The earlier posts in the series can be found here. In the previous posts, we covered what knit fabrics are, what they are made from and how they differ to woven fabrics. We’ve also addressed how to choose a pattern and fabric that hopefully won’t be a nightmare…
I had the horrible realisation the other day that summer is almost over. It doesn’t feel like we’ve had much of a summer in the UK. There were some nice days in May, then it was cold for ages! But even though the weather is nice now, there’s…
In the 1st post in this series, I talked about hierophany, the idea of markers in the landscape holding significance for both individuals and the local community, and what that might mean for us as creative people. In the second post, I wrote a little bit about using…
If you’ve missed the previous posts in the Sewing With Knits series, you can find them here. Once you’ve started to think about the fabric you’d like to use, the next step is finding a pattern. Stretch knits are great for tops and comfy dresses. You can make…
With the Great British Sewing Bee back on the television, I thought I’d revisit the wrist pincushion tutorial I wrote back in 2016. I still have the original pincushion, and I often use it when I’m sewing. We are who we are, and I still lose my pins…
Lots of us have an uneasy relationship with throwing things away. We all know that we need to try to generate less waste. Fast fashion is an environmental nightmare, supermarkets still sell pasta in plastic bags that can’t be recycled, we have electronics we no longer use and…