Christian Dior ‘Designer of Dreams’  – TOKYO 

Dior in Japan So we are back from a wonderful trip to Japan! This trip has been on our wish list forever. We were about to book flights just as Covid took hold. But as Japan is now fully opened up to tourists, with all restrictions being lifted the day before we arrived, off we […]

Pattern Tester Call / sizes 18-32

This tester call is now closed. We are thrilled to announce that we have three marvellous patterns that are now ready for their final testing phase! These fabulous designs are available in our brand-new size range, catering to UK sizes 18-32, with a D cup. The French Dart, The Rochester Dress & Top, and The […]

Open Studios – June 2023

Open Studio – Come and see behind the scenes at Maven headquarters! Saturday 17th & Sunday 18th June 2023 – 10am – 4pm no appointments needed, just pop in! We are holding an Open Studio this very weekend here in Warwickshire and you’ll be able to chat to me about sewing patterns and see all […]

How to Sew with Milk & Nuts!

Codelite and Corozo – The Eco-friendly Buttons Once upon a time Codelite and Corozo buttons were the norm until progress gave us polyester buttons. It would be really easy to say polyester buttons are ‘bad’ and these are ‘good’ but I don’t think sustainability is that straight forward. For me everything produced has a cost […]