Welcome to the first blog post in our series designed for the beginner sewist. In the video below we explain how to lengthen and shorten a pattern piece.  One of the many brilliant aspects of sewing is that we can tailor garments to fit our shapes, and adding or reducing the length of specific pattern […]

We are so excited to introduce you to our blogging team, The Avid Makers. These talented sewists are going to be sharing their takes on our patterns, giving tips, advice, hacks and ideas along the way.    So let’s meet the team.. My name is Vicky and I live in the beautiful city of York. I […]

Do you ever make something that you wear so much you wonder what you wore before you had it? The Drop Sleeve Top is one of those garments!  Comfy yet smart, slouchy yet polished, this top is a wardrobe workhorse. Plus it’s super easy to make. And did we mention, it’s FREE to our newsletter subscribers. […]

We love seeing how our customers translate our patterns and share them with the sewing community, so we thought what better way to share that even more than with a dedicated blogging team. Enter: The Avid Makers.  We’re putting together a team of enthusiastic, talented makers to share their experiences with our patterns. We want […]

Our community is at the heart of everything we do here at The Avid Seamstress, and what better way to celebrate our incredible community than creating a space just for you and your Avid Seamstress creations over on Instagram. We’ve recently been in touch with a number of Avid Seamstresses that have used our patterns […]

We’re excited to bring you The Seamstress Collection – a collection of sewing-themed greetings cards designed in collaboration with The Marching Pencils.  The Seamstress Collection: You’re Sew Amazing In Stitches Pin Pals Purchase individually or as a set of three. Cards are printed on A6, matt white, 300gsm cardstock and come with a 110gsm brown […]

The Avid Seamstress team have created an exciting collection of workshops that will inspire your creative side. We’ve been busy collaborating with a range of artists, including Penny Follows, Charlotte Newland, Naomi Skull, and more so that we can offer fun, imaginative and artistic workshops for you to join. We also have a special discount […]

It’s here! Say a big hello to our new pattern, The Blazer. It’s going to be the hero of your wardrobe as you can throw it over t-shirts, dresses, shirts – it will work with anything. With a stylish relaxed fit, The Blazer features shoulder darts, front pockets, panelled sleeves and is fully lined. It’s a […]

We’re still printing AO patterns for you 😍 We can print any A0 files (any sewing pattern brand). Printed and folded to A5. We’re fortunate to have a little shop that has a Royal Mail post service right next to us so as long as we can, we will post out orders. Head to www.theavidseamstress.co.uk/coll…/a0-sewing-pattern-printing Select […]

With crafting high on the agenda, we’re offering free shipping so that you can stock up on fabrics and sewing patterns to get us through all this time at home. Browse our gorgeous newly added fabrics and find your next favourite sewing pattern.   FREE UK SHIPPING We are offering free UK shipping on all […]

COVID-19 UPDATE First and foremost, I hope you, your family and friends are well and managing daily life during this unprecedented time. I wanted to let you know that The Avid Seamstress is still operating as normal. With The Avid Seamstress being an online business only and run from my home, I am continuing to […]

We are ready for THE STITCH FESTIVAL and can’t wait to see you! Taking place from the 27th February – 1st March at The Business Design Centre in London. The Stitch Show (formerly Knitting and Stitching) is one of the definitive events for anyone interested in textile-based craft. There will be lots of workshops, demonstrations […]

We’re so excited to tell you that The Avid Seamstress team will be at THE STITCH FESTIVAL! Taking place from the 27th February – 1st March at The Business Design Centre in London. The Stitch Show (formerly Knitting and Stitching) is one of the definitive events for anyone interested in textile-based craft. There will be […]

We can’t believe how quickly the time has gone since K&S October at Ali Pali. So much work goes into these shows and we just love them! We get to meet our amazing customers plus introduce ourselves to those that haven’t seen our sewing patterns yet. With the exciting added element of the fashion show […]

Are you coming to the best show of the year? This is your chance to see our sewing patterns sashaying down the catwalk every day at the Knitting and Stitching Show at Alexandra Palace. The show is every day at 10.30 am. Take a seat and gain inspiration for your next sewing project and then […]

We’re so excited to tell you that The Avid Seamstress team will be returning to the fabulous Knitting & Stitching Show taking place at Alexandra Palace in London. From 10th-13th October, The Knitting & Stitching show is one of the definitive events for anyone interested in textile-based craft. There will be lots of workshops, demonstrations […]

If September always gives you that ‘Back to School’ feeling then why not take the plunge and sign up to one of our exciting workshops? Starting next month, we’ll be hosting a variety of workshops in London teaching beginner sewing machine skills as well as how to sew our popular Drop Sleeve Top. You’ll learn […]

Remember when we all fell in love with Gerda’s Day Dress made in the beautiful Set Sail fabric? We are delighted to tell you that we now have the Set Sail fabric back in stock! Unique indigo hand block pattern from Jaipur. Traditional hand block and dye techniques are used to make this wonderful rural […]