The Big Sew Off is back!

Our 24hr charity sewathon in aid of Mind is coming back for its third year:
10am Thursday 7th to 10am Friday 8th November 2024, UK time.

The Sew Over It Team will be sewing at the HQ based at the gorgeous New Craft House in East London, together with many exciting sewing personalities. We'll be raising money for mental health charity Mind and sewing clothes to donate to Give Your Best.

The whole 24 hours will be live-streamed on YouTube and we'll be going LIVE on The Big Sew Off Instagram account throughout the sewathon, so make sure you're following us!

We can't wait to put our sewing to good use and we hope you'll join us! Donate to our JustGiving Page to help us raise money for mental health charity Mind and find out all the ways you can get involved here.

WHEN:

Our charity sewathon is taking place between 10am on Thursday 7th to 10am on Friday 8th November.

Save the date so you can follow along with all the exciting things that will be happening throughout the 24 hours, and join in the action whenever it suits you! Find out all the ways you can get involved here.

Get all the latest news on Instagram!

  • Here are just some of the items lovingly made at The Big Sew Off HQ during our 24hr sewathon. All of these were uploaded to the @giveyourbest.uk website and they have already been ‘shopped’ for free by refugees and asylum seekers! Send your best pre-loved clothes (handmade or not) to someone who needs them, find out how on the Give Your Best website. It’s easy and a really great thing to do on all fronts ❤️ ♻️ A huge thanks to @minervadotcom @rainbowfabrickilburn and @sewmesunshine.uk for donating the beautiful fabrics! #thebigsewoff24
  • SHOP OUR REMNANTS! Lots of gorgeous fabrics we didn’t get around to sewing at the HQ are now on sale on the @sewoveritlondon website (find the link in our bio). Profits will be added to our JustGiving Page for @mindcharity and you’ll be entered into our amazing Prize Draw 🥳 #thebigsewoff24
  • A thank you from @patrickgrantism and @community_clothing to everyone who took part in The Big Sew Off 2024 in aid of @mindcharity! Use cose BigSewOff10 at checkout on the @community_clothing website for 10% off 🎉 #thebigsewoff24 #thebigsewoff #sewingforgood #sewistsofinstagram #communityclothing #sustainableclothing
  • Thank you so SEW much to everyone who got involved with our 24hr charity sewathon! We are so grateful for every single donation 🥹 If you missed any of the action, you can catch up on all the Lives on our grid and you can still donate. Find the link in our bio for the JustGiving page in aid of @mindcharity 💙 #thebigsewoff24 #thebigsewoff #sewingforgood #sewistsofinstagram #sewing
  • And we’re done! Thanks to you all we’ve raised over £7k for @mindcharity so far but the JustGiving page will stay open for a few more days so you can keep donating - find the link in our bio! Every donation will be entered in our amazing Prize Draw, winners will be picked at random once the page closes. Thank you for following along with The Big Sew Off 2024 🥳 #thebigsewoff24
  • Morning catch up with @lisacomfort and @tillybuttons Please keep donating, find the link jn our bio! #thebigsewoff24
  • 22 hours down and we still need your help to raise money for @mindcharity 💙 Find the link in our bio to donate donate donate! Thank you!!!
  • The energy is high (somehow?!) at 7am. Please keep donating to keep us going! Find all the info in our bio #thebigsewoff24
  • Surprise science experiment for our 6am live with the help of @studio7t7 Donate using the link jn our bio! #thebigsewoff24
  • Up bright and early with @lisacomfort Link to donate in our bio! #thebigsewoff24
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THE BIG SEW OFF 2023:

We managed to raise over £14k through The Big Sew Off in 2023 thanks to the generosity of the sewing community!

BACKGROUND:

Sew Over It started The Big Sew Off in 2022 as a way to give back through sewing. We chose to fundraise for mental health charity Mind because of the strong link we believe exists between our favourite hobby and mental health. The first event raised £8k for Mind, exceeding all our expectations. The Big Sew Off grew exponentially in 2023 with many more sewing businesses and personalities joining our sewathon and over £14k raised!

The 24 hours of The Big Sew Off are a lot of fun! You can follow our progress at the HQ and cheer us on through the Live Stream on YouTube and tune in for hourly Instagram Lives!