Here’s everything that happened on my London couture sewing adventure…. Keep reading or watch my YouTube video for much more detail! First up Liberty. This is such a beautiful space to visit because of its stunning architecture, inspiring products, and beautiful sewing department. But this summer it’s been the home of the Patchwork Collective. This was …
I’ve actually made Vogue 9100 TWICE so I best talk about both of them together! It’s the perfect flirty sundress and I’m surprised I didn’t make it sooner. From the Very Easy Vogue range, it is exactly that; A scoop neck, princess seam bodice, lined, with gathered rectangle skirt and back zipper. And of course, …
Here’s my outfit from the Minerva pop up shop; part of the Minerva 25th Birthday Bash! If you attended, you may have seen me doing demos of the Simplicity Bias Tape Maker and giving talks on how to match patterns with fabric types. I was a little hoarse by the end of the day! (BTS …
If you didn’t see on social media I recently had the pleasure of attending the Minerva Birthday Event, hosting a series of workshops and demos during the day and guest judging the catwalk competition with Sewing Bee’s Patrick Grant during the evening. I chose to merge the Know Me 2015 bustier top with the Vogue …
Why not test your sewing knowledge with a fun free informal quiz about all things sewing. This post will tell you what’s going to happen and how to enter the raffle! What, Where and When? On Sunday 7pm UK time I’ll live stream the quiz on Instagram @almondrock_sews so everyone can join in at home. …
Did you ever wonder how sewing was changing your personality? Life skills? Or even hire-ability?? This post has been a long time coming and I’m still not sure it’s conveying exactly how awesome you’ve become through learning to sew. I talked about it with the Stitcher’s Brew team and Karen Ball in our super fun …