Taylor McVay (they/she) is an artist, designer, and educator, focused on slow fashion, sustainability, and the history of making/wearing. They have been teaching sewing, pattern making, and fashion design in the Boston area for over 10 years. They create one-of-a-kind designs using sustainable and recycled materials and often work as a pattern maker and fabricator for local designers and artists. Since 2014, Taylor has produced a line of architecturally inspired clothing patterns for home sewists called Blueprints for Sewing and currently runs Patchwork Community Craft, a community sewing studio and reuse center un Norfolk MA.