Photo: Rizwana Matadar at her sewing machine. Photo supplied by Rizwana Matadar

Islamic Lifestyle

She said sew: British modest fashion designer’s abaya and shalwar kameez online courses are flying off the shelves


Rizwana Matadar doesn’t just design, produce, and sell modest fashion. She also teaches people how to sew it.

“I just wanted to encourage the community to go back to sewing again,” the entrepreneur told Salaam Gateway about her motivation to start the online “Because I Said Sew”.

Rizwana picked up needlecraft at the age of twelve and she now teaches sewing techniques, covering everything from measuring, pattern drawing, and cutting and sewing abayas and shalwar kameez.

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