Sam Jay has been a costume maker, a tailor for the British police, a bridal seamstress, taxidermist, wardrobe assistant, and even a set maker for the band Iron Maiden.
Now, the New Plymouth-based seamstress has launched Stitch Up Society to teach people how to alter their own clothes and easily upcycle second-hand finds.
She joins Emile Donovan.
Sam Jay set up Stitch Up Society in New Plymouth to give people the skills to alter their own clothes. Photo: Supplied/Sam Jay
