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Finding New Life in Deadstock Fabric ♻️
👗 Sharing Tips & Educating on Eco-Friendly Sewing Practices ✂️

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5,320 POUNDS saved. 🧵♻️ Looking back at 2025, I’m genuinely humbled by what we accomplished together.

That’s over 5,000 lbs of fabric lugged in a rolling cart, folded by hand, and sent off to Sewing Nerds who gave ‘em a new life 💪✨
Our top fabrics—“In the Card” 🃏 & “I’ll Pop Your Art” 💋—perfectly captured the fun, free-spirited energy of this community, even through a year that threw everything at us.

Moved studios twice, survived the chaos—and still shipped nearly 4,000 orders 🥹😭 As a husband-and-wife team, every order kept our tiny studio humming (powered by grit, giggles, and way too much coffee ☕️). We’re beyond grateful for your support.
I’m still learning, still growing, and so thankful for your patience as we figure things out along the way 💓

From yelling at loggers in Camas, WA as a kid to upcycling deadstock in LA—my love for Mother Nature and fashion has always gone hand in hand ♻️🌿

Can you help me save 6,000 lbs by the end of the year? 🌎
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Which Sew by Sew fabric was your favorite this year? 💬👇 by @_sewbysew_

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I love learning new things, especially when it comes to all things fashion. I want to know how it’s made, where did the trend come from, what are the techniques— give me all the 411.

🥁 I’m excited to announce my new series “Sew Much To Know” because there absolutely is so much to know about fashion.

What should topic should I dive into first, 📚earliest history of textiles or 🎨 old school prints and techniques. You get to help decided! Share your vote below 👇 by @_sewbysew_

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I love spooky season but I don’t love all pumpkins all the time.

If you want to sprinkle a little Halloween spirit into your next sewing project without looking like a cheesy Halloween store. Then these fabrics are for you!

From left to eight we got:
🃏 In the Cards- cotton/spandex sateen
⭐️ Virgo- cotton/spandex jersey
👄 Love Bite- Quilt quality poplin
🌕 Honey Mustard- rayon/spandex rib knit (with amazing stretch and recovery especially if you’re feeling bloated from too many PSLs)
🌌 I See My Sign- cotton/spandex sateen

All natural based fibers that are less scary on your skin, and by sewing them you’re bringing deadstock fabrics back to life.

I’m curious what you would sew in these. Drop your design ideas in the comments. 💀 💕 by @_sewbysew_

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You’ve mended the broken seams, replaced the buttons and zipper. The piece you’ve worn 100 times. ✨This is the most sustainable garment in your closet. ✨The one you’ve worn the longest.

That’s what’s rad about making your own clothes. You get to decide how long they live. You pick the fabric. You take your time. You make the fit right so you’ll actually love wearing it. 💕

And when something wears out—you fix it! Because you know how much went into making it.

Bonus points— when you sew it from deadstock or 2nd-hand materials, your sewing project makes a difference by using what someone else considered waste. Keeping textiles from heading to the landfill. Sew it. Wear it, again and again. ♻️

I’m curious—what’s the one thing you’ve made and worn the most? Share in the comments 👇 by @_sewbysew_

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If you have a shop dedicated to sustainability— let’s be friends! Last Monday, I treated myself to a solo date in Venice, CA, and discovered @circularlibrary . A boutique that’s dedicated to supporting sustainable fashion and teaching the community how to DIY their wardrobe to help reduce textile waste. And I got to meet their pop-up designer all the way from Florida, @the_sonder_atelier Jounte create these gorgeous, delicate paintings on vintage slips, dresses, and second-hand clothes. If you’re in town this weekend, you can meet the designer and enjoy some matcha✨. I love that they offer workshops too! Maybe we can do one together!

Do you have a small, sustainable boutique in your town that hosts creative events? Tag them in the comments below! Maybe a fellow local Sewing Nerd can support them too 🤓🧵✨ by @_sewbysew_

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Eat your veggies. 🧐 Wear your veggies ☺️ Wear while eating your veggies 🥦✨ Sew something tasty in our cotton/linen blend ‘You Broc My World’. Will you sew a dress or curtains for the kitchen? I want to know! Drop your design ideas in the comments. by @_sewbysew_

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Thank you to everyone who came out in 98 degree heat @pccfleamarket . Woo! It was brutal and worth it 🥰🥹. Happy to hear about your sewing journey and I’m SEW excited to see what you’re going to sew and create. I’m working on doing more pop-ups in the future (until we get our own brick and mortar—that would be cool huh?! Baby steps,, baby!). I loved that I got to break in my market bag from @milk_thistle_sewing . I’m working on brining some buttons and sewing patterns to the shop. Stay tuned! Anything else you’d like to see in the shop? Let me know in the comments ✌️ by @_sewbysew_

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Hello, Sewing Nerds of Los Angeles! 👋 Join us this Sunday for an impromptu pop-up sale at our favorite local flea market @pccfleamarket We’re bringing a limited amount Quilt Cotton Mystery Fabric Bundles and fabric by the pound. Feel swatches IRL of some fabrics in the shop. We’ll also be selling art prints 🖼️, books📚 , plants 🪴 and some exclusive 1-of-1 robes from @camaslillyco — I’m excited to see you there! We’ll be in Lot 3 space 41 8am-3pm Pasadena Community College 1570 E Colorado Blvd, Pasadena, CA 91106 👋 in the comments to let me know you’re coming! by @_sewbysew_

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Happy October 1st! Season of the Witch has now entered the sewing room 🧵✨ This deadstock cotton sateen is waiting to transform into your next sewing project. What would you sew in it? by @_sewbysew_

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My mom turned 73 on the 21st. ✨🎂 This full-time creative, free-spirited, badass lady is the one who taught me how to sew and always encourages my creativity.

I wanted to share a few of my favorite outfits because she’s the coolest chick I know.

It’s her fault that I dive into piles of textiles. Growing up, we would go to a fabric-by-the-pound shop, and she’d toss me onto a pile to pick out fabric for my next outfit. Not much has changed today 😂. She involved me in every step of the sewing process before I took to the machine on my own when I was 8.

Her advice for everyone: “Be weird. Be kind. Take no sh*t!”

She’s lived many lives as a florist, ultrasound tech, photographer, and storm chaser 🌪️✨

How could I not want to celebrate you, Mama!

I’m curious who taught YOU how to sew! Share your story in the comments💕 by @_sewbysew_

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