About Sew Fabulous
Sustainable Community Education
The Studio is based in Brighton Open Market
Join us for:
Regular weekly classes and workshops for all ages.
Kids and teens after school classes and holiday workshops.
Creative craft parties
Specialist workshops
Our vision
Our vision is to increase sewing skills, and knowledge of sustainability and textile waste.
Through creative, affordable and accessible classes and events for children, adults and communities.
About us
Susie Deadman – CEO and founder of Sew Fabulous
I am founder and creative director of Sew Fabulous. In 2014 we moved into our studio in Brighton Open Market
In 2023 I co-founded Brighton’s first Sustainable Fashion Week and am a founding member of Brighton Fashion Collective
I graduated from Brighton University in 2022 with a first class masters degree in Inclusive Arts Practice.
I love working in the studio, and being part of the wider community of Brighton Open Market.
My vision for Sew Fabulous is for us to grow to continually meet the demands of a changing world. To push harder for environmental awareness in the fashion and textile industry, to widen participation in the arts and to be a positive force for good in our community.
I offer consultancy alongside my role at Sew Fabulous and sit on the Circular Textiles board for Brighton and Hove City Council
Jayne Eagle – Sewing Teacher
Jayne will be teaching visible mending classes this year at Sew Fabulous.
View her Instagram profile here
Zoe Edwards – Sewing Teacher
Zoe will be teaching an adults dressmaking class on Saturdays starting Autumn 2026
Zoe is a sewing teacher, blogger, podcaster, writer and mum who is obsessed with sewing and passionate about sustainability. Zoe started her blog ‘So, Zo… What Do You Know?’ in 2008, and created the popular wardrobe challenge ‘Me-Made-May’ a couple of years after.
Now a major fixture in the sewing-and-making community, ‘Me-Made-May’ has thousands of participants each year, all pledging to wear their ‘me-mades’ more, or in new ways, with the goal of learning lessons to improve their relationships with their handmade wardrobes.
Like many, she is increasingly concerned about the climate crisis and the impact her lifestyle has on the planet. Her ‘Check Your Thread’ podcast was born out of her desire to look at ways to reduce this impact through the lens of her love of sewing. And so often lessons learned in one area of life can be transferred to others….
Julie – Sewing Teacher
Julie is one of our regular class and workshop teachers.
Millie – Sewing Teacher
Millie is one of our regular class and workshop teachers.
Judith Cousin – Director
I have many years experience of leadership, management, training and facilitation in the voluntary, social enterprise, public and private sectors. Many of my roles in the public sector have involved evaluating tenders and funding bids; supporting service providers to develop strategy, measure their performance and report their outcomes.
As CEO of two not-for-profit organisations I bring experience of bidding for funding, managing contracts and finances. Over the past 10 years I have been developing a framework for the not-for-profit and public sector to support strategy development and measure social, economic and environmental impact called Social Value Made Real.
I have been a keen sewer and knitter since an early age and welcome this opportunity to support Sew Fabulous bringing together my work skills with my personal love for sewing and creating.