How to set up a dressmakers dummy
Many of us have a dressmakers or tailors dummy but do we know how to use it correctly? Think about it, if it is to be effective in producing well fitted clothes then it has to mirror the owners figure...
Many of us have a dressmakers or tailors dummy but do we know how to use it correctly? Think about it, if it is to be effective in producing well fitted clothes then it has to mirror the owners figure...
Hanging hearts I make lots of these , some for myself to hang on wardrobe doors and cupboard handles, some to give as gifts. Some have lavender inside them, and these I put inside wardrobes and drawers to scent my...
October will be the 6th Anniversary of the launch of The Thrifty Stitcher! Blimey, a lot has happened since 2009 when the first ever Starting from Scratch beginners sewing class ran from their sewing studio in Stokey. They are now...
How many of us have had boxes of bits that have been passed on from friends and family? Do the boxes include an assortment of bobbins? They often do. I’m sorry to disappoint you but it is unlikely that you...
I have recently discovered Eliza M patterns and I cannot enthuse about them enough.Jaycotts.co.uk have now started to stock them and if you have not used one yet I do urge you to try one. You will not be disappointed...
I recently got this Sew Over It BETTY dress pattern from Jaycotts and I could not wait to make it. I originally wanted to make it up in this "Paris" fabric but after trying every way I could gave up...