4 Ways to Track your Sewing
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by Sophie Laughton-Mutu
8M ago
Track your sewing and all of the progress you make at the sewing machine with these 4 clever ways to feel super productive! Its no secret I’m a bit of a stats geek – If I’m in safe company here (and I think I am), here are 4 ways you can track your own sewing […] The post 4 Ways to Track your Sewing appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more
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Streamlining and Sunsetting: The Future of BTK
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by Sophie Laughton-Mutu
1y ago
We are streamlining, sunsetting, and making changes as we look to the future of Below the Kōwhai… In light of the current State Of The World, I have made the strategic decision to sunset our physical products and shift my focus towards our digital sewing patterns. While we have been experiencing these symptoms for a […] The post Streamlining and Sunsetting: The Future of BTK appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more
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6 Ways to Quilt
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by Sophie Laughton-Mutu
1y ago
6 ways to quilt, featuring unique, alternative ideas for quilting by hand or with a sewing machine. Perfect for additional inspiration for our Quilted Honu Vest. These quilting ideas are perfect to try out with our Honu Vest – Quilted, sewing pattern! You get all of the joy out of a cosy, quilted garment, in […] The post 6 Ways to Quilt appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more
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Tips for Quick Sewing
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by Sophie Laughton-Mutu
1y ago
Tips for quick sewing for maximum productivity and economy. I’ll be sharing how I sewed our Tio Trousers quickly but you can apply these tips to almost all garments! When you join our VIP Community on Facebook, one of the questions that’s asked for membership is “What is your biggest sewing challenge”. Almost always, our […] The post Tips for Quick Sewing appeared first on Below The Kōwhai ..read more
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Girls Rimu Top – a ruffle top hack
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by Sophie Laughton-Mutu
1y ago
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
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Women’s size Tuatua Cover Up
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by Sophie Laughton-Mutu
1y ago
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
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How to Sew a Paperbag Waistband
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by Sophie - Below the Kōwhai
2y ago
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
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Changes to our Paper Patterns
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by Sophie - Below the Kōwhai
2y ago
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
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Sophie’s Sewing Journal
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by Sophie - Below the Kōwhai
2y ago
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
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Sew for hiking and the outdoors
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by Sophie - Below the Kōwhai
2y ago
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
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