Get Creative with feel-good fashion
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BOWS
Be a drama queen!
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BUTTERFLIES
Put the world into a flutter
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MOTIFS
Make your clothes reflect you
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BAGS
They’re TOTES easy to make (!)
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SHOES
Swap out your tatty laces for ribbons
New for 2025! Join THE SWISH SQUAD Exclusive to Girlguiding South West!
Are you a super crafty Brownie, Guide or Ranger at GGSW? If you LOVE sewing and designing, we’ve come up with some beautiful bonus challenges just for you! Complete 3-5 of the upcycles to get your name in the back of The Swish sequel. Yay, YOUR NAME WILL BE IN A BOOK! So what are you waiting for?
GIRLGUIDING - The Swish FASHION UPCYCLING CHALLENGE 
BIG NEWS! Hobbycraft have produced the Swish Girlguiding South West Upcycling Box, full of gorgeous kit for your sewing journey, eg, beads, sequins, fabric pens, ribbon reels and embroidery threads. Buy online from Hobbycraft and GGSWE members get a STONKING discount (a 1/3 off!)
Get Creative with feel-good fashion
"The Swish is properly interesting. A teen novel about creativity, confidence and upcycling clothes. About time!" Dawn French
" Great book – a lovely read for teens"
LORRAINE CANDY, SUNDAY TIMES bestseller and parenting expert
" Tash’s book is very timely - its upbeat, practical message will go a long way to inspiring young people"
EMMA SCOTT, ORGANISER OF RETHINK FASHION DORSET
" Such a great read! Witty and warm, with a brilliant message - my tween loved this book. I'm now hoping it will help wean her off Primark!"
" Lovely story. My daughter was so inspired to thrift and upcycle she's started sewing away, creating beautiful outfits."
"‘Geek Girl’ meets the ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’! Ideal book to get your teenagers off their phones/screens & inspired about sustainable fashion."
" A gripping, funny story about the importance of friends and family, and being resilient."
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BOWS
Be a drama queen!
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BUTTERFLIES
Put the world into a flutter
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MOTIFS
Clothes reflecting you
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BAGS
Easy TOTES (!)
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SHOES
Swap for ribbons
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SLOGAN
Say it loud with sew-on letterss
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BOWS
Drama queens everywhere - please take a bow!
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MOTIFS
Make your clothes reflect you
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BAGS
They’re TOTES easy to make (see what we did there?!)
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SHOES
Swap out your tatty laces for ribbons
"The Swish is properly interesting. A teen novel about creativity, confidence and upcycling clothes. About time!" Dawn French
" Great book – a lovely read for teens"
LORRAINE CANDY, SUNDAY TIMES bestseller and parenting expert
" Tash’s book is very timely - its upbeat, practical message will go a long way to inspiring young people"
EMMA SCOTT, ORGANISER OF RETHINK FASHION DORSET
" Such a great read! Witty and warm, with a brilliant message - my tween loved this book. I'm now hoping it will help wean her off Primark"
" Lovely story. My daughter was so inspired to thrift and upcycle she has started sewing away, creating beautiful outfits."
" A super fun read - ‘Geek Girl’ meets the ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’! Ideal book to get your teenagers off their phones/screens & inspired about sustainable fashion."
" A gripping, funny story about the importance of friends and family, and being resilient. Great read!"
"The Swish is properly interesting. A teen novel about creativity, confidence and upcycling clothes. About time!"
Dawn French
" Great book – a lovely read for teens"
LORRAINE CANDY, SUNDAY TIMES bestseller and parenting expert
" Tash’s book is very timely - its upbeat, practical message will go a long way to inspiring young people
"
EMMA SCOTT, ORGANISER OF RETHINK FASHION DORSET
" Such a great read! Witty and warm, with a brilliant message - my tween loved this book. I'm now hoping it will help wean her off Primark!"
" Lovely story. My daughter was so inspired to thrift and upcycle she's started sewing away, creating beautiful outfits."
"‘Geek Girl’ meets the ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’! Ideal book to get your teenagers off their phones/screens & inspired about sustainable fashion."
" A gripping, funny story about the importance of friends and family, and being resilient."
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