Are you a sewing gadget minimalist? Do you have few tools and sew on the smell of an oily rag – with a secondhand machine, a pair of scissors, using the kitchen table and a household iron? Or are you a maximalist – with a dedicated sewing space, a machine with all the bells-and-whistles, an […]
Read More…what you sometimes find within them! Those little touches of sewing history that pop up now and then inside the pattern envelope never fail to make me smile. For instance, this pattern piece complete with silky red tailors tacks: Not to mention the chance to learn a foreign language! And this one that came with […]
Read MoreToday I printed out all 86 names and folded them up into a pile: Then my 12 year old picked out five – this important decision took quite a while! Do you recognise any of these? So the five winners of Hollie’s Seam Allowance Guide are… Fran! Jodie! lakaribane! Samina! and Tanit-Isis! Congratulations all – I’ll […]
Read MoreLet me show you how I did the scallops on my Scallop Skirt – this way is quicker, easier, and gets better results than the methods I’ve seen in sewing books. First of all you cut a straight hem, not a scalloped one! Cut your hem and hem facing about 1cm longer than the finished […]
Read MoreI’m sold! Hollie sent me one of her Seam Allowance Guides to review, and for someone who operates on minimal equipment and has very few sewing gadgets to their name, I have to say I love this clever little tool! For those of us who trace Burda patterns or any other pattern system that omits […]
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