Join our Sew-Along and use our popular Rimu Dress sewing pattern to create this cute ruffle top! We’ve taken this classic Rimu Dress and adapted it into this cute ruffle Rimu Top that you can create yourself with a few deviations from the sewing tutorial! The Rimu Dress sewing pattern from Below the Kōwhai is […] The post Girls Rimu Top – a ruffle top hack appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more

Use our Tweens sewing pattern to create your own beach Cover Up! This year we released our Children’s and Tweens size Tuatua Cover Up – it’s proved to be perfect for the beach and play, protecting Little’s from the sun, wind and elements! We’ve also seen our friends in the Northern Hemisphere sew up winter […] The post Women’s size Tuatua Cover Up appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more

Add cute or dramatic paperbag waistband’s to your garments with these easy steps! Go cutesy, or all out drama with a paperbag waistband! You can also use this handy tutorial if you discover the elastic you have is smaller in width than required for your waistband! These look especially great with elastic waistbands like on […] The post How to Sew a Paperbag Waistband appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more

We are making changes to the way we provide our paper patterns! Earlier this year we conducted a very scientific survey of our BTK sewing community and as a result of the findings are changing the way we’re doing business and offering our services to you! Over the last 3 years we have been providing […] The post Changes to our Paper Patterns appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more

I’ve been logging my sews as a celebration of time and creativity. Here is my sewing journal from the first half of the year! Last year I was inspired by Sharaine’s journal pages she shared with us in our Autumn Inspiration blog. I felt deeply that this was a practice I wanted to begin. So […] The post Sophie’s Sewing Journal appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more

Your guide to adventure friendly fabrics to sew for hiking and the outdoors! Thanks to Sonia for putting this fabric guide together for our Below the Kōwhai sewing community! Sonia and her family live and regularly hike around New Zealand with zero waste. Check out their adventures and for lots of tips about hiking with […] The post Sew for hiking and the outdoors appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more

Deep, vibrant, soft, and muted hues all make up our first collection of BTK fabric from New Zealand. In 2016 I wrote on my Facebook wall “Can I have a career caressing fabric?” while I was sewing a birthday dress for myself. Fast forward through 5 years of designing and selling my own sewing patterns; […] The post Introducing our BTK Fabric collection! appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more

Easy sew hair accessories you can whip up with fabric scraps – including an easy hair bow tutorial. Perfect for homemade gifts! One of my favourite things to do since relearning how to sew and having my girls is to gift homemade gifts when celebrating birthdays. My big girl is about to turn 6 (!) […] The post Easy Sew Hair Accessories – hair bow tutorial appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more

6 ways you can save money in your sewing so we can all continue to do the things that we love and benefit from! The world is moving through uncertain times, you don’t need me to tell you that. I’m sure you have looked at your grocery bill or the digits when you fill up […] The post 6 ways to save money sewing appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more

Sew your own Dolman Top with this easy pattern hack! This post will help you understand the basics of pattern shape and a Dolman adjustment! During our Tio Trouser sewing pattern release, many of our Instagram followers spotted this gingham dolman top on one of my daughters – surprise surprise! It’s a Kea Top! Our […] The post Kea Top Dolman Hack appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more