Blogs

  • Stash Chats – Episode 20: Rachel (Stitched Up on YouTube)

    Stash Chats – Episode 20: Rachel (Stitched Up on YouTube)

    It was great fun to chat with Rachel about her incredible sewing stash. It sounds like she’s drawn to similar fabric types to me – bold florals and bright colours – so I’ll have to keep an eye out for her next destash! Rachel is active in the online sewing community, especially on her YouTube…


  • Updates – Improved Navigation

    Updates – Improved Navigation

    New Stash Hub Menu Stash Hub has grown a lot since we launched the first beta test in July 2022! We have updated the app navigation by replacing the bottom navigation bar with a side menu. This means you can now easily see and access all the different parts of Stash Hub. Have you discovered…


  • Stash Chats – Episode 19: Jaire and Mia @mimiquins

    Stash Chats – Episode 19: Jaire and Mia @mimiquins

    What a pleasure to chat with Jaire and Mia, founders of Mimiquins, the company which gives sewists the opportunity to work with a custom dressform which is a perfect replica of their body. It was so interesting to hear about how they’ve been able to help people on their body positivity journey with their kind…


  • Sewing Challenges – February 2024

    Sewing Challenges – February 2024

    How has your sewing been going so far this year? Did you join in with any of the January sewing challenges? If you’re not sure what to sew next, check out these new sewing challenges for February to give you some inspiration.


  • Stash Chats – Episode 18: Sam @sequingirlie

    Stash Chats – Episode 18: Sam @sequingirlie

    Sam loves to create her own fun and colourful wardrobe and has really engaged with the sewing community though her YouTube channel, Sequin Girlie Creates. Sewing can be a lonely hobby, so she was inspired to host the Southern Sewcial to meet up with fellow sewists in her area. This led to her making lots…


  • Where to donate fabric and sewing supplies

    Where to donate fabric and sewing supplies

    So, you followed our destashing tips and found a bunch of sewing supplies you don’t need anymore, but now you’re not sure what to do with them? If you don’t have the time and/or motivation to sell your excess supplies, you could donate your fabric to a good cause. I have compiled a list of…


  • Stash Chats – Episode 17: Ruan @theyorkshiresewgirl

    Stash Chats – Episode 17: Ruan @theyorkshiresewgirl

    Ruan makes hilarous and engaging sewing vlogs, chatting about her sewing projects and shaing sewing subscription unboxings. The sewing community has definitely played a key part in Ruan’s sewing journey. Ruan has made real life friends through sewing and now creates content with her sewing besties Tamlyn and Rachel as the Northern Sewl Sisters. In…


  • Sewing Challenge Roundup – January 2024

    Sewing Challenge Roundup – January 2024

    2024 is starting strong, with a whole host of sewing challenges to join in with! Each sewing challenge will have a theme or set of criteria to guide your project. Some challenges are personal and open to interpretation (such as Make Nine) and others are more specific (for example, you have to make pants or…


  • Updates and New Feature – Wishlists

    Updates and New Feature – Wishlists

    Fabric and Pattern Wishlists Our first Stash Hub update of 2024 is here, and it’s a big one! We’ve added Wishlists for 1.16.0, a feature highly requested by our incredible community in the Stash Hub Club on Facebook. Wishlist now appears as an option in the status filter at the top of both Fabrics and…


  • How to destash fabric and sewing supplies

    How to destash fabric and sewing supplies

    What is destashing and why bother? Anyone who has been sewing for a while will know that fabric shopping can easily outpace project completion. This can lead to accumulation of fabric and other supplies, which may no longer inspire you and can become overwhelming. The term ‘destash’ refers to passing on unwanted items from your…