Becky Wall Sews

23/10/2026

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Day 5 of Creative Costume Academy online bootcamp.

With over 20 years of professional seamstress experience making costumes for big theatrical productions like Blue Man Group and Cirque du Soleil, I’m convinced that you don’t need to take the hard route to start making clothes that fit you perfectly right away. One of the many perks of having me...

23/10/2026

Day 5_item 3 of Creative Costume Academy 's 5 day bootcamp Scavenger hunt!

A make I am proud of...

This is the final piece I made during the first ever patterncutting course I did.

We all made a skirt and jacket to the measurements of a Mannequin.
I made mine out of a curtain and a contrasting pink cotton.

It was the cumulation of 10 weeks work learning to draft and make a garment 🙌

20/10/2026

I'm once again taking part in the online Creative Costume Academy 's 5 day 'Fitabulous Fit bootcamp'. Each day there are things to do on the 'scavenger hunt'- so today's includes spreading the word about the challenge!
There's still time to join, and you have until October 27th to finish all the tasks

👉bit.ly/FitabulousFit
👉https://tricia-camacho.mykajabi.com/fitabulous-fit

25/07/2026

Managed to squeeze in a trip to see the Schaparelli exhibition at the V&A. I liked the way they've got a mixture of her work alongside the work by Roseberry which shows how hes taken ideas from the archives and created modern interpretations.

Nice details, especially the big plastic zips that we often shy away from in delicate dresses etc.

Even more I havent added here are the buttons, accessories, hats and perfumes that were all on display too!

22/06/2026

I finally got round to scanning the pages of my Jacket project from the course I finished around this time last year!

Photos
1. Here's a little mood board- for my peacock themed design 🦚

2. Outline of the Jacket

3. Quick look into different styles of Jackets

4. Really liked all these contrasting insides and hongkong/ bias seam finishes.

5. Loved the luminous threads involved in these woven cycle jackets.

6. Trying to work out the various combinations of buttons, pockets and lapel features on Men's jackets.

7. Drawing from images that caught my eye.

8. Schaparelli 👠

9. 🦚🦚🦚

10. Loving this shape/ silhouette

11. Combing these 3 elements...

12. Peacock jackets, colours, shapes, feathers

13. Design ideas..

13. A bit of colour...

15. More feathers

16. Adding watercolour...

17. And a bit of gold!

13/06/2026

I made it to the 2nd day of the Contemporary Craft Festival in Bovey Tracey!

I soaked up all the lovely craftyness and even managed to have a catch up with Marissa from Marissa Thereze for the first time in quite a number of years😉
Shes an amazing machine knitter with beautiful scarves, cowls and jumpers ; she is even offering 1 to 1 sessions at the craft fair- do check her out, i spent too long chatting I forgot to take photos of her work 🤦🏻‍♀️

I also made a bee-line for
Artway
Make Fabric Boutique
www.sarahkirby.co.uk

Craft Festival

01/06/2026

This is my kindle holder! Aka the Lumi Pouch by

It's my first time being a pattern tester (i felt a bit more comfortable sewing something with straight edges for my first go).

I answered the call out from Kim for testers along with some fellow sewists and we all went about sewing one up and sending in our feedback.

I had fun creating the gathers and it was great that she made us a video to show how to tackle the tricky corner. It's a lovely little pattern which also shows how to quilt the outer fabric and make a button and loop fastening.

One issue I did run into was choosing a directional print: do watch out if you do- with mine you might just notice the front pattern is actually upside down 😅 but luckily it's not too bigbof an issue witb this print really.

I think its also a good base pattern that could be altered for all sorts of other little bags: I can see easily that the button could be replaced for a magnetic clasp crearing a clutch bag or even velcro for something light. You could add a strap or little handle too. There are 3 sizes included in the pattern - for different types of ereaders, but you could make it any size you need!

Pop over to her page and you can buy the pattern to download immediately 👍

28/05/2026

Nothing like a bundle of sewing bits that ive been adding to my list for a while, arriving in the post today 🙌

🧵 Always in need of plain thread colours

👜Microtex needles are my current favs for rough fabrics and very fine..

🧶Wool needles- as my various bodkin needles are too big to sew in overlocker threads

🪡 Fancy-looking Sewing machine needle threader

▪️Forming tape- heard good things about this stuff, although didnt realise I ordered the black version!

🔲 Also bought some Ivory Viscose Linen, which was on offer but its gone straight into the wash 👍

24/03/2026

Ive almost finished the 5 days of the Fit-abulous Fit Bootcamp with Tricia from Creative Costume Academy. It was very fun 🤗
We learnt a new way to translate fitting adjustments from fabric back to the paper pattern and lots of hints and tips along the way.
Tricia has boundless energy and is very generous with her knowlege 👇

https://youtube.com/ is the place to find her and join her tribe.

Next bootcamp happens in the Autumn!

19/03/2026

Bit.ly/fitabulousfit

Im working through the Creative Costume Academy 's fitting bootcamp this week. I'm quite late to the party but Tricia makes it very fun, and i'm already picking up things i didnt know.
I really like learning from different people 👍

If you can't make it to this Bootcamp, follow her accounts and there's another one in the Autumn.
Ps. There are also prizes to be won 🤗🤞

Learn how to make clothes FIT!