I have a question for you, how often have you gone fabric shopping, fallen head over heels in love with a fabric, taken it home, washed it, stitched it up, twirled a bit in it… and then… something about it just doesn’t quite feel right and it ends up hanging in the wardrobe for months?
Go and take a look in your sewing kit and I bet you’ll have a sewing gauge of some description in there.
What an incredible first year of celebrating amazing independent dressmaking patterns as well as other fabulous sewing businesses and talent we have had over in the Pattern Club at ThreadySetGo.
There are some trends that are exactly that – they come, people get excited about it, share it all over social media and then eventually they just sort of fizzle out. But this… this feels different, and I think that’s because it’s coming from a place of utter fatigue.
January, I believe, should be a time for rest. After the whirlwind that was December we are still in the middle of deepest, darkest winter and whilst I love the idea of setting goals, resolutions and intentions for the year…
Maxi dresses will always have my heart, especially in the summer. There’s something so satisfying about being able to choose just one garment and you’re done, even better that they always have impact too!
When you have an epic fabric such as this one you need to make an equally show-stopping piece
Well, what a treat this is! I feel very lucky to have the chance to write one of the ‘Three Fabrics, Three Makes’ articles in the last SewHayleyJane box.
The sun is shining, the flowers are in full bloom, and that can only mean one thing — it’s time for warm weather sewing!
