Sewing Blog
What happened on Sewing Week UK 2019?
clothing, crafts, sewing, Sewing, staple, stashbuster, stitch it, stitching, stretch, style,
2019
After four successful years of Sew Saturday, 2019 saw the launch of Sewing Week – six whole days dedicated to the wonderful art of stitching! Between 30th September and 5th October, hundreds of shops up and down the country joined the event, hosting workshops, giving away prizes, offering special discounts and…
Easy sewing projects for absolute beginners
clothing, crafts, sewing, Sewing, stashbuster, stitch it, stitching, stretch, style, sweater,
2019
Sewing the first garment is a huge step for a newbie stitcher, so we’ve mustered up seven easy-stitch projects to make the process a little less daunting! Each outfit is designed to strengthen techniques like adding darts and using zig zag stitch, and as a few of the garments are no-pattern…
Projects to use up scrap fabric
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2019
However economically we cut out our fabric, there are always a few scraps that get left behind! Too pretty to throw away, we put them safely in our stash box for another day. Now it’s time to put the remnants to good use with these quick and easy stash-busting projects - oh,…
4 Mar 2020
If you’re anything like us, you’re itching for news on the latest series of The Great British Sewing Bee, so when we heard…
4 Mar 2020
If you’re anything like us, you’re itching for news on the latest series of The Great British Sewing Bee, so when we heard…
27 Feb 2020
Dressmaker of the Year will be closing on 9th March 2020, so it’s time to get a wiggle on and send…
6 Jan 2020
Entry to our Dressmaker of the Year competition is now open - hurrah! It’s super easy to enter… all you have to…
