My mission to overhaul my sewing space continues; and a project that has been long overdue is sorting through my stash of fabric. I’m probably about half way through it at the moment but thought… Read The Post
Nifty Tip – No Bias Maker? No Problem!
I’m working on a refashioning project at the moment and needed some slightly wider bias tape than my bias maker could make. Buggar I thought. I really didn’t want to waste time trapsing into town… Read The Post
Nifty Tip – Large Thread Cones
If you’re like me and regularly rummage through the haberdashery drawers of your local charity shop (or if you have an industrial machine or overlocker, which I don’t, sniff…) then you will no doubt have… Read The Post
Using a Narrow Hemming Foot
The last couple of weeks I have had a baptism of fire in respect of narrow hemming. My inability to say no led me to agree to shorten a friend’s sister’s wedding dress for her… Read The Post
Superhero Silver Cleaner
Slightly random post I guess BUT I was just so impressed with this I had to share! Lately I’ve been exploring non chemical cleaners. You know, using stuff like lemon juice, vinegar, soda crystals and… Read The Post
Sewing Basics # 14 – Easy Peasy Bias Strips
I don’t know about you, but the prospect of accurately marking out and cutting narrow strips of fabric on the bias seemed a bit too fiddly and a bit too much like hard work for… Read The Post
Sewing Basic # 13 – Tailor’s Knot
This is another one of the plethora (OMG it’s only Monday and I’m using words like plethora!) of little tips and techniques that can contribute massively to the quality of your finish. I was shown… Read The Post
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