Finishing a neckline can be a bit of a tricky business. Hemming it as you would a skirt or a sleeve distorts the fabric and generally makes the thing you are making look a mess. So what do you do instead? Here are three ways of finishing a neckline that will help the top or dress you are making to look amazing! How to Finish a Neckline Facings With a commercial pattern, the neckline usually will be finished using facings. Facings are ... Read the Post...
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How to Attach a Waistband
According to my mum, the first skirt I ever made was when I was 9 or 10. It was a rectangle of fabric sewn together along one edge, with a hem and casing for and elastic at the waist. Unfortunately now, as a slightly chunky grown up, I am not going to get away with wearing skirts with elasticated waists. Those are best left to children and the very slim. Thankfully attaching a waistband to a skirt is pretty easy once you know how! I've ... Read the Post...
5 Best Craft Books…
...from my bookcase! We have an awful lot of books. This means that: If we ever move house, the house will probably fall down because I suspect it is the books that are holding it up, and We will not be moving to a boat because the weight of said books will cause the boat to sink. Here is my shelf of craft books... And here 5 of my are my favourites! An Introduction to Crochet Golden Hands Golden Hands was a series of craft ... Read the Post...
How to Make a Circle Skirt
When I posted about my Cherry Blossom Dress, a couple of the people who were kind enough to leave me comments said that although they didn't feel ready to try to make a whole dress, just making a circle skirt might be more achievable. Circle skirts are fab. They are very easy and quick to make. You could whip one up in an evening no problem! They suit most body shapes and they are lovely and swirly to wear. I made a circle skirt a couple of ... Read the Post...