Sew easy

Sewing is undergoing a creative renaissance, as people seek to revitalise their jaded wardrobes

First, a quick pop quiz. You’ve finally found some leisure time: how are you most likely to make use of your idle hands? Is it (a) texting and tweeting, (b) surfing the soaps with the remote, or (c) knitting, stitching and sewing?

A generation ago, (c) would have been the resounding answer. Our mothers and grandmothers were dab hands at making, customising and altering clothing to express their individual fashion style or, more ...