Month: March 2018

    Mrs Bowden’s top tip – avoid snarling at the start of stitching. Everybody has had a moment when they have started to sew and the machine has caused a spaghetti of threads at the start of the seam.  This week’s top tip deal with this common problem and gives a few solutions to…
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Mrs Bowden’s top tip – pressing v ironing There is a difference between pressing and ironing folks. Pressing involves the lifting and placement of the iron in specific areas of the garment to help with the construction. Ironing is a gliding movement, back and forth over the surface of fabric. Both are useful but for…
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