The Stitch Festival is a huge sewing and crafting show in the business design centre in Islington, London. And it’s a 4-day event filled with dress making stalls, crafting supplies, knitting and crochet kits and tools, catwalks, art displays, talks. There’s workshops you can book on for all kinds of skills and techniques. It’s a …
Bouncing into the new year slightly late with my first blog post of 2026! I made a fun tea dress perfect for warmer days that I’m sure are around the corner… This is McCall’s 7920, made once before in black cherry print crepe. But now made in a fun cotton viscose mix from Fabric Godmother. Here’s …
A quick post today to showcase my latest YouTube video which takes a deep dive into the world of electric scissors for sewing and dressmaking. In the video I’m sharing my honest review of FOUR pairs of electric scissors for dressmaking. After using them for over two years, I answer your questions, explain how electric …
Today I’m sharing my tartan dress. That winter staple which loves to fray, and has high potential for disastrous pattern-matching. As a child of the 80s I had several tartan dresses. I think there’s a picture of me in front of the Christmas tree in one too. Then In the 90s I had more tartan …
Last night was the Christmas Ball at my dance school, and of course there was absolutely no way I was turning up in a shop-bought dress. Ballroom dancing deserves something special — preferably floaty, glamorous, and swishable — so this year I made my own dress using a very precious Liberty silk satin. Watch my …
When I saw Vogue 2127 I thought it was beautiful. But I underestimated how much fabric I’d need for the blouse. so when it arrived I got excited to use my stunning Art Gallery Fabrics remnant which I’d bought from the Minerva.com warehouse sale. It’s called Madison Avenue Blaze on a rayon / viscose challis …