The Lobster and The Spoon….

The Lobster & The Spoon & The Maria Apron… I found this bit of old Linen that I had screen printed years ago buried deep, deep in my stash. It was just an odd length of cloth, only about a metres worth, that was printed at the time to experiment with different techniques and inks […]

The French Dart Shift – BOILED WOOL

The French Dart Shift | BOILED WOOL Lovely Nicky (@nickynackynoo_) sent me an Instagram message back in the middle of November asking would the French Dart Shift work in Boiled wool? Now, I always get quite excited when someone asks or suggests a pattern variation/hack I hadn’t thought of – oh, the delights and benefits of […]

The Rochester – FBA tutorial

The Rochester sewing pattern has no bust dart and a gathered neck, so how does one go about doing a full bust adjustment (FBA for short) to add a little more room where one may, ahem, require it?? It’s not that tricky, just slash and spread! I’ve got 2 methods for you to try, the […]

The Maven App – update time!

  We’ve given The Maven App a little update. Our Sewing App is now ready for the iPhone X and also for the Apple Watch*. How exciting! Handy if you’re out shopping and need to know how much fabric buying time you have left! Featuring all the same goodness as before, the patterns, the size charts, […]