Sew Positive

Sew Positive Sew Positive is a UK registered charity bringing together sewing for positive mental health.

Our term is about to restart!Men's Hems:🪡 Learn basic sewing and mending skills😌 Join a mental health relaxed safe space...
26/08/2026

Our term is about to restart!

Men's Hems:
🪡 Learn basic sewing and mending skills
😌 Join a mental health relaxed safe space for men
☕ Free tea, coffee & chat

Come along and find out or drop us a message if you have any queries.

Led by men and volunteers who sew, offering a relaxed and practical space to be creative and talk about mental health in a low pressure environment.

Links in the top comment.

🌿 The Struggle for Light – and what an incredible thing to see our community represented in it.We were so proud to visit...
24/08/2026

🌿 The Struggle for Light – and what an incredible thing to see our community represented in it.

We were so proud to visit this beautiful immersive installation at Cambridge University Botanic Garden Cambridge University Botanic Garden today, featuring work by Sew Positive participants Lynn and Hannah, who have been working on the project since last October alongside artists Annabel Lee and Melissa Fu.

What makes The Struggle for Light particularly special is the collaboration behind it. Artists and people from different community groups across Cambridge – including Abbey People – have brought their different skills, stories and creative practices together into one extraordinary mixed-media installation.

We’ve watched Lynn’s distinctive creative style emerge through her textile art at Sew Positive, and seeing her work become part of an installation like this is just wonderful. And Hannah’s beautiful watercolours are breathtaking. We know how much work, thought and commitment they have both put into this project over many months, and we couldn’t be prouder of them. ❤️

There’s something else we really love about this project too: connection between communities doesn’t have to stop at the door of one organisation.

Partnerships like this allow people to discover other creative spaces, meet new people, build confidence and find opportunities beyond the services they originally joined. That cross-fertilisation of ideas, friendships and support is exactly how a stronger community grows.

And hats off to Louise and the Communities Team at Cambridge University Botanic Garden for making it happen. This is the first time the Garden has hosted an installation of this kind, and their Community Membership also enables groups such as Sew Positive to bring participants into the Garden free of charge – removing a financial barrier that might otherwise prevent people from experiencing this wonderful place.

We brought a group from Sew Positive along today to support Lynn and Hannah and experience the installation – and it really is worth seeing.

🌱 The Struggle for Light
📍 Cambridge University Botanic Garden
📅 24–30 August
🎟️ Garden admission £7.50

When our good friends and partners at CPSL Mind asked if the Sew Positive community could help make doggy bandanas for t...
21/08/2026

When our good friends and partners at CPSL Mind asked if the Sew Positive community could help make doggy bandanas for their fundraising dog walk, we understood the assignment. 🐶🧵💙

And what a lovely project it turned into!

Participants and volunteers across our services have been cutting, sewing and finishing this fabulous pile of bandanas. They’ve been brilliant for newer sewists to build confidence, fun for more experienced makers too, and a perfect way to put some of our colourful fabric stash to good use.

It’s also exactly the sort of collaboration we love: sharing skills, using materials creatively, making together and one local charity community supporting another. 💙

Here we are handing over the finished collection to Liv from CPSL Mind, ably assisted by Seve, Sew Positive’s CDO (Chief Dog Officer), who came along for some very important modelling duties.

Modelling: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Sitting still: ⭐️ 😂

The bandanas will be heading to Walkies for Wellbeing in September and we can’t wait to see some lucky pooches wearing them! 🐾

WalkiesForWellbeing

18/08/2026

We're so excited about our upcoming Sew Basic course 💫🪡

Starting 22nd and 23rd September!!

It's our total beginner sewing machine course in a warm, welcoming and friendly environment. For new sewers wanting to learn the basics of threading a machine, basic stitches, cutting and understanding a basic pattern.

🎙️ Listen to Yvonne speak after completing last year's Sew Basic.

More info on our portal!

18/08/2026

We have an amazing surprise for everyone!

Look what’s been installed at the hub today….an accessible lift 👏🏻🎉🧵🙏🏻

We are hugely grateful to Tim and the team at Cambridge MC who have funded the install and hire of this facility for us, which we haven’t been able to do until now, making our services accessible to those most in need. THANK YOU 🤩

All ready for our AGM and services starting again in September. 💪🏼🥳🙌🤩

Today we are sewing in the sunshine! We have free community membership to the Cambridge University Botanic Garden so you...
03/08/2026

Today we are sewing in the sunshine! We have free community membership to the Cambridge University Botanic Garden so you can join us for some stitching in the sunshine today or next Monday 10-12. Families welcome today and adults only next week 🧵🪡🌳

👕✨ More than just a T-shirt…Our Ambassador T-shirts are finished! 💥 This is slow fashion.This project has become a journ...
24/07/2026

👕✨ More than just a T-shirt…

Our Ambassador T-shirts are finished! 💥

This is slow fashion.

This project has become a journey through every stage of clothing production, helping our Ambassadors understand what really goes into making a garment from scratch.

So far we've:
🧵 Researched different fabrics and compared samples.
🧵 Chosen the most suitable fabric for comfort, durability and wear.
🧵 Washed 24 metres of 100% white cotton interlock ready for sewing.
🧵 Designed and ordered our own screen print.
🧵 Sourced cuffing in our Sew Positive brand colours.
🧵 Downloaded, printed and collected full-size A0 patterns ready for cutting.

Behind the scenes, our wonderful volunteers have been working alongside tutor Michelle to carefully plan the best fabric layout, reducing waste and making sure we're ready to teach our Ambassadors to sew their own T-shirts.

Every Ambassador was able to personalise their own t-shirt. Ambassadors chose from our neck ribbing colours, decided between different necklines, pockets, and chose long or short sleeves to create something that reflects their own style. They'll also be using embroidery and hand stitching to personally customise t-shirts!

We're also making fabric Ambassador badges to wear during our services, helping our community recognise and celebrate their role.

This is slow fashion. Taking time to understand materials, craftsmanship, sustainability and the value of the clothes we wear. We can't wait to see everyone's personalised Ambassador t-shirts.

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