Have you ever considered a Career in Sewing? Do you dream of ditching the 9-5 and pursuing your creative dreams? In this blog series we will be posting interviews for a range of different sewing jobs to give you a taste of what possibilities are out there. Today we interview Paul who has been running […]
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Welcome to The Sew Down where each month we are going to bring you a run down of some of interesting stuff we have found and bought in the world of sewing! We will be talking fabric hauls, new sewing patterns and sharing some of the interesting things we have seen, eaten, listened to and […]
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The Refashioner’s 2017 #suitsyou If you’ve not come across The Refashioner’s before, organised by Portia Lawrie of Makery blog, then do check out what it’s all about in our Refashioning and Upcycling sewing resource. This year the theme is upcycling suits and we are excited to be taking part during the month long blogger tour […]
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With The Refashioners in full swing this month (more on this below) we thought it would be handy to bring together lots of upcycling sewing tips and dressmaking tutorials so you have all the information you need to give refashioning a go. Below we’ve got sewing blogs you can find sewing pattern inspiration to give […]
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Have you ever considered a Career in Sewing? Do you dream of ditching the 9-5 and pursuing your creative dreams? In this blog series we will be posting interviews for a range of different sewing jobs to give you a taste of what possibilities are out there. Today we interview Christina who has a fascinating job […]
Read post Welcome to The Sew Down where each month we are going to bring you a run down of some of interesting stuff we have found and bought in the world of sewing! We will be talking fabric hauls, new sewing patterns and sharing some of the interesting things we have seen, eaten, listened to and […]
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Today we are bringing our next instalment of our blog series where we go onto the high street and discover the latest fashion trends. We then find the perfect patterns for you to sew the look. This time it’s all about planning your summer makes and we have loads of looks for you to sew […]
Read post Welcome to The Sew Down where each month we are going to bring you a run down of some of interesting stuff we have found and bought in the world of sewing! We will be talking fabric hauls, new sewing patterns and sharing some of the interesting things we have seen, eaten, listened to and […]
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Fashion and textile Museums have really inspiring exhibitions with garments made by the world’s most talented designers and from exquisite fabrics. They can be great places to find inspiration for your next sewing project and give you ideas for pattern hacks to incorporate classic fashion style designs in your DIY wardrobe. We’ve chosen our favourite top […]
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As Spring has moved into Summer we’ve had a quite a few days of sunshine in the UK, all in the last couple of weeks! That made us think about sewing shirt dresses, so we have scoured the sewing pattern database to find the top shirt dress sewing patterns to wear in Summer. Shirt dresses can be […]
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