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How To Lengthen A Skirt Pattern for Dressmaking

How To Lengthen A Skirt Pattern for Dressmaking

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...

Beginner Dressmaking Essentials

Sep 8, 20243 min read

How to Prepare Your Fabric for Dressmaking

How to Prepare Your Fabric for Dressmaking

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...

Beginner Sewing Essentials

Aug 30, 20244 min read

My New Shop on The British Craft House!

My New Shop on The British Craft House!

My New Shop on The British Craft House!

This week I thought I would do a short, but shameless, plug of my new shop on The British Craft House – ‘Bags from Dress By Amy’. I...

Aug 23, 20242 min read

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