Sewing has been part of my life since I was 10. It’s always been the place I go to slow down, create and switch off from everything else.

Karmme Apparel grew from that love of making — original sewing patterns, beautiful fabrics and a growing collection of textiles inspired by the places I travel, the colours I notice and the details I bring home with me.

Born from Creative Desire

Karmme began more than a decade ago from a love of making things, working with beautiful materials and bringing ideas to life. For many years, that meant creating leather bags here in Sydney — pieces I wanted to be beautiful, useful and something you’d keep for years.

How Karmme Evolved

As I started sewing more again during 2020, I found myself designing the kind of clothes I wanted to wear — relaxed, easy pieces that worked with the fabrics I loved.

Over time, those designs became Karmme Apparel. What started as something very personal gradually grew into a collection of PDF sewing patterns, alongside fabrics I source, discover and increasingly design from the inspiration I find through travel.

The soft cottons of India were an early influence, especially the block prints from Jaipur, and they helped shape the relaxed, wearable style that still runs through Karmme Apparel today.

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Traveller in Me

Travel continues to play a big part in what I create. The Traveller in Me collection grew from that — small fabric ranges inspired by the colours, textures and details of places I’ve visited, from Mexico and Bali to Rottnest.

Explore the collection

Karmme Apparel is still evolving, and that’s part of what I love about it. New patterns, new fabrics, new places and new ideas continue to shape what comes next.

I hope what I create inspires you to sew, experiment and make pieces you really love wearing.

Thanks for following along — I’m excited to see where it all goes next.

Imby xx