Fabric stash
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A home sewist's personal accumulated collection of fabric purchased for future projects, a common feature of hobbyist sewing culture often documented and discussed in sewing communities online.
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Indie pattern boom
A surge from around 2010 of small, independently run sewing pattern companies selling PDF and print patterns directly to consumers online, diversifying styles and sizing beyond major pattern companies.
Sewalong
An organized group sewing event, often hosted by a pattern company or blogger, in which participants make the same garment together over a set period while sharing progress online.
Sewing pattern testing
A pre-release process in which volunteer sewists make up a new pattern to check instructions, fit, and sizing, providing feedback to independent designers before public release, common since the indie pattern boom.
Me Made May
An annual online sewing challenge, started in 2010, in which participants pledge to wear garments they made themselves throughout May and document the experience on social media.
Sewing YouTube tutorials
Video tutorials teaching garment construction techniques, uploaded by hobbyists and professionals alike, which grew from the 2010s into a major free resource for learning to sew outside formal classes.
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