Lisa Comfort

Lisa Comfort set up Sew Over It, London’s first sewing café, in May 2011 when she

was 28. Since then, Sew Over It has gone from strength to strength and now boasts

the widest range of sewing classes offered anywhere in the UK, a dressmaking

pattern and kit range which is stocked in John Lewis.

Lisa’s first book, Sew It, Wear It, Love It, was released in September 2012 and she’s

launching her second in spring 2015 which will be based on vintage-inspired fashion.

Recently she appeared on the Channel 4 show Kirstie’s Vintage Home and ITV’s The

Alan Titchmarsh Show and in 2012 was shortlisted in the Women to Watch category

of Red Magazine’s Hot Women Awards.

Lisa’s style is classic feminine with a vintage twist, which is reflected in everything

she does from in the decor of the shop to the dresses she designs for her classes

and the clothes she hand-makes and wears. Her creative and technical abilities were

honed in training with couture designers Bruce Oldfield and Phillipa Lepley. The

result is the very best skills in the business being passed down to all her students

through the wide array of classes she teaches; from simple cushion making to

a unique Mad Men inspired dress (Betty or Joan!).

Recently, Lisa has been focusing on bridging the gap between dressmaking and

fashion through customisation, proving that anyone can make their clothes unique

with limited sewing skills. She’s produced online content for the Sew Over It

YouTube Channel, as well as launching ‘Customising Jars’ – everything you need to

make your t-shirt unique, in a jar!

The past year has seen a number of successful Sew Over It brand collaboration,

working alongside major high street retailers including Miss Selfridge, Selfridges,

John Lewis, Gap, River Island and True Religion, offering various in-store customizing

activities, which Lisa aims to build upon in the year to come.

Above all else, Lisa is passionate about spreading the sewing word and is determined

to get as many people as possible to pick up a needle and thread.