Dada da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da Hello and welcome I'm Caroline and I'm Helen and we love to sew this is a podcast for makers where we talk about sewing a handmade wardrobe and bring you

interviews with inspiring

creatives and small business owners in our community.

Today we are chatting with Eliza Lex DiCastro Peek from Byhand London.

We discuss her career in the fashion industry and her leap to the home sewing world.

Eliza Lex also shares the ups and downs of running an indie pattern company, how to get started with

embroidering clothing, and common bodice fitting adjustments.

Basically everything.

We cover it all. Hello Elizalix, thank you so much for coming on the show today.

Oh my God, thank you so much for having me.

This is like, you know, sewing podcast Mecca.

Thank you. So let's start off. Can you introduce yourself to our listeners please?

Yes, so my name is Eliza Lex and I am co-founder of

by-hand London sewing patterns. I live in London as the name would suggest and

we design sewing patterns for women who love to sew and

stand out and kind of you know take control over their own personal style.

Amazing. Well we can't wait to chat with you all about Byhand London and everything you have going on there.

But we would love to first hear about your sewing journey.

So can you tell us about how and when you learn to sew?

Well, my kind of my sewing journey was quite a

slow burner I think. I first learned how to sew when I was about 17-18. My mom and

that was literally just because my mom was a fashion designer at the time so she had her studio in the house and she always had kind of students and her assistance and you know fabric and sewing machines and

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