ABOUT US
These are the core values that run through everything we do at Make Mee Studio:
Accessibility
The barriers to receive the skills that Make Mee Studio shares should be minimal.
Inclusivity
Make Mee Studio believe that sewing & crafts are for everyone & endeavour to cater for every individual's needs.
Empowerment
To be creative is to be powerful. Creativity opens up possibilities and harnesses untapped potential.
MindFuLNess
Creativity has the capacity to mend & be therapeutic. Not only to the individual but to the world.
ECO CONSCIOUSNESS
Loving clothes & making doesn't have to cost the earth.
COMMUNITY
Bringing people together through creativity.
WHO WE ARE
FOUNDERS & DIRECTORS
TRACEY & JAIME
Make Mee Studio is run by Tracey & Jaime. We are two enthusiastic life long sewers (both sewing since were 7 & 5 years old!) We love sharing our making skills with others. We have over 12 years of combined teaching experience working with children and adults.
We offer sewing lesson, alterations, makes and commissions from our studio at Crofton Park Community Library for children and adults. We are passionate about making sewing accessible to all. We have worked on a number of
community projects around Lewisham. We'll teach anyone and everyone we can get to sit down at a sewing machine with us!
Tracey (left) is a very experienced seamstress who has been working in the business for over 18 years, she started as a costume assistant working for Grenada and the BBC going on to run her own bespoke label and then she began teaching 6 years ago and fell in love. She one of the most precise sewers you'll ever meet and always has a handy hint or trick up her sleeve. She loves keeping the studio neat, tidy and organised, everything has a place!
Jaime (right) primarily studied Textile Design gaining a Masters from Chelsea College of Art. Her passion lies in sustainable fashion and textiles, she began teaching as an antidote to the endless cycle of fast fashion. Teaching people how to make, sew, fix and mend themselves can have a huge impact on how they consume and how they feel about their clothing. She is a self-taught dressmaker and loves encouraging people to make things unique, she's a magpie for anything, velvet, fluffy or sparkly and is terrible at keeping to Tracey's organised system!
WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS HAVE TO SAY...
"I had such a wonderful afternoon at Make Mee Studio creating my *first ever* piece of clothing, a pair of funky shorts! The teacher was very patient with my novice skills and the finished shorts look fantastic." Hana
"Fantastic, it is the only after school activity/club my 13 year old son will do. He loves it." Catriona 13 year old son
"The atmosphere in the studio is wonderful. It is a lovely way to spend a Saturday morning. I have never been confident at sewing, but with the support of teachers that are highly knowledgeable but also patient and kind, I have been able to create a pair of trousers from scratch. I love them! I have now bought lots of fabric and I can't wait to learn how to make more items." Flo
"A lovely setting and great teachers. My 8 year-old son absolutely loves it. He sees it almost as an extension of home rather than a club and I see the skills he is learning here in planning a sewing project transferring across into other things too. A real gem of a place. Doesn't patronise the children and gives them real solid skills. I am so glad we found it." Anita - 8 year old son
"As my teenage daughter has gotten older it's been increasingly difficult to find suitable activities for her to participate in as most arty type activities are geared at younger children. Since Starting Make Mee weekly after school sessions. She is now a buddy fashion designer, fully engaged in the classes and trying out new techniques learnt at home." Candice 14 year old daughter
"I think this is the first thing I have made for myself in about 30 years. It was so much fun and a nice way to spend Saturday afternoon with everyone, even made some new friends." Liz