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The Sew Down February

Welcome to The Sew Down where each month we bring you a run down of some of the interesting stuff we have found and bought in the world of sewing! We will be talking the Stitch festival, new sewing patterns and sharing some of the interesting things we have seen and listened to and sewn […]

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Sewing Book Reviews

Make It Simple book review from Tillly and the Buttons

  I’m sure you are all as excited as we are about the new Tilly and the Buttons book Make It Simple. We were lucky enough to head over to Tilly Towers to to chat with Tilly about the book, what inspired it and what you can expect to see inside. She also shares her […]

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Fantastic coat & jacket sewing patterns whatever your sewing level!

  Have you thought about sewing a coat or jacket pattern and then shy away? Yep me too. I don’t know what it is about making a coat that makes question myself. Honestly the pieces of outerwear I’ve made have been the most enjoyable and most worn items, so I thought it might be useful […]

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New Sewing Pattern Releases – January & December

  Hello team, welcome back to the new sewing pattern release for 2020. Hurrah! It’s felt like ages since I’ve done one of these. So in this video I’ve picked a few of my favourite indie releases over the last couple of months to share with you. We’ve got something for every level from beginner […]

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The Sew Down January 2020

Welcome to The Sew Down where each month we bring you a run down of some of the 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 sewn over […]

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What to Sew in 2020, planning, plotting and more planning

How to plan your makes in 2020… where do you even start? The beginning of the year arrives and everyone starts planning what they are going to make. I like a few weeks to ponder my choices and let the dust settle. One thing that focuses the mind is the instagram Make Nine challenge, that […]

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Sew the Trends: The Golden Globes

  Something a little bit different from us this week. Last weekend the Golden Globes graced our screens, it’s one of my favourite award ceremonies and I always wake up excited to see see what everyone was wearing. As usual I started thinking about patterns and how you’d make some of the dresses.. anyone else […]

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New Years Sewing Resolutions 2020

  Happy New year gang – we hope you had a fantastic break over Christmas and feeling ready to take on the new decade. If you’re feeling a little unsure what to start sewing or what your plans are for this year – fear not we’re here to help! We’ve asked some toy favourite designer/makers what […]

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The Sew Down December 2019

Welcome to The Sew Down where each month we bring you a run down of some of the 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 sewn over […]

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Sewing patterns to make for Christmas presents

Let’s be honest, in September we all thought ‘this year I am going to hand make all my presents’ and here we are mid way through December and not many have been made! At this point where do you even start?! Fear not pals, call me Santa, I’ve made a run down of simple sewing […]

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