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Month: August 2017

Mrs Bowden’s top tip – blouses the 50’s way

If you know me,  you will know that I am forever pursuing either vintage clothes in a size to fit (tricky as I do have a full figure) or I make my own.  I also have a bit of a  ‘thing’ for vintage or vintage style patterns.  I can easily justify my frequent purchases of…
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Mrs Bowden’s top tip – NDS part 2

Felixstowe Sewing School Mrs Bowden’s top tip – Needlework Development Series part 2 https://www.felixstowesewingschool.co.uk This is the second part of a little series about the Needlework Development Scheme which was started in collaboration with J P Coats Threads and 4 Art Schools in Scotland in 1934.  The NDS was temporarily suspended due to the outbreak…
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Mrs Bowden’s top tip – Needlework Development Series (NDS)

Needlework Development Series or NDS part 1 A trip down memory lane….. https://www.felixstowesewingschool.co.uk On occasion I get contacted in my capacity as the proprietor of a sewing school. It’s usually by people who have an interesting book or maybe some fabric they want to sell/donate or those just seeking some advice about a sewing related…
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