Welcome to part five of my bias binding series! This one is all about making up your bias fabric strips into actual binding using the...

Welcome to part four of my bias binding series! How to join fabric strips for bias binding. If you are following along with my bias...

Welcome to part two of my bias binding series! Here you will learn how wide to cut bias strips for different widths of binding. The easy...

Welcome to part one of my new series on bias binding! Such a useful tool for dressmaking and general sewing. What is bias binding? Bias...

Welcome to the final part of my button series: How to make a fabric covered button Take your piece of fabric and identify which area you...

Welcome to the penultimate part in my button series where I'm showing six different types of buttonhole sewn on my Janome Atelier 7...

Welcome to part 8 of my button series. Here I'm showing you how I use my Janome Atelier 7 sewing machine to sew on a button. Select the...

Welcome to part seven of my button series. This part is all about accurately marking your button and buttonhole placement using an...

Welcome to part three of my mini button series! I had a button come off one of my cardigans so I filmed a little tutorial about how to...

Welcome to my January mini series on all things buttons! This one is all about how to sew on a button with four holes. Hope it's...

Are you looking for a new hobby that can take you into 2025 and beyond?  Or are you fed up with paying for clothes alterations which you...

In previous blogs I have written about how to set yourself up for sewing – how to thread your needle , how to wind your bobbin , how to...

When I first started dressmaking, it didn’t really occur to me that there was any other way of making your own clothes aside from using...

I often get asked where I buy my fabric for sewing and dressmaking and currently I’m not on a fabric buying ban as such, but I’m trying...

One of the first steps in the dressmaking process, after you have chosen and bought your fabric, is to pre-wash it.  Pre-washing your...

When we moved into our house a few years ago, I was lucky enough to be able to commandeer the attic room as my own, and even luckier that...

I used to be an avid reader of craft magazines and had big collections of them piled up in my sewing room.  Some of them in nice,...

Anyone who sews, especially dressmakers, will know that its very rarely possible to use 100% of the piece of fabric that you have bought...

Now that we have wound our bobbin and threaded our needle, we are ready to sew a seam! This is actually more straightforward than you...

Ironing and pressing are fundamental parts of the sewing process and help to make your project look polished and professional. Ironing is...