Back in September, I had a short article about my knitted swimsuit included in Slipknot, the Knitting and Crochet Guild’s members magazine. The magazine (like all roles in the Guild) is created by volunteers, so I was glad to be able to make a small contribution, and being the cover image was a nice surprise […]
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I’m lucky to have been shortlisted for ‘Sewing Blog of the Year’ at the Immediate Media British Craft Award for the second year in a row. My lovely fellow bloggers shortlisted are as follows: https://thefoldline.com/ https://didyoumakethat.com/ http://www.makery.uk/ http://gingerthreadgirl.co.uk/ https://seekatesew.com/ http://houseofpinheiro.com/ http://www.astitchingodyssey.com/ http://www.thecraftypinup.co.uk/ http://www.handmadejane.co.uk/ Voting is open until Sunday 17th December, and you can vote in
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I’m late posting, since the newer issues are now out, but I had articles in the issues of Love Sewing and Sew Now published during January. My article for Sew Now was a review of the the Billie Collection, the first pattern from Tribe Patterns, and a collaboration between The Fold Line and Rachel Pinheiro. I sewed this at
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I have an article in the current issue of Sewing World Magazine, exploring the sewing community and how to get involved. The full article includes practical tips for participating in the sewing community, but I thought I would share the introductory paragraphs here, which explore my own feelings about being part of this community: I can
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https://englishgirlathome.files.wordpress.com/2016/10/bca-large.jpg I heard today that I have been nominated for Sewing Blog of the Year in the 2017 British Craft Awards, ‘Sewing’ category! My blog has never been shortlisted for anything similar before, so it’s very nice to be included and there are some great blogs in the list. Voting is now open at www.britishcraftawards.com (with a prize draw
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I have an article included in the October issue of Seamwork, which was released yesterday. The article is a profile of the in-house costume department at the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford-upon-Avon. The RSC is one of a small number of UK theatre companies with a dedicated costume department (others include the National Theatre, Royal Opera
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Just a quick post to let you know that, thanks to the lovely Kerry, I’m featured in the September issue of Sewing World magazine (which has been on sale since mid-August, I’m late posting…). Kerry writes a regular article for the magazine, with the September issue’s on the topic of natural dyeing. I’m featured alongside
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I have an article in the August issue of Seamwork, released today. The article is a guide to some of the best fashion and textile museums around the world. I’ve visited some of these museums in person; others are on my to-see list. I did my best to squeeze in as many museums as I
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I have an article in the April issue of Seamwork, released today. The article is a guide on creating your own yarn, and includes stages from buying and washing a fleece, carding and spinning fibre, plying spun singles, and washing your yarn. That’s a lot of information to squeeze in. If anything is unclear in the article
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The current issue of Love Sewing Magazine (issue 25, on sale now until late April) features my profile of Ernest Wright & Son. The article discusses the company and the steps involved in making their scissors (plus there’s an opportunity to win a pair of dressmaking shears), but I also wanted to talk about my visit here.
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