Admit it you have at least one striped top… if not a whole drawer of them like myself. But what is it about the stripethat keeps us coming back for more? It has been a long love affair spanning almost a hundred years, but how has something that started out as a uniform become a […]
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This weeks stripethemed mini blog series continues and after we kicked off with yesterdays Look book we are feeling un petit peu French around here. We will be adding shopping guides to the blog and we thought why not go a bit further a field this time with Paris(have you seen our free sewing city guides yet?) We came up with a […]
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We are kicking off our launch with a themed blog seriesthat will be running for the next week. Of course when it came to brainstorming ideas Kate was quick to drop in ‘stripes‘, which aside from the colour mustard and Gin is her next favourite thing. In fact she has no less than 7 striped garments […]
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Hello hello lovely people and good morning! So it’s launch day and unlike a shop where you open your doors to the world we are opening up our screens to you. We thought it would be good to tell you a little bit about why we set up this site and also what to expect […]
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It’s the last week before launch! We’ve been putting the final touches to the website, had a load of postcards printed and drunk ‘some’ wine to keep us going into the late nights. It’s now only four days to go folks! What have the bloggers been making? Tilly at Tilly and the Buttons posts Love at First Stitch lovers […]
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It’s been a busy week! We’ve been chatting with fellow bloggers at the Simplicity Blogger meet up where we also met May Martin, plus a trip to the Handmade Fair. What have the bloggers been making? Tilly at Tilly and the Buttons posts how to make an Agnes dress. The Coletterie posts tips for working with sweater knits and why Indies […]
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This week we have been to the #MadeUp meet up party. Here we are chatting with lots of lovely sewists in their handmade makes! Find out more about Karen Ball’s (Did You Make That?) initiative here. What have the bloggers been making? Tilly at Tilly and the Buttons posts tools for marking sewing lines and seam […]
Read post Tilly at Tilly and the Buttons posts Your Makes. The Coletterie posts Seamwork issue 10 and September sewing inspiration. Karen at Did You Make That? posts Made Up Quotes – Nicole Mary Kelby and is organising a Made Up meet up next weekend. Fiona at Diary of a Chainstitcher posts the pattern release update for August. What Katie Sews plans her eco autumn capsule wardrobe. Marie at A Stitching Odyssey posts #VintagePledge September schedule, discount and giveaway. Rachel at House of Pinheiro makes a Seamwork […]
Read post What’s been happening this week in the world of sewing? I know how busy I get trying to fit everything in each week and I use my time at the weekend to catch up on what’s been happening all-things-sewing-wise. This got me thinking that a quick summary of what’s going on would be really […]
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