The shirred dress has become a summer staple after appearing on fashion blogger Instagram accounts and then the high street. Over the last couple of years we’ve seen other styles that have had their ‘Insta-moment’ such as the off-the-shoulder dress but we think the shirred dress will be around to stay for summers to […]
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We are absolutely delighted to chat to you about the new book from the the dream team that run indie sewing patterns company Named Clothing. This is the second book from Saara and Laura, their first book ‘Breaking the Pattern’ (you can read the review here) was a firm favourite amongst the sewing community. Their […]
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Hello everyone and welcome back! We thought we’d kick start the New Year with a book review and we’ve got a great one for you. Many of you are fans of the indie sewing pattern company Itch To Stitch, and may have made a couple of their patterns in your time. The book is […]
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Sewing books are a fantastic resource for us makers, sitting on our shelves happily until the time is needed. I often get them down when I’m not sure what to make and have a look through for inspiration. They are also wonderful gifts… we all know what is just around the corner! We thought it […]
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This week we are reviewing the fantastic re-release of ‘Draping the complete course’ by Karolyn Kissel which it out on Monday. For anyone seriously interested in pattern cutting then this book is for you. If covers everything from creating basic blocks through to an evening gown and everything in between, check out the video for […]
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Well this couldn’t come a moment too soon! The Great British Sewing Bee is back on our screens next week. For those wondering its on at 9pm BBC1 on the 22nd April. We thought it would be fun to do a review of the book to go with the series. The title of the book […]
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This week on the blog I do a full book review of the Work to Weekend Wardrobe by Rachel Pinheiro. We take a deep dive into what you can expect to find in the book as well as talk you through the patterns included. As we are all currently spending a lot more time near our […]
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It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with Karen Ball of Did You Make That? blog and chat about her rather marvellous new book ‘The Little book of Sewing,’ that has just been released into the world this week. We love a sewing book, but this little number brings something new to the table. […]
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Let’s be honest we’re all pretty excited about the release of the band new sewing book from Named Clothing. In the video below I’ve done a full review of the book so that you can decide if you need it in your lives.. I’m afraid the answer is that you do! So What do you […]
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A couple of weeks ago I headed over to Sew Over Itto chat to Lisa Comfort about her new range of dressmaking fabrics. I was really interested in how the design process works for creating sewing fabrics. I had lots of questions from how much fabric do you need to order (can you ever order […]
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