#73: The Seeds of Slow Sewing with Alexis Bailey

This episode is the first of two featuring hand-sewing expert and pattern designer Alexis Bailey. We hear how her multifaceted slow-sewing business, Fibr & Cloth Studio, grew from a frustration she felt whilst travelling, and how the pandemic presented her with the perfect conditions to launch. Alexis also shares how becoming a pattern designer was foisted upon her! Support the podcast over on Patreon ! Check out Ep. 52 of A Smaller Life podcast where previous-guest-of-CYT Saskia de Feijter has a wonderful conversation with more-recent-previous-CYT-guest Kim Witten ! Alexis Bailey’s slow sewing space is Fibr & Cloth Studio . F&C can also be found on Instagram @fibrandclothstudio and her personal Instagram account is @helloalexisbailey . Bernadette Banner explores hand sewing and historical garments on their Youtube channel . Alexis’ first foray into hand sewing garments used the Strata top pattern by Sew Liberated : Image source: Sew Liberated The Freerange Slacks pattern by Sew house Seven was another that Alexis made hand-sewing kits for when she started out. Alexis then moved on to using the simpler Pants No.1 pattern by Sonya Phillips . Making Magazine gave Alexis the push to start drafting sewing patterns. Her first step was to complete the Pattern Making Workshop by Lauren Dahl . The Umbra Lounge Set pattern was her first resultant pattern. The Mahogany Turban pattern is a great scrap buster: Image source: Fibr & Cloth Studio