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Making Happy Things

20+ Joyful and Sustainable Sewing Projects
By Sue-Ching Lascelles
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In this easy-to-follow guide, learn how to create more than 20 joyful DIY sewing projects out of repurposed materials. Known for her playful sense of style, Sue-Ching's projects will bring a smile to your face, whether it is her famous tea towel dress, a bandana cap... Read More
Format: Paperback / softback
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Making Happy Things is an easy-to-follow guide to creating 20+ DIY sewing projects, but it's also about having fun, embracing the making process and creating unique, joyful garments that make you feel happy.

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In this easy-to-follow guide, learn how to create more than 20 joyful DIY sewing projects out of repurposed materials.

Known for her playful sense of style, Sue-Ching's projects will bring a smile to your face, whether it is her famous tea towel dress, a bandana cap or a prawn plush made out of scraps. This book is all about having fun, embracing the making process and creating unique, joyful garments that make you feel happy.

In Making Happy Things Sue-Ching shares her passion for sustainability, repurposing and upcycling, encouraging us to reuse materials found at thrift stores or the linens at the back of your closet. This is your opportunity to breathe new life into old materials and gain practical insights into the art of re-purposing, guided by Sue-Ching's ingenious tips and ideas. Sue-Ching outlines the tools and materials you need, the core process to follow and sewing tips. Each project includes step-by-step instructions, and you can see each piece styled within the book.

Making Happy Things will inspire you to be playful, inventive, and create a garment that you can wear with pride, confidence and authenticity – a true expression of your wonderful self!

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781761450617

Publisher: Hardie Grant Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 July 2025

Country: Australia

Imprint: Hardie Grant Books

Illustration: Full colour photography

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 175.0mm

Height: 222.0mm

Weight: 610g

Pages: 208

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About the Author

Sue-Ching Lascelles is a multidisciplinary artist and maker with a lifelong love of textiles, fashion, craft and art. Following her studies in Visual Art, Sue-Ching gained experience working as a textile designer and graphic designer. After the COVID pandemic induced a bout of anxious energy, Sue-Ching decided to channel this energy into a new project focused on sewing and making her own clothes. Her decision evolved into a wonderfully unexpected and colourful new journey. Sue-Ching's current approach to fashion is a kaleidoscopic, rainbow salad combining all of her skills and interests. Leaning into her experience as an artist, her love of craft, creative intuition and newfound skills in fashion pattern making, has resulted in a unique perspective when it comes to making garments. Emboldened by blind naivety and optimism, she has stitched her way to the kind of happiness that comes from creating your own wardrobe. No household textile was safe as Sue-Ching print-mixed and upcycled joyful fashion moments. Sharing snippets of these moments and her process on Instagram has led to finding an engaged and creative global community.

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