Tilly And The Buttons

Hello! Im Tilly Walnes, the founder of Tilly and the Buttons . We create gorgeous, easy-to-use sewing patterns, books and online workshops for the new wave of DIY dressmakers. With jargon-busting instructions and photos showing each step, our award-winning sewing patterns , dressmaking workshops and bestselling books ( Love at First Stitch and Stre... tch! ) help you create beautiful clothes that youll be proud to say you made yourself... even if you're a new stitcher. I started this blog ten years ago as a way to share my passion for making clothes and connect with other people who enjoy sewing. I love nothing more than taking a flat piece of fabric, cutting it out and stitching it together to create a unique, made-to-measure garment that I dreamed up in my head. Over the years the blog evolved, and my knowledge of sewing and pattern making grew as I hoovered up knowledge from blogs, training at the London College of Fashion, and lots of trial and error! The idea for my business gradually blossomed as friends, blog readers and random strangers kept telling me the same story that they would love to make their own clothes too, but that they found the technical jargon, diagrams and conventions of traditional sewing resources confusing, intimidating and ultimately off-putting. They had a good point sewing patterns tend to assume you already know what youre doing, which just isnt the case for my generation and younger who never learnt to sew. So, blending my passion for dressmaking with over a decade's professional experience in arts education and designing training courses, I set out to rethink sewing patterns for modern makers - for people who want to make clothes for themselves, at home, and have a joyful time doing it! Our patterns include lots of helpful features to help you have a fun and fulfilling experience sewing up your dream wardrobe. You can find our award-winning sewing patterns in our online shop , as well as in lots of lovely shops around the world from Paris to Australia to Liberty of London and John ...Read More