San Diegans are making homemade masks for people in need – CBS8

She said her super power is sewing, so she and her super-sewers have teamed up to make 400 masks and counting. Claudia said sewing is her super power, so she and her super-sewers are making these for the Alpha Project.

NewsClaudia BiezunskiMarch 25, 2020covid-19, facemasks, sewingComment

Local seamstress makes masks for community members in need – Fox 5 San Diego

To date, Rodriguez-Biezunski has made more than 600 masks in her Barrio Logan sewing shop, Sew Loka, and she’s doing it for free.

NewsClaudia BiezunskiMarch 25, 2020sewing, covid-19, facemasksComment

Home seamstresses rush to sew face masks - San Diego Union-Tribune

Sew Loka has made more than 400 masks since Friday, including a recent order for 30 masks from the Alpha Project bridge shelter not far from her studio.

NewsClaudia BiezunskiMarch 24, 2020covid-19, facemasksComment

How to Make an Old Wedding Dress Fresh and New – Exquisite Weddings

Puffy sleeves, off-white hues, and tea length hemlines—the past hundred years of wedding gown designs have been a wild ride. And Claudia Rodriguez-Biezunski, owner of Barrio Logan sewing studio Sew Loka, has taken in and even revamped them all.

PublicationsClaudia BiezunskiFebruary 27, 2020wedding, customComment

Barrio Logan’s Sew Loka: the Nip/Tuck of real life – San Diego Reader

According to Claudia Rodriguez Biezunski, the gregarious owner of Barrio Logan’s Sew Loka, for a man, having your clothes tailored is more important for your looks than working out.

NewsClaudia BiezunskiOctober 17, 2019upcycle, fashionComment

Culture Report: Slow Fashion at Barrio Logan’s Sew Loka – Voice of San Diego

With more attention on the social and environmental costs of “fast fashion” culture — the demand for cheap, readily available clothing with frequent seasonal turnover — there’s a shift toward DIY fashion.

NewsClaudia BiezunskiApril 30, 2019slow fashion, sustainabilityComment

On the alley between Evans and Sampson – San Diego Reader

Everything at Sew Loka unfolds in a space that’s barely 500 square feet. Although she loves her little workshop, she says it not the building that’s magical; it’s the alley.

NewsClaudia BiezunskiSeptember 5, 2018Sew Lokaupcycle, designComment

Meet Claudia Biezunski of Sew Loka – SD Voyager

At 25, I decided to leave my job as a receptionist and move down to San Diego in order to pursue my dream of operating a sewing studio. It was scary and my family thought I was a little crazy, but in the end, it was the best decision of my life.

NewsClaudia BiezunskiAugust 23, 2018Comment