Fabric repeat patterns are photographed on an approximate scale of 30cm x 30cm.

We support people out of situations of financial hardship by providing skills training, resources and pastoral care. Our online training platform enables us to reach people wherever they are, even in remote parts of the world. We offer certified training, raise funds to provide equipment and support a network of volunteers building sewing hubs in their local communities.

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Our Dorcas dress is a dress for all seasons of life, including pregnancy & nursing. Watch for the video for fitting tips and guidance.

Our patented dress design has been developed so it can be used as an enterprise tool, the sales of which are fed back into our charity pot to grow and support more people out of poverty. The clever cut, pleats and carefully situated ties on the dress eliminate the need for zips, other trimmings and complex machinery. The project can therefore support makers from situations of hardship, even in remote parts of the world.

We therefore aspire to build community and grow enterprise in every hub. Sometimes the main focus is community building, other times enterprise growth.

The project has been developed specifically for charity work, based around Christian ethical values.

We currently have local sewing hubs in the UK, across Oxfordshire, in Shropshire and with plans to open in Somerset. We also have a sewing hub in Southern India with plans to reach to the North. Our sewing hubs are also in various countries in Africa, including Burundi, Kenya, Nigeria, Tanzania and Uganda, with plans to reach Gambia and Zambia.

Our size-adjustable dress was specially designed so it could be made in remote parts of the world where access to electricity is limited and sourcing trimmings difficult.

We are a Christian UK registered charity (no. 1177034). As a charity we use all our funds (whether from dress sales, grants or fundraising activities) to support people out of situations of hardship by providing training, resources and pastoral care. We model our charity on our namesake Dorcas: a dressmaker from the early church, who welcomed others into her community, shared her sewing skills and took care of the marginalised women in her community.

We rely on people buying the dresses our beneficiaries make, donating funds and receiving grants so we can continue our charity work supporting women and their families living in financial hardship.