How-to Tips
These are not specific sewing techniques but information useful to know if you sew.
Top Tips: Fine Details
Sue Locke, style writer for Sewing World magazine, shares some more top fashion tips. This time, there ar some ideas for updating existing garments and adding a little panache to others >> more
Ten Top Fashion Tips - start planning
As we enjoy summer, start thinking ahead about your Autumn wardrobe. Sue Locke has some tips on creating the fashion styles >> more
Embellishing with Programmed Stitches
One of the easiest ways to embellish machine applique is with the programmed stitches that are on your sewing machine. Jane Pittman shows how these stitches can add life-like texture to your applique >> more
Top ten fashion tips for summer
Sue Locke provides some quick solutions for creating summer styles from our existing wardrobe simply by adding a little flower power, colour and lace >> more
Flat-fell and lapped seams
There are many ways to join pieces of fabric together, or finish an edge or seam and it's important to choose the most suitable method for your project - we look at two types of seams to create the best finish.
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Fashion Notes - Spring Ideas
Sue Locke has ten more tips on updating fashions to suit this year's styles. Add floral motifs to cloth handbags, a distinct flavour of fashion to blouses nad Egyptian styling to top >> more
Fashion Tips
On this page Sue Locke provides ten tips on how you can use your sewing skills to absorb the latest trends into your wardrobe. >> more
Mini Makeovers
With restyling and recycling in the forefront, you can with creative mending, repairing and decorating, transform once-loved but out-of-date clothes into something new and stylish. We explain how to have a wardrobe full of clothes that are stylish rather than staring at a wardrobe full of clothes that don’t inspire you >> more
Fit and Style Solutions
Which shape are you? Most of us can be categorised into one of five shapes. See the descriptions below to decide which silhouette most aptly describes you. Then choose patterns that flatter your figure >> more
Find our Beginner's Guide to Sewing in the Sewing Techniques section. We've included lots of useful tips to get started as well as some handy techniques >> more
... Determine Pattern Size
One of the main reasons to make our own clothes is to get garments to fit properly so the first step is to choose the correct pattern size and to do that we need to take accurate measurements. NB: Do not assume you are the same size pattern as you are ready-to-wear >> more
...Understanding Paper Patterns
There are paper patterns for all types of sewing from dressmaking and costumes to crafts and soft furnishings. Understanding just what is in the pattern pack, the symbols and pattern terminology will help make choosing and using them so much easier >> more
... Improve your Sewing – 10 Top Tips
No matter how experienced at sewing, there is always something new to learn. These top ten tips are our suggestions to make it all as stress free as possible >> more
Pressing Pointers
Achieve an expensive, couture look to all your garments by using the right pressing equipment. Here’s what’s what of the pressing tools >> more
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