About

Hi — I'm Angela Mantzavinos, and welcome to Notches Sewing. I'm the designer and maker behind every pattern in this shop, and the person sewing along with you in every video on our YouTube channel, where a community of almost 500,000 makers now sews together.

Sewing has been my working life for a long time. Before Notches, I spent many years running my own business making custom clothing, bridalwear and leatherwear, and doing professional clothing alterations. All those years at the machine taught me the tips, tricks and shortcuts that make sewing easier — and Notches Sewing is where I share them.

Every pattern here is my own original design. Each one comes as an instant PDF download you print at home, and — this is the part I care most about — every single pattern includes a free step-by-step video tutorial where I sew the whole project with you. You can watch every seam before you cut your fabric, pause when you need to, and rewind as many times as you like. No squinting at diagrams, no guessing.

I design things you'll actually use: hanging tea towels that stay on the oven door, reversible hats and bucket hats, bowl cozies, zipper pouches, drawstring gift bags you'll reuse every Christmas. Most are beginner-friendly, many are scrap-friendly, and none of them assume you have a fancy machine.

If you're new here, start with the best sellers or watch a tutorial on YouTube first — you'll see exactly how we sew together. And if you ever get stuck, just get in touch.

Happy sewing! 🧵
— Angela