Zipped pouches must be one of the most useful bags we can sew. They can be any size and make wonderful gifts, especially when filled with gorgeous treats. But, best of all they are fantastic scrap busting projects. Find out how to make your own. You Will Need Fabric for outer. Fabric for lining. Zip. […]
Category: Sewing Techniques
The Easy Way To Cut Open Buttonholes
After stitching a beautiful buttonhole, follow these easy steps to safely cut it ready for sewing on the buttons. What you will need There are many different tools that can be purchased but you will only need the following: Two pins. Stitch un-picker. Sharp pair of small scissors. Pin the buttonhole ends Insert a pin […]
All You Need To Know About Cotton Jersey Fabric
Garments made from knit (jersey) fabrics are relatively new to society and with them have come a whole new set of sewing skills required by dressmakers both commercial and domestic. These techniques are simple and knit garments are quicker to make than their woven fabric counterparts. As they are manufactured by a process of machine […]
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Favourite Sewing Tips – Gifts from our customers
Instead of spending money on Secret Santa gifts, this year everyone that came to our Christmas Sew Shop & Tell sewcial evening wrote down their favourite sewing tip. These were placed in a bag and everyone taking part was able to randomly choose a tip. Everyone read their gift out loud and it was great […]
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Top Tips for Marking Fabrics
After cutting out, marking your fabrics with the pattern symbols is your next step. As mentioned in my ‘Pattern Preparation and Cutting Out‘ post, I like to leave the paper pattern pieces attached to my fabric until I am ready to use them. This means that I always know what the piece is, and I […]
How to prepare your sewing patterns and cut out your fabric
Once you have mastered how to grade between pattern sizes, the next step is cutting out. This step can be a little scary but taking the time to prepare your pattern and fabric correctly will reduce stress levels. It is tedious when all you want to do is get sewing, but it will be worth it, I promise! […]
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How To Graduate Between Different Pattern Sizes
As covered in my last blog post about How to Measure Yourself and Choose the Correct Pattern Size, we know that many of us are not a standard size and that our bust, waist and hip measurements can often fall under different pattern sizes. When this happens, how do we decide which size to cut […]
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Measurements and Choosing the Correct Pattern Size
Measuring yourself correctly and choosing which pattern size or combination of pattern sizes to cut out is one of the most important steps in sewing a garment. However, this can be the one step that we dread the most! I know that I do and sometimes putting off this step means that I don’t […]
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