How to Cut Out Fabric for Dressmaking
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...
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Amy Budd
Nov 14 min read
How to Draft Your Own Dressmaking Patterns - 8 Great Resources
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...
Amy Budd
Oct 252 min read
Where To Buy Fabric Online
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...
Amy Budd
Sep 83 min read
How To Lengthen A Skirt Pattern for Dressmaking
One of the first dressmaking pattern alterations that you might want to do as a beginner dressmaker is to lengthen a skirt pattern. This...
Amy Budd
Aug 304 min read
How to Prepare Your Fabric for Dressmaking
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...
Amy Budd
Aug 96 min read
Four Sewing Magazines to Try!
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,...
Amy Budd
Apr 53 min read
How to Sew a Seam
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...
Amy Budd
Mar 243 min read
Eight Tools to Improve your Ironing & Pressing
Ironing and pressing are fundamental parts of the sewing process and help to make your project look polished and professional. Ironing is...
Amy Budd
Mar 232 min read
How to Thread Your Sewing Machine
I’ve previously written about how to wind your bobbin and the next step in setting up your sewing machine is threading. So in this post...
Amy Budd
Feb 262 min read
Eight Types of Scissors for Sewing & Dressmaking
For this week’s blog post I wanted to talk about one of the essential tools that you need in your kit if you are planning any kind of...
Amy Budd
Feb 192 min read
Fabric shopping in Leeds City Centre
I had heard good things about fabric shopping in Leeds but had never actually visited....until last week that is! Armed with my list of...
Amy Budd
Feb 123 min read
How to Wind a Bobbin for your Sewing Machine - Step by Step Guide
One of the first things you need to do in order to start sewing is to wind your bobbin. This means transferring some of the thread from...
Amy Budd
Jan 223 min read
Five Most Useful Presser Feet for your Sewing Machine - Beginner's Guide
In last week's post I went through the key parts of the sewing machine that you need to get familiar with as a beginner sewist. See that...
Amy Budd
Jan 15 min read
Beginner's Guide to Sewing Machine Needles
Having already done a post about thread, its only right that I now talk about needles! There are many different types of needles for...
Amy Budd
Nov 26, 20234 min read
Beginner's Guide to Thread for your Sewing Machine
Thread is one of the most fundamental parts of sewing but its often given the least thought! When you first start sewing, you usually...
Amy Budd
Oct 27, 20234 min read
How to Start Sewing in 2024: A Checklist for Beginners
To start sewing might have been something that you have wanted to do for a while but you have never got round to actually doing it. If...
Amy Budd
Oct 26, 20232 min read
Why you should learn to sew and make your own clothes: 10 Great Reasons!
I can honestly say that I have been sewing nearly all my life. Well, at least from the point at which I could hold a needle and thread...
Amy Budd
Apr 29, 20233 min read
Nine Different Pins for Dressmaking – 2023
When I first started making my own clothes, I used the first pins that came to hand and to be honest, that was fine for a long time. ...
Amy Budd
Dec 2, 20223 min read
Sew Over It - Lois Dress - Pattern Adjustments
I thought I would do a different kind of post today and instead of reviewing the Sew Over It Lois dress pattern that I have just made, I...
Amy Budd
Oct 13, 20223 min read
What is a toile?....and three reasons why you should make one!
Just a quick post today where I’m explaining the concept of a toile in dressmaking for any newbie sewists out there! A toile is a...
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