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Sewing Blog of the Year Nomination

October 23, 2017 / press, Sewing

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, […]

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Love Sewing & Sew Now Articles

February 24, 2017 / press, Sewing

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

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Sewing Community Article in Sewing World

February 11, 2017 / press, Sewing

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

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British Craft Awards Nomination & Elsewhere

October 31, 2016 / elsewhere, press

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

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Behind the Scenes at the RSC Costume Department

October 2, 2016 / press, Sewing

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

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Sewing World Natural Dyeing Article

September 11, 2016 / natural dyeing, press

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

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The Seamworker’s Guide to Fashion Museums

August 1, 2016 / press

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

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Spinning Your Own Yarn

April 1, 2016 / press, spinning

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

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A Love Story about Scissors

March 28, 2016 / #1year1outfit, one year one outfit, press, Sewing

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

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British Cluny Lace & Silk Savannah Camisole

January 10, 2016 / natural dyeing, one year one outfit, press, Sewing

My second article for Seamwork magazine was published in their December issue. The article is a profile of Cluny Lace, the only remaining company in the UK making leaver’s lace using traditional leavers and jacquard machinery, which was also designed and built in Nottingham. Cluny Lace is a family-run business, and has been

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