In October 2020, I wrote a blog post titled 'New dress: Old materials' , having made the Tilly and the Buttons Megan dress using a skirt...

The Barbie 2023 film hype was quite something to behold, and I of course jumped on the bandwagon in the lead up to the film's release! I...

For over a year now I've been discovering the world of historical costume, and have been absolutely fascinated by the construction and...

Everyone has some items in their wardrobe that they plan on wearing again at some point, but will always avert their eyes and pick out...

I've had the lovely opportunity 3 times now to feature in Love Sewing Magazine in their We Love Home section, giving short tutorials on...

New year, new intensive dress re-creation project! I love this 1960s-esque day dress that Lily wears in an episode of How I Met Your...

What better title than to point out the elephant (um, flamingo) in the room: this fabric is bold! I knew that this McCalls M8104 pattern,...

Summer sewing feels like it almost requires a white dress in there somewhere, and this year I had just the item sitting in my wardrobe,...

It occurred to me that I have never made a round-up of sewing patterns that I have made in the last year, so I've gathered them up and...

What a fun challenge! I haven't tried to replicate a garment before, so this was certainly new to me, and it turned out that I really...

Did anyone else spend the first lockdown altering everything they own that didn't fit them perfectly? Just me then? I've created a short...

Is it too much to wear this to a Zoom meeting? Probably. But here's to dressing up on a daily basis in your own sewing creations! I had a...

You know I love a good clothing transformation, but I also love not having to spend on new fabric when I already have some waiting for...

How to make a mandatory face mask a little more cheerful? Embroider on it! I actually created this for the #bigcommunitysew competition,...

My ideal wardrobe includes a handmade dress from each decade in the 1900s. Well, so far I have a 1920s flapper style dress , and now a...

Isn’t it entertaining looking back on your early sewing projects and wondering how you never knew about finishing that edge properly,...

Following the #bigcommunitysew initiative, I've been overlocking (is that a word?!) away making face coverings for my friends and family....

Do you ever find your numerous pairs of paper/fabric scissors end up left in different places? Aside from my embroidery scissors, I have...

As the weather turns a little milder and clothes can slowly be hung outside again without fear of drowning in a sudden downpour, this...

There have been many references to 100 years on from the Roaring 20s this year so far, and I had the perfect opportunity last month to...