Sew Your Own Activewear: Make a unique sportswear wardrobe from four basic sewing blocks

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Make your own unique activewear sewing wardrobe that's perfect for your workout. Choose from 17 different styles including yoga pants, crops top and running leggings designed by activewear sewing expert, and marathon runner, Melissa Fehr. Whether you're a runner, a cyclist or a gym bunny, or you're simply looking for the perfect pair of slouchy leggings for elegant lounging, this collection of 'athleisure' sewing patterns is for you. Learn all about how to choose the correct fabric for activewear sewing and discover expert tips on working with performance fabrics like lycra and spandex. Before you know it you'll have a truly unique workout wardrobe ensuring you look super hot while you work up a sweat! AUTHOR: Melissa Fehr is a pattern designer, marathon runner, sewing magazine contributor and blogger with over 10 years' experience in the activewear market. She has worked on the last three series of the BBC's Great British Sewing Bee as a sewing advisor to the contestants. Melissa relocated from the US to UK where she now lives in a houseboat on the Thames. SELLING POINT: A 17 piece active wear capsule collection made from just four basic patterns blocks. Includes full sized, graded pattern sheets to get started immediately.

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Tired of wearing the same old bike shorts, leggings, and tank tops that everyone else has bought Do you dream of glamming up hoodies and jackets just a touch Sew Your Own Activewear will get you off on the right foot with sewing your own, with both patterns and helpful hints from experienced sewist (and marathon runner) Melissa Fehr. The patterns provided work for a number of styles, and Fehr walks through pattern manipulation in each section. Her attention to detail matched with her own experience in activewear make this a welcome addition to the sewing library. SYOA is not a beginner book and basic sewing experience would be helpful. -- Tracey Trudeau * Staff Picks *

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Melissa Fehr is a pattern designer, marathon runner, sewing magazine contributor and blogger with over 10 years experience in the activewear sewing pattern market. She worked on the last three series of the BBCs Great British Sewing Bee and she's a regular contributor to US sewing magazines Threads and Seamwork.

Melissa relocated from the US to UK where she now lives in a houseboat on the Thames. She recently completed the London marathon in 3.5 hours!