WILLIAMSBURG — Tabitha Sewer Studio officially moved to a new location at the Williamsburg Premium Outlets earlier this month.
Owner Tabitha Sewer is a veteran sewing influencer and undergraduate business professor who began blogging after over ten years of service in the U.S. Air Force. She grew up around sewing thanks to her mother, who went to fashion school in the Philippines. Sewer would watch her mother make dresses and other clothes for family and local celebrities.
The original studio opened in 2023. The new location, between the Banana Republic and Turn the Page Bookshop at the outlets, includes the Maker Lab, offering crafts in addition to sewing. According to the studio, the Maker Lab is for any family that needs something to do during the summertime, or on rainy days when parents want to get kids out of the house and change things up.
The studio offers trending crafts that have gone viral on social media. This includes “Sugarcoating,” where crafters put fake icing on crafts; “Cabin Craft” which involves customizing a hat with differnet patches and pins; “Adopt a Pal,” geared to young crafters who can adopt a plush pet and with a craft kit, decorate the house; and “The Glow Up” for crafters over 16, a custom candle craft where crafters choose their own scent and vessel for their candle.
In addition, the studio is bringing in fabric — not only for its sewing club, but also for the general public. The studio will also carry the scissors that Sewer designed in partnership with Fiskers, as well as buttons that she designed.
“I feel extremely blessed and just very lucky,” Sewer said. “There’s no word to describe it.”
The studio also features a dedicated sewing and private event room. The room can host ten people for sewing classes, and when class isn’t in session, is available to rent out for private events like birthday parties.
There will be an official ribbon-cutting for the new space on June 27 to celebrate. Members of the community are invited to attend, and there will be refreshments and giveaways. For more information, visit the studio’s official website.
