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Place Your Vote NOW – The Dressmaker of the Year Reader’s Choice

clothing, Dressmaker Of The Year, Garment Construction, GBSB, sewing, Sewing Bee,

30 Mar
2017

Place Your Vote NOW – The Dressmaker of the Year Reader’s Choice

The Dressmaker of the Year competition, launched by Sew and our sister title Make It Today Dressmaker, has received a huge number of fabulous entries, showing just how talented our readership is! There were four categories including Ready To Wear, Vintage, Kids’ Wear and Customising, and the quality of the handmade…

dollmaking, felt, Louise Kelly, toys,

28 Mar
2017

We’ve caught up with the wonderfully creative Louise Kelly, who designs beautifully charismatic dolls and lovingly hand stitches them from felt in Derry, Nothern Ireland. Each doll has a distinct personality brought to life through their carefully constructed outfits, accessories and hairdos.

We’re pretty obsessed with Sew Your Own Dolls, Louise’s debut book,…

Beauty and the Beast, costumes, Disney, sewing,

21 Mar
2017

We’ve been eagerly awaiting the release of Disney’s live action version of Beauty and the Beast, which premiered in UK cinemas on 16th March. Not only did we thrill once again to this tale as old as time, and joined with those classic songs (all together now… ‘Be our guest, be our guest…), but we…