Everyone gets up in the morning and puts on clothes. Clothing is a huge part of our identities, a way of expressing ourselves. What we wear has the power to make us feel incredible or invisible, comfortable, or in pain, stylish, or drab.
Welcome to the home of accessible sewing. Everything you need to build your accessible sewing kit and make your craft work for you. From shears to pins and everything in between.
Everything we offer has been hand selected by us, making sure that every tool and item can help make sewing more accessible and pleasurable for all, whatever our ability, skill, or challenge. As long as you love to sew, we’re here to help make your dreams a reality.
Becky is late-diagnosed Autistic and ADHD and a professional dressmaker and pattern cutter. All Access Sewing was born out of the frustration and impatience Becky felt at how her clothes never felt quite right on her body. Learn more about Becky and her journey.
“I want others to experience the empowerment of creating a safe and accessible wardrobe like I have done, and feel incredibly passionately about the message this book brings. Now is absolutely the right time for this revolution in sewing.”
Becky Cole
Author/Founder
All Access Sewing
All Access Sewing
All Access Sewing
This is a sewing book with a difference.
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Fifteen handy how-to projects to make your wardrobe more accessible, interviews with disabled sewers, and guides to setting up your sewing space and kit!
on the blog
Here you will find everything from sewing tips and demonstrations to interviews and advice.
A unique glimpse into Becky’s neurodivergent view of the world.
How to Use a Stretch Ruler
Working with Stretch fabrics can be challenging. However, if you have a disability, or experience sensory challenges around clothing, stretch fabrics are a great addition to an accessible wardrobe. A
ADHD – To diagnose or not to diagnose?
I am writing this blog post almost 30 hours after receiving my official ADHD diagnosis. Was it a stressful thing to do? Oh most definitely. Was it worth it? 100%.…
Demystifying Dressmaking Patterns
One of the greatest inventions in the world of home dressmaking is the paper pattern. It is also one of the most confusing. Dressmaking is a wonderful craft that allows…
Where it all began…
All Access Sewing has been born of two things – love of sewing and love of self. Two things have dominated my life – an obsession with sewing and an…
All Access Sewciety
Over on Facebook we have a wonderful community called the All Access Sewciety! The group is an extension of the book, full of amazingly talented and friendly people all wanting to share their tips, advice, support, and projects. Everyone is welcome, all you need to be is friendly and have a love of sewing! Every week Becky comes live to share her tips and updates and regularly offers live demonstrations of different creative ways to adapt our clothing. The space is safe and non judgemental where everyone can be their authentic self: Becky regularly unmasks in her Lives! Come and join us and be a part of the conversation, everyone is welcome!
Shop Sewing Supplies
Sew Easy Ruler Grip Safety Handle
£10.99
This handle adheres via strong suction, helping to grip, lift and move rulers and templates while protecting fingers. The two strong suction cups create added stability for more accurate marking and cutting. The comfortable handle is suitable for both left and right handed use. Suitable for rulers or templates of at least 9.8cm or 3.9in in length.
Clover Double Sided Basting Tape
£5.49
Double sided tape which quickly adheres to fabric, paper, plastic or wood. Ideal for putting in zippers or holding seams together before sewing. A great alternative to pins! Glue wont gunk up your machine needle.
Zipper Top Stop Kit (3 Pairs)
£5.99
Metal Top Stops for use when cutting down a zip. Suitable for a #5 zip.
- A Top Stop Kit can be used to complete an installation when a zipper is cut to size.
- Each Kit consists of 6 Top Stops (3 pairs)
- Suitable for use with the MagZip zippers
MagZip Magnetic Zip #5
£15.99
Ingenius zip design with a magnetic fastening at the base. Sew into any garment exactly any other zip.
The magnetic closure allows for one handed fastening, ideal for those with dexterity challenges, arthritis, Parkinsons, impaired vision, children, or indeed anyone who wants an easy to use zip!
- Round Base Magnetic Zipper on a #5 separating zipper.
- Available in universal #5 zipper tooth size.
- Zippers can easily be shortened
- Don’t forget your Top Stop kit!
All Access Sewing Stretch Ruler
£14.99
Our stretch ruler is specially designed to make working with stretch fabrics easier. Dyslexia and discalculia friendly, with an additonal table of numbers that removes the need to do the ‘maths’, this ruler will make your stretch sewing jobs easier and more accessible.
Prym Large Ergonomic Stitch Ripper
£6.50
This large ergonomically designed stitch ripper is easy to grip making it very accessible. The lid can be clipped on for safe storage or used to extend the handle for even easier handling.
Prym Pinking Rotary Cutter Blade – 45mm
£9.99
A pinking edged rotary blade that will fit all 45mm rotary cutters, ideal to use in place of pinking shears.
Easy Grip Pattern Weight Kit
£15.99
This kit comes with everything you need to make four easy grip pattern weights that will hold your pattern in place without the need for pins.
Kit includes:
1 x fat quarter of cotton fabric (fabric design is sent at random)
4 x heavy duty weights
4 x plastic rings
Bag of wadding
Paper template
Full accessible instructions
