Sewing The French Dart Shift in jersey!

|SEWING THE FRENCH DART SHIFT IN JERSEY | I may have mentioned I like to get some mileage out of my patterns and when I was asked about sewing The French Dart Shift in jersey, a Ponte Roma knit to be specific,  I thought let’s see! (And Elfi did make a rather splendid jersey one.) A few […]

The 3/4 length Sleeve Tutorial

THE ¾ OR HOW TO LENGTHEN A SLEEVE  TUTORIAL|  A quick little pattern hack to lengthen a sleeve. I’ve lengthened the short sleeve from The French Dart Shift pattern to a 3/4 length sleeve, with finished measurements of 44cm long and a hem circumference of 28cm. Decide on your own measurements by measuring yourself with […]

The Bicep Adjustment Tutorial

Hello! What’s a bicep adjustment I hear you ask? Because it sounds painful. It’s not, no biceps were harmed in the making of this tutorial… So the question is, how are your sleeves fitting? Is your sleeve a little snug and restrictive at the upper arm, or is it a little bigger than desired? But […]

New Pattern: The Kitty Dress!

It’s August Bank Holiday here in England and traditionally the whole of the UK either queues in traffic on the M5, or does a spot of DIY, falls off a ladder and queues up in the local A & E. Let me save you from all that bother….I have a much better idea. Let’s make […]