Month: April 2018

Felixstowe Sewing School https://www.felixstowesewingschool.co.uk Mrs Bowden’s top tip – upcycling shirts.  A few snippets to help you refashion shirts into things of loveliness. So much has been in the news about conserving the resources of our lovely planet and trying not to waste quite so much.  It occurred to me that fashion changes at such…
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  Mrs Bowden’s top tip – a few snippets of wisdom about creating buttohnoles. As many of you may know I am partial to a button-through dress and have many different styles.  It has struck me that creating buttonholes causes a little bit of anxiety for some sewers so I thought this week I would…
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Mrs Bowden’s top tip – seam allowance accuracy As you may have gathered, when using a commercial dressmaking pattern or instructions for making a sewn product, seam allowances are important. The seam allowance is the difference between the edge of the fabric and the stitching line. The pattern cutter will use different seam allowances to…
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