19 Reasons to Sew It Yourself For those of us who like to make stuff, we know that where we can, it’s often best to sew it yourseIf. But even if you don’t need convincing, how do you explain this to other people? Sometimes sewing things yourselfย might not…
How to Sew a Reversible Wrap Skirt In my quest for a neat and tidy house, I have realised that the best way to achieve this is to have less stuff. With 6 of us in a small house, this is not easy! But I know that there…
Why Are Pattern Sizes Different to Ready to Wear? If you’ve ever made clothes from a pattern, you’ll have probably noticed that pattern sizes don’t seem to correspond very much with clothes that you might buy on the high street. I think probably lots of us have experienced…
Easyย Flower Arrangement I was recently sent a box full of goodies from the Oasis flower foam people. As the end of term is fast approaching, I decided to put it to good use and design an easy flower arrangementย for my boys’ teachers and the cub and scout leaders….
Mobius Loops That Zip Together If somebody had told me 10 years ago that having kids would result in my liking maths, I wouldn’t have believed them. In fact, I think I would have laughed in that person’s face. Just as having a transport mad child means that…
Sewing For Survival: How Sewing Caused the Survival of the Human Race One of my favourite sewing bloggers recently wrote a post about her blog and howย she doesn’t want to become a faceless tutorial writer. As I have a nasty feeling that I might be at risk of…