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Staff Made — Fashion Revolution 2025

Staff Made — Fashion Revolution 2025

This week is Fashion Revolution Week, and we’re forever grateful to have many sewists in our TFS team who genuinely understand the value of slow fashion and slow sewing. We believe that making our own...
Friends Of TFS — Lauren MacDonald

Friends Of TFS — Lauren MacDonald

Designer, maker and founder of textile studio Working Cloth, Lauren MacDonald shares her enthusiasm for and knowledge of quilting with approachable warmth and humour in her new book Piece By Piece, an indispensable guide to...
Pattern Reviews — Odette Dress Veronica Tucker

Pattern Reviews — Odette Dress Veronica Tucker

Oh-dette! We jumped for joy when this delightful pattern was released by fellow slow-fashion advocate and designer Veronica Tucker in April. It's no secret that we're massive linen fans, and this carefully designed pattern pairs...
Make by TFS — August Skirt Bubble Hem Hack

Make by TFS — August Skirt Bubble Hem Hack

We've spotted a bunch of bouncy bubble skirt makes recently, and thought we'd have a go at hacking our Make by TFS August Skirt pattern to match! We used an existing skirt, and adjusted the...
Staff Made — Chloe's Dawn Apron

Staff Made — Chloe's Dawn Apron

Online team member Chloe recently snapped up some Helmut Lang designer deadstock denim, perfect for the utilitarian apron she's been planning. She loved the shape of Lydia Naomi's Dawn Apron pattern, and paired it with...
Staff Made — Charlotte's Simplicity 715 Dress

Staff Made — Charlotte's Simplicity 715 Dress

Charlotte, from our HQ team, decided to recreate one of her favourite makes from 2020 — a dress that's so loved it's now threadbare! She chose a bold highlighter yellow cotton to match the intensity...
Staff Made — Bianca's Poppy Coat

Staff Made — Bianca's Poppy Coat

Online team member Bianca said she fell in love with this beautiful green coating as soon as it came in, and knew that she had to make a Poppy Coat! She's heading off on a trip to...
Staff Made - Genevieve + Chloe

Staff Made - Genevieve + Chloe

This playful, eclectic Naked Lunch linen print arrived just in time for the Souther Hemisphere summer, and was quickly snapped up by Genevieve and Chloe from our HQ team. A deadstock pure linen, this beautifully woven lightweight...
Friends of TFS — Veronica Tucker

Friends of TFS — Veronica Tucker

Sewists seeking stylish, fashion-forward sewing patterns will most likely have spotted the cute ruffled dresses over on instagram from popular Australian pattern brand Veronica Tucker. A namesake business endeavour for former fashion designer and Melbourne-based...