i remember sitting at my mum’s old mechanical sewing machine. i must have been around five or six years old. my legs weren’t even long enough to reach the wood pedal. for my tiny right arm it was basically a full workout, as i would always turn the wheel by hand.

one of the first pieces of clothing i ever made was basically an ‘upcycle’. i made a denim skirt from scrap pieces i cut out of my parents old jeans. kind of crazy to look back on it, as it’s kind of what i do now, fifteen years later.

sewing for myself for basically all my life, i’ve used mostly handmedown material and very rarely bought any fabric new. today, still, i try to use secondhand clothing or other textiles and create something new and exciting. taking an old garment and transform it into a completely different piece is like a fun challenge.