Mrs Bowden’s top tip – using embroidery transfers I really enjoy collecting sewing memorabilia and clothes from the 1940s and 1950s and have built up a considerable collection of vintage embroidery transfers. Hand embroidering a motif can add such interest to your clothes and other things you make. There is a whole host…
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I adore this excerpt from a 1949 Singer sewing manual and frankly agree with much of what is advised. However, this week’s top tip deals with more achievable and realistic preparations you can make prior to sewing. Scissors – keep them handy by stringing them onto a length of ribbon and wearing them around your…
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Mrs Bowden’s top tip – how to avoid a wrinkly neckline Finishing details can improve your home dressmaking and provide a deep level of satisfaction! They make all the difference between an ‘ahhhh did you make that?’ to a ‘wow, did you make that!’. This week’s top tip deals with the potentially tricky issue of…
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