South Tyneside bridalwear maker turns her hand to making NHS scrubs to help in Covid-19 fight

Aimee Veitch who runs her Corsetry and Couture business from the town’s Rekendyke Industrial Estate is usually gearing up for the busy wedding season, but due to the coronavirus pandemic her sewing machines were sitting idle.

Now, however, Aimee has turned her hand to making scrubs, clothing bags and headbands for the NHS and other frontline carers.

As a coordinator for the South Shields area of the group “North East England Sewing for the Frontline”, she is in an ideal position to help those most in need.

“As well as making items myself, I can cut out the patterns and fabric and distribute to others to sew up. I’m getting lots of help from other businesses and individuals and together we are making a difference to those on the frontline.”

It comes as the Gazette is running its #actsofkindness campaign to highlight the amazing things people are doing to help others in their community.

One of the businesses that have rallied around Aimee’s mercy mission is Consett-based Mint Business Club whose members have taken up their needles and thread to help make the scrubs.

MD Nicola Jayne Little said: “What Aimee is doing is absolutely fantastic. She is using her work skills at a time when her personal workload is low to voluntarily help others.”

Each set of scrubs costs between £12 and £15 for the fabric and threads and a Go Fund Me page has been set up to raise funds to pay for the material.

Aimee started the page with a goal of £300 and in less than a day the total stood at more than £1500.

The scrubs, bags and headbands will be going to hospitals, ambulance services, carers

and keyworkers across the North East.

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