One Stitch At A Time
Long before I started dressmaking, I knitted. In fact, barely a day would pass without me taking a little time out to knit up at least a few rows of whatever was on the needles. These days, I rarely take on a huge knitting project; it’s more novelty items or snoods. For Christmas, I knitted […]
Sewing with jersey fabrics is not as difficult as you might think. I blogged about my first experience with jersey knit fabric a few weeks ago and was pleasantly surprised at how easy the process was. All you need is the right stitch and needle and the right choice of fabric for your garment. There […]
It’s no secret that I love historical fiction so when the genre aligns itself with sewing (my second love) it’s not even a question of ‘to read or not to read’. As far as historical stories go, the second world war is certainly up there among the most popular historical settings. I usually veer towards […]
There is only one pasttime that I love more than sewing and that’s reading. Books have always been at the heart of my world – so much so that I went on to study literature at university to PhD level, following which I taught Renaissance Literature and Literary Theory in universities before going on to […]
The Covid-19 pandemic has shaken the world and has changed our daily lives in so many ways. We are being advised to stay at home, to stay away from our friends and family; all day trips and holidays are cancelled. This is, sadly, what it is going to take to minimise the spread of the […]
Sewisolation Project #2 The next project on my sewisolation list was Deer and Doe’s Réglisse Dress. This is the loveliest of summer dresses, featuring either an elasticated or shirred waistband, bias cut bodice, cap sleeves, shoulder yokes, a pussy bow neck tie or button front and a beautifully full-flared skirt. The pattern envelope contains a […]
With the Covid-19 pandemic, I find myself in self-isolation or, as we in the sewing community would rather call it, in Sewisolation. Working from home allows a little extra time to indulge ticking off those sewing patterns and using fabric that’s been in the stash for a while. Commuting and lunch breaks just got more […]
If you caught my review of Tilly and the Buttons’ Love At First Stitch – a book that took me from beginner status to confident beginner stage in a matter of weeks – you won’t be surprised that my next move was to order Tilly’s second book, Stretch. I read it – like Love At […]
I’ve only been sewing for a couple months but I have a deep appreciation of the benefits sewing has had for me, personally. The everyday can be grinding and things do get to us – that’s all part of being human, I’m afraid. Look around you at the minute at what stress and anxiety does […]
In this post, I am returning to a topic that came up in my very first blog post – body image. Why? Because not long after I posted the blog entry, a woman (or a betrayal of the word) started harassing me with taunts about my weight and jeered at the very idea of me […]