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…
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 how she doesn’t want to become a faceless tutorial writer. As I have a nasty feeling that I might be at risk of…
How to Sew Trousers From Your Own Measurements Last week I showed how to draft a trouser pattern from your measurements. The trouser pattern I made was for Cosmo’s measurements, but the same principles apply whatever the size of person! So now I’m going to explain how to…
How to Draft a Trouser Pattern One of the things I love about sewing for little ones is that they don’t care about what other people think! My youngest boy, Cosmo, is 4. He doesn’t think in terms of some things being for boys and other things being…
How to Sew a Hem With Bias Binding Whenever I make something with a curved hem, my favourite way to finish it is to sew the hem with bias binding. As bias binding stretches with the curved edge, it’s perfect for finishing a hem on a circle or half…