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BIAS BINDING SERIES - Part 1 - What is Bias Binding?
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...
Amy Budd
Feb 81 min read
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BUTTON SERIES - Part 9 - Six Types of Buttonhole
Welcome to the penultimate part in my button series where I'm showing six different types of buttonhole sewn on my Janome Atelier 7...
Amy Budd
Jan 311 min read
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BUTTON SERIES - Part 7 - How to Accurately Mark Your Button and Buttonhole Placement
Welcome to part seven of my button series. This part is all about accurately marking your button and buttonhole placement using an...
Amy Budd
Jan 311 min read
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BUTTON SERIES - Part 6 - How to Open a Buttonhole with a Seam-Ripper
Welcome to part six of my button series where I talk you through opening a buttonhole with a seam-ripper. Take a pin and insert it into...
Amy Budd
Jan 311 min read
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BUTTON SERIES - Part 3 - How to Sew on a Button With Two Holes
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...
Amy Budd
Jan 311 min read
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1:1 Sewing lessons – Harrogate and Knaresborough
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...
Amy Budd
Nov 15, 20243 min read
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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
Nov 1, 20244 min read
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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
Sep 8, 20243 min read
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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 30, 20244 min read
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