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Meet Juliet Uzor: Winning Sewing Bee and Beyond

Meet Juliet Uzor: Winning Sewing Bee and Beyond

Since sealing the deal on the BBC's The Great British Sewing Bee back in 2019, Juliet Uzor, has been riding the winning wave and spreading the sewi...

Meet Marni Stuart: Draw, Teach, Preserve

Australian illustrator and educator, Marni Stuart, spent her youth amongst her grandmother’s green wilderness that overflowed with produce and gard...

Nerida Shares Her Story of Lockdown and Anxiety

There’s no denying it that right now, everyone is suffering in some way or another due to the ongoing lockdowns and continuing uncertainty caused b...

Sewing: Let's Give That Sleeve Some Puff

Puff Sleeve Tutorial This tutorial will show you how to turn a standard sleeve into a puff sleeve. You will need: Your sleeve pattern piece T...

Sewing: Fresh Look to the Nerida Hansen Smock Dress

Katie walks us through her version of the Nerida Hansen Smock Dress. For this version I shortened the sleeves and made them larger, shortened the b...

Meet Megan Isabella: From Green Thumbs to Cottagecore

Think cottagecore, quaint country motifs and floral themes and then you’ll be in sync with artist and pattern designer, Megan Isabella. Megan is on...

Meet Linsey Kelly: It's The Small Things That Count

As a big fan of tiny details, designer Linsey Kelly, is drawn to the natural world as well as traditional pattern making techniques with a touch of...

Sewing: Add an Asymmetric Bodice to Summer Dress

Sometimes I'm inspired by a pattern and sometimes it’s by a fabric. This time, it was the fabric! This Lillian Farag print reminded me of an asymme...

Meet Field Day: New Dynamic Design Duo in Town

Hold onto your sewing machines, there’s a new dynamic duo on the design scene and they are going to knock the thread out of your needle. Field Day ...

Sewing: From a Top to a Fun and Frilly Dress

Our blog contributor DIY Daisy takes us through her latest hack on our Loosen Up Top Sewing Pattern, using our Nerida Hansen Gingham. Sometimes you...

Meet Lillian Farag: Stroke of Messy Genius

Paint splotches, messy strokes and marbling colours are eponymous with American artist, Lillian Farag. Lillian is comfortable with taking risks wit...

Sewing: Men Embracing Their Sewing Machines

Take a little squiz at Instagram and you will see there is a growing number of snappy dressers and some of these fashionistas are part of a movemen...

Sewing: Jazz Up Your Pins With Daisy's Help

Woah, woah, woah! This was my first ever experience sewing leggings and I have to say, I am converted. No more knit fabric fears for me. I’d been p...