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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!)

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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Sew the local fabric shops have come up trumps.  I have to remind myself how very lucky we are in Felixstowe to have not just one but two fabric shops www.fabric8online.co.uk AND www.thelittlefabricshop.co.uk .  Both of which have been very generous by donating to the SEWATHON on the 22nd March 2014.  In total I have…
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If you do get the chance pop into the Bellville Sassoon Exhibition at the Fashion and Textile Museum – it’s a brilliant opportunity to get up close to these fantastic garments and really study the class cutting and finishing, sumptuous embroidery, gorgeous fabrics and a layout that lends itself to close inspection of the dresses.…
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Come along to Felixstowe Sewing School for an evening of social sewing and nattering.  Tea/coffee and cake included, 7 – 10 pm @ £5.00.  

Ooh sew (!) exciting to be featured in a fancy glossy magazine, the November issue of  ‘Suffolk Magazine’.

A  day workshop learning a variety of hand embroidery techniques by producing a home for your gnome.  Thinking of mushroom soup for lunch and meringue toadstools for snack!  Two dates available 23rd November and 7th December.  xx

Morning Amanda   Dress completed J …….. I had a wonderful day with you, not only did I enjoy the learning element  but I thought you were a wonderful person  you made me feel very relaxed you were excellent at showing me the technics and lunch was delicious J   I look forward to our next session…
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