La Movida’s Founder Laurie and Youth Sewing instructor Samantha share what their opinions are on what sewing machine to have as a beginner sewer. Buying your first sewing machine could be the best idea you ever had! Sewing is a helpful skill to have, it’s a great creative outlet that gives a sense of pride … Read more
Our new intro sewing workshop and a free pdf sewing tutorial of our original tote! We are always striving to grow and keep with the trends here at La Movida! You may have noticed that our adult sewing courses have gotten special attention lately. We have been working on improving a lot of things, from … Read more
Tips to Sew your own Raincoat for Rainy season in Vancouver Rainy season is here in Vancouver and with every season change comes sewing inspiration! Last Winter our youth after-school sewing students made their own raincoats. It was our first time teaching how to make raincoats in our youth class which meant it was a … Read more
When researching to write this blog I did a few Google searches around “The Benefits of Sewing” and “Why we should learn to sew?”. Although each article had plenty of good points; stress relief, brain growth, helps with self-esteem, it’s a marketable skill and it fights dementia, I didn’t feel any of these reasons would … Read more
