Its Fashion Revolution week! That means this week we uplift the voices of those in the garment industry, and examine what we can do to reduce our fast fashion consumption while asking brands 'Who Made My Clothes?'. Of course, for many of us home sewists we know who made our clothes, so maybe the better…
Blocking knits was definitely one of the most mysterious parts of knitting for me when I started learning two years ago. I remember reading that you have to block things when you've finished knitting them, but never really understood WHY. I read about how to do it, but don't feel that many of the blogs…
I am thrilled to be making my first project from Adaku’s book ‘Sewing With African Wax Print Fabrics’ which was kindly sent to me along with the fabric to celebrate the book launch. The book is brilliant and has so many brilliant projects from extremely simple hair ties, to gorgeous shirts and dresses! For my…
Making and Books 