Month: August 2016

How to clean your iron   Keeping your iron clean is essential for sewists.  Not only does it prevent dirty marks being transferred it also helps the iron glide over the fabric so it can be used to press accurately.  The feeling of dread one can experience when interfacing curls and sticks to the plate…
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Shelf Bust dress – creating the pleated bust Occasionally you can come across different sized circles on a commercial pattern to differentiate areas on the garment being made.  You will often see this when pleats or tucks are being created.  I am presently working on Butterick 5882 by Gertie, a reproduction pattern inspired by 1950’s ‘Shelf…
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Mrs Bowden’s top tip – constructing a dart Part 3 – pressing This is the third part of the dart construction story and this deals with pressing of the dart once it has been sewn and the end tied off. Quite often in commercial patterns you will be told which direction to press the dart. …
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