-9 years old, this sewing book is a perfect starting point if you're interested in sewing clothes for your children. Celebrating Serena’s passion for repurposing and ‘refashioning’, Serena Sews is a how-to on creating sustainable styles.

Season two winner, Heather Jacks, continues to sew and has designed her own fabric ranges for The Craft Cotton Company. Making a project from this sewing book will make for a really special gift for parents of young children. In Serena Sews, you’ll learn how to:- master must-have skills – from zip insertion to pressing perfection – to boost your sewing confidence and give your garments a professional finish- work with basic pattern blocks to adapt and rework as you build your repertoire- ‘refashion’ existing items like an oversized shirt into a summer dress, or an old pair of jeans into a cute crop top- save money and work sustainably by choosing pre-loved garments and fabrics for your projectsSerena Sews breathes fresh life into the craft of sewing to make one-off, versatile, long-lasting items to cherish.