Month: October 2015

In this season of ghouls and ghosties I thought you would enjoy this blood soaked top tip. Occasionally one can prick oneself whilst sewing – even worse when said blood drips onto your work. Quickly grab some white sewing thread and wind it into a clump. Pop this clump into your mouth and swoosh it…
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Mrs Bowden’s top tip – press studs Just a few words of wisdom about press studs. Not used that frequently but when they are used they are a godsend. A press stud is made of two parts the ‘knob’ and the ‘well’. The ‘knob’ section should be sewn onto the outer part of the garment…
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Avoid difficult threading with two top tips. Firstly – make sure your presser foot is in the up position when threading the machine as this disengages the tensions discs in the upper threading mechanism and allows the thread to sit in the correct position. Secondly – remember DUD when threading your machine. The thread goes…
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Mrs Bowden’s top tip – curved seam allowance Untold monkey business can occur when dealing with curved seams. If you try and press the curved seam allowances to one side you may have too much fabric and the seam will not lie flat – making it look very unsightly. To remedy this you need to…
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