Have you ever made a sewing pattern straight out of the packet and been disappointed with the results? Pattern designer and fitting expert, Elisalex Jewell, gets us excited about the possibilities of pattern hacking and learning to fit clothes to your body. She also talks about how having Orsola de Castro, founder of Fashion Revolution, as a mum impacted her own relationship to fashion and sustainability.

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Elisalex Jewell is the co-founder of sewing pattern brand By Hand London. You can also follow her on Instagram (@elisalex).

Listen to my previous episode with Elisalex:

• Ep. #131: Self-Drafting for Fitting Success with Elisalex Jewell

If you want to hear more about the possibilities of pattern hacking, listen to:

• Ep. #90: Introduction to Pattern Hacking 

Elisalex featured on Episode 30 of The New Craft House Podcast. 

Elisalex´s mum is Orsola de Castro (@orsoladecastro), the co-founder and creative director of Fashion Revolution, a not-for-profit activism movement which works towards a sustainable fashion industry.