The Great British Sewing Bee
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A British television competition, first broadcast in 2013, in which amateur sewists complete garment-making challenges judged on technique and creativity, credited with boosting home sewing's popularity.
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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.
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.
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.
Fabric stash
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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