In This Issue:

• Patterns: Aires athletic tights + Rio t-shirt
• Gathering Strength: Using your body can revolutionize your mind.
• Handmade Beauty: Relax with a Sweet Cream Soak Powder.
• Block Paper Scissors: Create a Rio tee with a unique overlapping back keyhole.
• The Seamworker’s Guide to Edinburgh: Uncover inspiration, vintage finds, history, and a vibrant local designer scene in Scotland’s capital city, by Kristina Seznec.
• Unbusted: Sewing eases the decision to get a mastectomy, by Nicki Taylor.
• The Origins of Clothing Sizes: How we wound up with our current sizing system.
• Building your Activewear Wardrobe: The thoughtful process behind creating a customized athletic wear wardrobe.
• Movements for Sewists: Increase strength and mobility with eight simple exercises.
• Strong Sewing: Make athletic wear at home that will perform with your body.
• Behind the Seams: Explore the construction of a girdle from the 1950s.
• The Neglected R.: Let rituals transform your year.
• Seamwork Style: Mix and match patterns for a unique me-made wardrobe.
• Swatch Service: This month, we looked for light-weight knits and athletic fabrics for Rio, and heavy, four-way stretch fabrics for Aires.
• Resources: Where to get fabric, supplies, and recommended additional reading for this issue.