Not really a secret that I love the Hemlock Tee pattern from Grainline Studio. If you follow me on Instagram you’ll have seen a few of these pop up recently that haven’t yet been blogged…. Read The Post
FO: Maya Top by Marilla Walker
This top has been sat unfinished for about 3 months. Seriously. I am a serial UFO’er. All it needed was the neckline facing and the sleeves hemming. I love the fabric and the style is… Read The Post
Psssst!! New indie pattern company launches today +GIVEAWAY
Hey peops! Guess what?! None other than Sally of Charity Shop Chic, launches her own range of sewing patterns as of 9:30 this morning under the trading name Capital Chic Patterns… Readers of this blog… Read The Post
Top Tip: An alternative to tailor tacks?
Confession time….I’m a lazy gal at heart. I’m always looking for quicker and easier ways to do things. As you probably know if you read this blog regularly, I’ve taken to using hole reinforcers on… Read The Post
Top Tip: Foolproof notches…
I see alot of instructions out there that state “snip notches”. My dressmaking tutor however, always drummed it into us to cut our notches outward rather than inward, and as a result this is how… Read The Post
Top Tip: Reinforcing Pattern Markings
If you’ve got a pattern that you’ve used multiple times (we all have a favourite right?!), then you’ll know how battered those little pattern markings get after you’ve tailor tacked them a few times. Once… Read The Post
Excited About… Colette Patterns’ Laurel!
This plopped onto my doormat the other day…. Whilst I adore from afar, all of Colette Patterns‘ creations….sadly they don’t really fit my aesthetic usually. But THIS? This is RIGHT up my strata! A simple… Read The Post