I normally buy underwear from the store, but sometimes the fit isn’t quite right, I think that’s because I have a relatively small waist but a much fuller bottom/hips meaning a lot of my volume in this area is positioned on the back. So, I wanted to try my hand at making my own underwear!… Continue reading Sewing underwear (01)
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Sewing course 2024 (04)
This week, I made lounge trousers for a man. I started off making a block for basic trousers using his measurements. I used green pen to mark the front piece and red for the back: I then traced the front piece as well as the back piece onto a new piece of paper each. I… Continue reading Sewing course 2024 (04)
Sewing course 2023 (03)
As part of my sewing course, I decided to make a blouse/top I designed earlier this year. The idea is that this will be a loose-fitting blouse with decorative seams to make it look like the garment has pockets and a placket (the strip that usually holds the buttons/button holes, this is not shown in… Continue reading Sewing course 2023 (03)
Small projects (02)
During my sewing course I got to try a free-motion foot. I was really impressed by it as it allows you to easily sew in any direction! I decided to buy my own and got mine from singermachines.co.uk. To try it out, I decided to make a piece of applique that I would then use… Continue reading Small projects (02)
Exhibition: British Textile Biennial (4)
I joined the British Textile Biennial ‘Slow stitch and indigo shibori workshop with Justine Aldersey-Williams‘ held at the Pendle Heritage Centre. Justine introduced us to indigo as a dye, which fibres you can dye with natural dyes (showing a video of her impressive swatch book!), and she talked about the impact of chemical dyes and… Continue reading Exhibition: British Textile Biennial (4)
Sewing tutorial (06): Tea cosy
A while ago I was given some kind of packaging material that appears similar to blanket insulation. I wasn’t sure what to use it for until I decided to make a tea cosy to keep my tea pot hot. It’s damp/humid where I live so I was worried that if I made a simple tea… Continue reading Sewing tutorial (06): Tea cosy
Brown leather shoulder bag
Years ago I made a leather bag. This was well before I planned to blog my crafting activities so I don’t have many photos, but I wanted to share what I do have anyways! I found almost an entire hide at a charity shop with just a small square missing. I wish it had been… Continue reading Brown leather shoulder bag
Sewing tutorial (05): Tailor’s ham
One thing I learned the existence of through reading Reader’s Digest ‘Complete Guide to Sewing’ is a tailor’s ham. It is a tool to help press curved seams so you can press such a seam without flattening the garment. This book also has a tutorial on how to make a tailor’s ham yourself! You will… Continue reading Sewing tutorial (05): Tailor’s ham
Dress form BBL
I have an adjustable dress form that is not adjustable to my size (my bottom is too large). I was ok with that because I could use it for smaller standard sizes. However, some of the internal workings have broken so the vertical adjustment is no longer working properly. Because I can no longer use… Continue reading Dress form BBL
Sewing seams (01)
I was taught the basic zig-zag seam when I learned how to sew, but there are so many more kinds of seam, many that I haven’t seen before (possibly because in a lot of the clothes commonly worn you usually see only a few different kinds of seam). I want to learn some new seams… Continue reading Sewing seams (01)