I’ve just published a short vlog with some favourite sewing (and the odd knitting) related things I’ve spotted recently. All being well, I’m hoping to make it a regular series. I used to publish lists of some of my favourite finds on the blog, but the vlog seems an ideal […]
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It’s already been two weeks since the Sewing Weekender. I’ve finally finished editing the photos, and will post some pictures and thoughts later this week, but lots of attendees were quicker than me. Links to the blog posts and vlogs I’ve spotted are below: Blog Posts ♥ Adelle at Button &
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The Sewing Weekender takes place this weekend! The final decorations are currently being hung in the venue, balloons inflated, and attendees will be arriving (or breakfasting for those who arrived yesterday) soon. When they arrive at the venue, attendees will find the following goodie bags awaiting them, thanks to our
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I haven’t had a lot of time for sewing lately; July-August is always the busiest time of the year for me at work, and there’s always lots going on at home too. Even more so this year, as there have been job interviews to prepare for, there’s a family wedding
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The SewBrum meet-up will be returning for a fifth year on Saturday 27 October! Sign-up is now open (to give us an idea of numbers to expect): Sign Up Here! There’s lots of information about the last four SewBrum events on the events page, including my wrap-up posts about the 2017, 2016, 2015,
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It’s been a weekend of staring at computer screens, but I wanted to squeeze in a quick blog post before the weekend is out. I was in the office Saturday and Sunday this weekend for a software upgrade – not as bad as it sounds as the team are lovely,
In The Folds Jumpsuit Read More »
It’s taken me ages to get around to sharing this dress, which is a Capital Chic Patterns Sangria. As someone who rarely sews a pattern multiple times, you know I love this pattern when I tell you I have made three (version 1 here), and will definitely make more. (I
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The Sewing Weekender will be returning for a third year! What:A sewing weekend break in Cambridge, UK When:Saturday 25th – Sunday 26th August 2018 Tickets will go on sale on the morning of Thursday 31st May at 7am (BST). Full information on The Fold Line: https://thefoldline.com/the-sewing-weekender/ I’ve finally vlogged about last
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To celebrate this year’s Fashion Revolution Week (which took place 22 – 28 April) I decided I wanted to make a garment which lived up to the ethics and ideals of the week. I didn’t have a lot of time to order fabric and sew a garment, so I thought
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Phil and I have just arrived home from a couple of weeks in Vietnam. I packed a few new garments, which I’ll blog soon, and bought some fabric which I’ll blog too. I also packed some old favourites, including this Bombshell Swimsuit which I made (unbelievably to me, it feels
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