Anyone who attends my classes pick up pretty quickly how much I totally love what I do. Kids classes are so very rewarding for me. In 4.5 days for a total of 27 hours, I taught 48 children and they produced amazing work. These children are kind, respectful, creative, unique, chatty & helpful. This hasContinueContinue reading “Kids Sewing Classes – Spring 2018”
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What is INTERFACING?
INTERFACING is a supporting fabric in a garment or craft project, it is designed to give your fabric structure where needed. For example you will find interfacing in a waistband, collar & cuffs. It acts as a stabiliser, stiffener in hard wearing areas. INTERFACING comes in a variety of weights. Lightweight, medium weight &ContinueContinue reading “What is INTERFACING?”
Colette Pattern – Moneta Dress
Its not often I purchase a pattern and make a dress for myself, simply because I have the drafting skills to make my own and because most patterns I buy I end up altering somehow because Im so particular and fussy. This time I wanted to find a pattern to suit the fabric I hadContinueContinue reading “Colette Pattern – Moneta Dress”
Transferring Patterns to Fabric
Transferring your patterns to fabric just got easier! So you buy a pattern and upon opening it you find every size available to you! (Vintage patterns had one size per envelope). Thats great but how many of us agonise over whether its best to cut the size we need or transfer the whole pattern ontoContinueContinue reading “Transferring Patterns to Fabric”
Project Planning
With year coming to a close I find this time extremely motivating for me. I want to rest and just chill with the family but at the same time I can’t help but get excited about the year ahead. It must be the sunshine!! I recently stumbled across, what looked like an awesome planner toContinueContinue reading “Project Planning”