Made by You - Varni and the Harlow Shirt Dress Making Kit
Made by You A Rather Marvellous Kit We always love seeing our dressmaking kits brought to life, especially when customers share an honest account of the sewing journey along the...
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Made by You - Varni and the Harlow Shirt Dress Making Kit
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Creative Threads - Meet Hilary from Fabrics by Hilary
Creative Threads Hi, I’m Hilary - though my nickname at school was "Madbox", and perhaps I’m a little crazy to be starting this new adventure when all my friends are...
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Creative Threads - Meet Fiona from Sewgirl
Creative Threads Fiona is an inspirational designer of fabric patterns and bold printed fabrics. She designs everyday clothing and accessories that she wears herself, rarely buying anything from shops. She...
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Creative Threads - Meet Claire Alden
Creative Threads Sewing has always been a passion of mine. Even as a little girl, I knew exactly what colours and styles I loved, even if I didn’t yet have...
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Creative Threads - Meet Sammy from Paraffle
Creative Threads Sammy is the founder of Paraffle. She designs and makes embroidery kits from her studio in Edinburgh, where she has lived for about 18 years. Her embroidery kits...
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Creative Threads - Meet Maxine Norris
Creative Threads We’d love you to meet Maxine, one of our regular customers, who has kindly shared her inspiring sewing journey along with some of her beautiful creations. If you’d...
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Creative Threads - Meet Lisa from The Avid Seamstress
Creative Threads I’m Lisa Falconer, founder of The Avid Seamstress, an award-winning sewing pattern brand that recently celebrated 10 years. My designs are known for their thoughtful details and timeless...
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Creative Threads - Meet Faye from Little Dove Designs
Creative Threads I’m Faye and I’m a cross stitch designer and the owner of Little Dove Designs. I live on the east Suffolk coast with my husband and daughter and...
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Creative Threads - Meet Kate from Make Me Roar
Creative Threads Hello, I’m Kate, crochet pattern designer and craft shop owner. I live in Eastbourne with my husband, 2 children and one very floofy grey cat. I’ve been selling...
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Liberty Fabrics Belgravia Silk Satin Beatrix Maxi Dress
I fell in love with the Follow the Light fabric from Liberty Fabrics the moment I laid eyes on it. When a party invitation arrived, it felt like the perfect...
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How to Sew with Liberty Fabrics Belgravia Silk Satin
Sewing with Liberty Belgravia Silk: Tips, Tricks & a Little Bit of Magic ✨ Liberty Fabrics Belgravia Silk is one of the dreamiest fabrics out there - fluid, glossy, and oh-so-luxurious....
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The Carpenter's Harlene Dungarees from Merchant & Mills
I really enjoyed making them, especially the pockets and the topstitching, which I chose to do in the same colour. The instructions and diagrams are very clear, and end result very...
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The Fielder a Classic Pattern from Merchant & Mills
For the first version I used gorgeous Navy Stonewashed Linen from Clothkits, edged in Merchant and Mills Clementine Dip ribbing. I made the sleeves full length, rather than the 3/4 length in the pattern...
