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Andie Wells writes about feelings of gender euphoria with a disability and chronic illness. They create a Rad Patterns Riley Crossover bra and speaks to the types of alterations needed to adapt to their chronic illness and sensory issues. They speak about what androgyny means to them.
Read MoreSam discusses how she sews for her inner child in a roundabout way.
Read MoreBri recounts rediscovering their childhood joy and attentiveness to their body’s needs through sewing.
Read MoreLizzy writes about growing up homeschooled and provides a full tutorial for making a backpack.
Read MoreAinsley reflects on their childhood love of dress-up and on reclaiming that joy and playfulness in their style as a non-binary, queer adult.
Read More"Acknowledging my true self helped me step into my love for bold color and print." Julian of Julian Creates talks about his journey to bold and colorful menswear inspired fashion, and provides tips for how others can do the same.
Read MoreJuniper Lewis (they/them) writes this week about falling in love with the trials and triumphs of drafting their own patterns, and the ways their own gender experience affects their sewing choices.
Read MoreNell writes about their journey into needlework as activism during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read MoreBeginning sewist Morgan is a queer and trans farmer from Michigan. In their blog post, they reflect on self-fashioning while trans, and on a relationship between makers.
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