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We have a real treat today, the lovely Ruth from Where is the tube? asked if I would like her to do a guest blog all about the spring (apparently it is just round the corner) trends. I jumped at the c

I made this little T shirt with prestige crepe in yale blue and used a contrast colour for the sleeves.  The weight and fall of the crepe gives a lovely grown up finish to a simple T shirt, perfect wi

Ohhh I am very excited..... my first blog give away.I am giving one lucky person a copy of the fabulous DIY Couture How to make a gathered dress by the lovely Rosie Martin.Rosie says "The instructions

December 2024 Welcome to your December 2024 Dream Wardrobe. UK SIZES 6-30   It&rsquo

Yonks ago when I blogged about my first ever Tilly and the Buttons Coco (still to make the second one but the fabric IS waiting in the wings) a couple of the more observant of you noticed my skirt.I h

This week was music week on the GBSB! The contestants had to make a variety of garments inspired by different genres and artists, testing both their creativity and skills! In the pattern challenge we

As soon as I made My first Anna I knew I would be back to make another one.And here she is. This time I stuck with the slash neck but made it full length with a thigh high(ish) split.Wasn't quite dari

It was lingerie and sleep week on the GBSB and this week saw the contestants trying their hand at underwired bras, re-imagining old sleepwear as new outfits and creating luxury men's pyjamas. The firs

       Welcome to your January 2022 Dream Wardrobe. UK SIZES 6-30 What better time than the New Year to try and learn a new skill! It’s cold outside and our calendars...

The lovely ladies over at By hand London are hosting their very own Charlotte sewalong.For those of you unfamiliar with this new indie pattern label The Charlotte is a fabulous pencil skirt pattern wi

Pattern cutting is the art of translating a 2D design on paper into a 3D wearable garment. It seems complicated, but the basics can be learned, and once you have some pattern-cutting skills and some c

Welcome to your December 2021 Dream Wardrobe. UK SIZES 6-18 If you are wondering why we have moved to a digital version of the Newsletter, there are a number of reasons. Firstly, it will save...

       Welcome to your May 2022 Dream Wardrobe. UK SIZES 6-30   For all you vintage lovers out there, this month’s Dream Wardrobe is the PERFECT summer dress!...

Welcome to your August- 2022 Dream Wardrobe. UK SIZES 6-30 As a teenager in the 90s I fully embraced the slip dress. Roll on a few decades and 90s fashions are back. Some trends I can happily do...

Tweed is a classic British fabric used in luxury and sporting clothes as well as on the high street. Traditional hunting jackets are made from tweed as are top couture jackets such as the classic Chan

I love it when all of the summer floral fabrics start to arrive. I know summer's just around the corner and the stretch cotton sateens are always some of my favorites. The bold colours of the prints a

I am always sharing lots of beautiful patterned fabrics with you florals, polka dots, zig zag stripes, you name it we stock it! But lets stop and spend some time looking at some of the beautiful plain

It's that time again, when the delivery from our Italian supplier arrives and we all start getting very excited about the ex designer fabrics that we unpack.First out of the box are these stunning jac

The grand finale of "Sewing Bee" was a dazzling showdown, with three finalists competing for the coveted title of Britain’s best amateur sewer. The tension was palpable as Patrick Grant and Esme Young

Ok lets start with the fact the I am going to mention that the summer is on its last legs and it will soon be 'snuggling in front of the fire' season. All of you who are still in the last few sunny da