In the hurly-burly of today’s’ busy life style, for many of us, time has become our scarcest commodity and sewing often takes second place to the more demanding pressures of family, work and community. But if we made the big effort and planned to take back a little ‘ME’ time just how much could we get done?

If you are like me you probably tend to pick up a new swimsuit and sarong each summer. The elastane suit tends to suffer the assault of sun, chlorine, salt and sand far more quickly than anything else in the wardrobe and generally refuses to hold any more body bits in place after a season or two. But the sarongs live on.

Here’s a question for you… Is rayon a “natural fiber”? Well, it is made from wood fiber and cotton linters, so…I suppose that would be “yes”. Why then is rayon often excluded when we hear a discussion about natural fibers? Linen, cotton, silk, wool…even hemp…they’ve all made the list, but rayon is often not included. It hardly seems fair! One thing I know for sure – in the tropical heat, rayon is my fabric of choice for keeping cool. It breathes and drapes over the figure without clinging and to me, an admitted “heat wimp” from Canada, these things are important for my comfort. But don’t think of it simply as a summertime favorite, rayon is suited to year-round wardrobe planning.

Sew Inspirational Events tours are for like-minded lovers of fabric, stitching and all things beautiful and at each port of call we always visit the relevant fabric districts or discover the local artisans, dyers, spinners or weavers as well as all the scenic and cultural highlights

We ‘taste’ EVERYTHING that each destination has to offer. But once inspired to travel the eternal question of “What to Wear?” leaps to the fore. So I asked reknowned travel expert, fashionista and sewing guru, Susan Foster for the answers.