Press – Top Stitch

Richmond Grid

"With that in mind, let’s meet Lisa Hutchinson, a sustainable seamstress based in Richmond who initially created TOP STITCH as a way to keep clothing out of landfills. Lisa, who studied fashion design at Drexel University, has been sewing for over twenty years. At TOP STITCH, Lisa has earned a reputation for clothing repair, alternative alterations, mindful mending, creative fixes, and for teaching sewing lessons. Today, she has turned her skills toward protecting the Richmond community..."

B side Collective: Vol. 3 Handmade

“With involvement in the Ethical Style Collective, her focus is shifting consumer mindset to being comfortable and accepting visible repairs. For Lisa, ‘blemishes are a reflection of the life of a garment well worn.’...” (pg. 85)

Richmond Magazine

“For Lisa Hutchinson, sustainability is a way of life. Sewing from a young age, she founded Top Stitch in 2016 to mend clothing and add new life to garments that would otherwise end up in landfills...”

The Moment: A quarterly publication from Boketto Wellness

“The mender and the mended transform one another while working together. Each repair will be different from the last, always bringing change, practice and the sharpening of skills.” (print only)