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SERIES 6 EPISODE 5: INTERVIEW WITH REBECCA COLE, AUTHOR AND SENSORY SEWER Rebecca Cole is late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD. As a lifelong sewer, she has worked on the production team for Channel 4's Unique Boutique and was assistant sewing producer on...
SERIES 6 EPISODE 5: INTERVIEW WITH REBECCA COLE, AUTHOR AND SENSORY SEWER
Rebecca Cole is late-diagnosed autistic and ADHD. As a lifelong sewer, she has worked on the production team for Channel 4's Unique Boutique and was an assistant sewing producer on series 8 of the BBC's Great British Sewing Bee. In this episode, Rebecca talks to the two Alexas about her passion for an inclusive and accessible world, and how this passion inspired her to write All Access Sewing, a book to help make the craft of sewing - and clothes themselves - accessible to everyone.
Spoon theory:
Spoon theory has been a popular metaphor for over a decade among numerous disability communities. The theory uses spoons as a visual way to explain how much energy someone has throughout the day; we all start the day with the same number of spoons. Each action causes us to hand some spoons over in payment.
For most people, they can rest and recover, with a seemingly unlimited supply of spoons. However, there are others who only have a set number to last them the whole day, and once your spoons are gone, they’re gone.
To learn more about spoon theory, click here.
How emojis were created (Unfortunately, Rebecca was incorrect in her idea that they were created in Silicon Valley as a form of language. They were in fact first used in Japan. You can learn about how they came about - and how they are used in this article.
Rebecca Cole's social media
Facebook @rebecca.cole.global
Instagram @all_access_sewciety
LinkedIn Rebecca (Becky) Cole
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Alexa (1) Tewkesbury
Twitter @AlexaTewkesbury
Find me on LinkedIn
Email admin@alexatewkesbury.com
Alexa (2) Whitten
Instagram @Alexa_Whitten_Authormaker
Find me on LinkedIn
Email alexa@thebookrefinery.com
Author of All Access Sewing
Rebecca, or Becky as she is affectionately known, picked up sewing as a hobby at age 7. She has been sewing for over 30 years, with 20 years professional experience.
She trained at the London College of Fashion as a Period Pattern Cutter for Film, Television, and Theatre, graduating with honours.
After securing a BBC training placement with a costume team on a children’s drama, Rebecca spent the first years of her professional life working up from the position of costume trainee to Supervisor, working on many high profile projects such as Waking The Dead, Primeval, The IT Crowd, Black Mirror, Misfits, Worst Week of My Life, The Robinsons, My Hero, and Big Top, and with well-known actors such as Sophie Thompson, Martin Freeman, Hugh Bonneville, Sue Johnston, Tony Robinson, Anna Massey, Ben Miller, Amanda Holden, and Olivia Colman.
In 2009, after deciding to focus on starting her family, Rebecca made the decision to move away from the television industry and transfer her sewing and pattern cutting skills to making bespoke wedding gowns and evening wear.
In 2018 Rebecca was invited to join the team at Create & Craft TV, sharing her knowledge and expertise with viewers, demonstrating sewing machines and fabrics, working with brands such as Brother, Craft Cotton Co, Tilda, Moda, Highlight Crafts, Marathon, and Oliso. A job which she loves and still does today.
