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Top 10 Maternity Sewing Patterns

Maternity sewing patterns are often hard to find, so we’ve complied our top 10 maternity sewing patterns for your perusal. These are all garments that can be worn throughout your pregnancy and many of then have built in options for when you get to the nursing stage. If you want to look though the whole […]

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Shoemaking Workshop

  Last weekend Rachel and I spent a delightful couple of days learning how to make our own shoes!  Amanda who runs the I can make shoes in East London got in contact and asked if we’d like to join one of her classes. We spent a long time picking which one we wanted to do and […]

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The Sew Down – August

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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Careers in Sewing – sourcing African prints

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 Dolapo who sources an amazing range […]

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The Sew Down – July

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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Top 10 cami tops to sew for summer

 “/> With the warmer weather in full swing we don’t know about you but sewing a simple cami top sewing pattern is about all we can muster before we need a ice cream. Cami tops are fantastic wardrobe staples and work really well for layering with some of your other handmade wardrobe. We’ve rounded up […]

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The Sewing Weekender 2018 – Sewing speakers and workshops!

It’s now only a couple of months until The Sewing Weekender! We are very excited to announce all the talented Sewing speakers and helpers who will be joining us over the weekend. We are also excited to announce the workshop available to attendees during the weekend. To find out more about this weekend, check out The […]

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Listen While You Sew – Podcasts and playlists for makers

Our new sewing resource is all about sewing podcasts and creative playlists to listen to while you sew. Sewing can be quite a solitary craft and while it’s nice to sit in silence and enjoy the birds singing outside sometimes you need some in-ear entertainment. For those of you that love podcasts we have put together […]

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Top tips for building your fabric stash

There is one thing that many of us love just as much as sewing patterns and this is buying fabric. You stroke it, admire it, rearrange it and gaze longingly at it when you should be getting on with something else. There is nothing quite like the delight of discovering “the fabric you can’t live […]

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The Sew Down – May

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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