About this episode
Alexandra Wall discusses her journey in the sewing community and the importance of sustainability in fashion.
Digital Pattern Library is Alexandra's sewing community resource for us to use. Alexandra lives in Cardiff, Wales and she's trained in the fashion industry. Once she was working in couture designer houses, the amount of waste at that level and in high street brands made her rethink her priorities. Thankfully she found us in the sewing community when she began to develop sewing patterns. Now Alexandra mainly works with sewists in providing them with skill building opportunities and resources, rather than produce fast sewing patterns. Head to Alexandra's YouTube account now https://www.youtube.com/ @digitalpatternlibrary Or her website https://digitalpatternlibrary.com/the-dpl-atelier In 2026, podcast viewers and listeners get a special discount! The fee to join the 3 day challenge is waived when you use the code 'SOSPodcast. https://digitalpatternlibrary.com/design-challenge and you can also get 10% off your first month inside The DPL Atelier https://digitalpatternlibrary.com/the-dpl-atelier The 3 day Design challenge is schedule for 6 January, in May and in September! If you are able, consider supporting this podcast through our patreon account. There are 3 new tiers to choose…
People in this episode
Guest: Alexandra Wall
Topics covered
- sewing
- sustainability
- community resources
- skill building
Keywords
- Digital Pattern Library
- sewing patterns
- design challenge
- YouTube
Mentioned in this episode
Products: Digital Pattern Library, The DPL Atelier
Books & works: SOSPodcast
Places: Cardiff, Wales
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