I’ve been thinking about some awkward sewing dilemma’s and how specialist tools can be fantastic for helping one out in sticky situations. Whilst cruising around my local poundland I stumbled on this rather cute manicure set. I do try and look after my nails but actually, when it comes down to it I would rather…
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Seams (!) to me that the leap to making garments from craft sewing is a pretty big one for many starter sewists sew I have been trying to anticipate some of the skills that my sewing peeps may wish to acquire and run short courses to deliver them. Hence running “knickers” as a means of…
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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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Way back in May I was musing about why I love to sew and thought I would like to find out about why other sewists do it! I set up a little competition to win this cute purse – ideal for storing a few crafty bits of loveliness and wanted to share the entries with…
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Tailor Tacks demystified! This is a stitch used to transfer information from a paper pattern to the fabric. On a commercial pattern you will see little circles within the pattern piece. These mark where a tailor tack should be made. You can use tailor tacks as a temporary way of marking fabric to show…
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Continuing our quest to keep all sewing machines repaired, serviced and running smoothly here are a couple of recent happy machines! Please note before and after zig zag stitching (pesky machines!)
Having trouble with your pesky zig zag’s then book yourself in for a sewing machine service!! I recently serviced a Bernina 1015SE machine that was skipping stitches! See below for before and after Zig Zag issues before after
Felixstowe Sewing School can now offer servicing and repair of most types of domestic sewing machine for the areas of Suffolk, Norfolk and Essex! servicing is performed by a Tech 1 and 2 qualified Technician. Your machine will be cleaned, oiled,greased, have a new needle and will have the shuttle timing and needle bar inspected…
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Over 50 sewists came together yesterday to make more than 100 dresses for the charity www.dressagirlaroundtheworld In celebration of Felixstowe sewing schools 1st birthday. An amazing day which ran smoothly and joyfully thanks to the incredible generosity of those that gave in both time and fabrics and pennies.
Ok, here we go….the winners are….. Beige 407 pair of red cushions donated by Bee wiles Yellow 98 pair of red cushions donated by Bee wiles Beige 324 Train cushion donated by Blister Baby Beige 100 skull cushion by Blister Baby Yellow 7 Balenciaga perfume Beige 135 sewing book donated by Felixstowe sewing School Beige…
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