Hello lovelies! Having been very inspired by The Great British Sewing Bee a couple weeks ago, here is my A-Line Skirt Hack based on my super duper popular Patternless A-Line Skirt Tutorial to make an Inverted Box Pleated Skirt as they did. The original Tutorial is amazingly simple, and I highly recommend it if you are learning to sew or want …
The Great British Sewing Bee: Week 1
Well… what did we all think?! Click the above link to watch (it will be available to watch until the 25th of February, if you are in foreign parts you may have to search the underbelly of the Internet!) the first episode, which was a tour de force of sewing techniques! Those poor contestants, they were well and truly worked …
Notions: Fan Darts
Fan Darts are a gorgeous Vintage trick I just adore! When you have a pattern which has a plain old Dart in the back, why not separate it to make several Darts, or Fan Darts? Firstly, measure the original Dart then divide that measurement into the amount of Darts you would like, as above. Using the positioning of the original …
Notions: Finishing your Simple Skirt
Well, phew! I have finally gotten around to finishing my instructions for this Skirt, & am even now wearing it! Even my Mum would be proud as I have hemmed it beautifully & sewn the buttons on- there was a phase in my teens where I didn’t do any finishing & I know she despaired!! Having cut out the Pattern …
Notions: 7 Steps to Perfect Darts
Forgive the lateness, I have been terribly ill with a throat infection! Darts – a Reverse Approach tutorial from Burda This week the lovely ladies on my Beginners Dressmaking course at Flo-Jo Boutique seemed to all be tackling darts, so with a little help from Burda I though I’d talk a little about them. …”darts play an important role in …