A simple pairing that just works. You really cannot go wrong with a t-shirt and printed skirt combo. Lisa bought the Blue White Brushstrokes at the Stitch Festival last year …
Here’s another Urbanstax project, this time it is the Raglan top from the Avid Seamstress pattern. It is actually a dress pattern with a variation for a top. The dress …
Spring is finally here in the UK and you may be thinking about adding some versatile tops to your handmade wardrobe. We have some suggestions for some of the best …
Our fabric of this week is blue shweshwe fabric. Blue was one of two of the original colours that this South African print fabric was available in. There are now …
The Great British Sewing Bee Series 10 is looking for a new set of sewing enthusiasts. Could that be you? They are looking for sewers of all ages, so if …
Great news, we have a new addition to the website and that is for Merchant and Mills sewing patterns. They are exactly the types of garments and patterns that work …
The Festival of Quilts 2023 takes place at the NEC in Birmingham in early August. We are looking forward to showing you all our new fabric and patterns. The Festival …
We are huge fans of the Nigerian cloth, Adire fabric. One of the main reasons we started Urbanstax was the love of the uniqueness and artistry of resist dye fabrics …
We tried our hands at the new Syli Blouse pattern by Named Clothing. The Syli blouse is a roomy top with a simple tie fastening at the neck. It was …
Join Monisola Omotoso for a pattern cutting workshop and explore pattern-making the African fashion way. Your pattern making will be based on your body measurements to create a Dashiki inspired …