Hello, I am Jane Gordon

I have 28 years experience working in the costume and making industry

In 1998 I completed a degree in 3D Furniture and Product Design before heading straight into the world of Costume and Prop Making. I have worked on the West End, at Glyndebourne Opera House and for Film and Carnival events.  

I have developed a more in depth knowledge and understanding of pattern cutting techniques through courses, exploration and experimentation.

I design zero waste sewing patterns which are available as PDF downloads in my shop

I teach these and other sewing techniques in my Hoylake Studio.

I have an interest in fabric sustainability and I am driven to reduce the amount of fabric waste that comes alongside making clothes.  I have introduced a Fabric Donation Station which is a kind of fabric shop in my Hoylake studio.  Anyone who has fabric they no longer use can bring it to be re-distributed and used by home sewists and students.  We raise funds for charities in the process.

When teaching and designing I want to:
  • Enable people to have the confidence to ask, ‘How do I make that?’ and then give them the skills to make it.
  • Establish a community so likeminded individuals can meet other Crafters and Makers.
  • Teach the value of the materials we use and to consider its source and long-term sustainability.
  • Engage with the ethos of Up-cycle, Re-use and Recycle and encourage others to do so too.
  • Design and create to life zero waste patterns in order to benefit the environment.
  • Develop the skills of others in pattern-making, sewing and craft.
  • Consciously design products with the full lifecycle of item in mind.
  • Explore and research new materials in order to develop and share the knowledge.
  • Inspire and be inspired!