The Knitting & Stitching Show 2021

Hello, sewing friends! We have some very exciting news to share. We will be at The Knitting & Stitching show at Alexandra Palace, London – our first show for 2 years! You’ll find us in The Textile Gallery on stand TGD25. I say ‘us’ because I’ll be sharing a stand with Mr.M – James Tailoring […]

The French Dart – Creating Panels by Jen Hogg – part 1

What can you do with a French Dart Shift pattern to create a completely different look? In part 1 of this guest post, Jen Hogg explores how to transform the French Dart into a panelled dress, using clever pattern cutting to break the front into sections that make the most of feature fabrics, borders and […]

The Joy Dress – Adding an elastic back

I’m delighted to share with you this second part of the rather glorious pattern hack of The Joy Dress created by Jen Hogg for the version B with the gathered back detail. I just love the look of this wide elastic in the back of The Joy Dress. You can find part one HERE, where […]

The Joy Dress by Jen Hogg

Many of you will know Jen as a semi-finalist from The Great British Sewing Bee in 2019 and from the Jenerates Sewing Ruler. I first teamed up with Jen as part of our French Dart week a little while ago when Jen’s glorious Nani Iro French Dart popped up on our Instagram. If you haven’t […]