It seems strange to be writing about pattern testing the Camden Skirt when the pattern has been out for months but it's been a bit of a winding road for me and this pattern! I don't do a lot of pattern testing, it is often on a very short timeline and I don't enjoy sewing…
Hi, I hope you all are finding this product review series useful! Even if you don't run out and buy the products I'm talking about, it's useful to know what different products are out there if you ever need them, right? I hope so! I definitely didn't know about some of these gadgets and tools…
Here's the next installment of my little Product Review series! I asked for this Clover Point 2 Point turner not knowing exactly when I was going to review it, just knowing that at some point I will be sure to need it. Up until now I've been trying to use a sad lonely chopstick that…
Anyone else guilty of not always using the right tools for the job? Trying to get away with not always using the right needle and instantly regretting it? Making a knit pattern work for woven? I am totally guilty of not always using the correct interfacing and sometimes I get away with it - sometimes…
I have a giveaway for you today! Yay! I always love giving cool stuff away and I think this is such a great one as it's definitely sustainable! I was sent some Patterntrace Swedish Tracing Paper to try out by the lovely people at Creative Industry UK and they have got a roll to give…
Where has the last week gone?! I don't know how a week has passed since I wrote last week's review. This week I'm testing out the Clover Stitch Guide. This is a new tool from Clover that I couldn't get my hands on fast enough and let me tell you a little story why... I've…
Hello! It's time for the next installment of my product review series called Tool Thursdays and this time I have my hands on a product I am really excited about! Thread giants Gutermann have been innovating and have come out with 100% recycled polyester thread made from recycled plastic bottles. Less energy is required to…
Continue reading ➞ Recycled Thread: Making a 100% Recycled Garment
Hello! I'm going crazy and comin' at ya on a Thursday! Say whaaaat? "What is this madness?!" I hear you cry! But I'm so excited to share with you some news! I can finally reveal that I am super lucky to be partnering up with some of my favourite haberdashery brands to bring you a…
Continue reading ➞ Pastel Perfection: Marbled Glass Headed Pins
Did you know that the collective noun for swans in flight is a wedge of swans? I absolutely love learning funny/interesting collective nouns like a parliament of owls and a cauldron of bats. Do you have any favourites? I love silly facts like that and I even think that the folds of the Kielo dress…
Continue reading ➞ A Wedge of Swans: Named Clothing Kielo Dress
I've been meaning to have a go at the Tilly and the Buttons Freya top since Tilly's Stretch book came out last year. The problem was, I really didn't want any of the other patterns in the book. I have a raglan t-shirt pattern already and I won't make a hoodie, jogging bottoms or the…
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