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    Vlog | Sew the Trends Casual Edition…

    November 28, 2022 /

    Hi everyone, Today I’m sharing five casual Christmas high street looks and the sewing patterns you can use to recreate them. I hope you enjoy the video! Sally x

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    Vlog | Five autumn/winter high street looks and the sewing patterns you can use to recreate them…

    October 10, 2022 /

    Hi everyone, In this week’s video I’m sharing five high street, autumn/winter trends I’ve been seeing on the high street and pairing them to sewing patterns you can use to recreate them. I hope you’ll enjoy the video, it was a lot of fun to put together. Thanks for watching! Sally x

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    Vlog | New makes – summer edition…

    September 26, 2022 /

    Hello everyone, In today’s video I’m sharing everything I made over the summertime, including swimwear, a bag, a jumpsuit and a new knitting project. Oh, and a jacket too… I hope you’ll enjoy the video! Sally x

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    Vlog | Five NEW sewing patterns I want to make for autumn/winter…

    September 19, 2022 /

    Hi everyone, In today’s video I’m sharing five new sewing patterns I want to make and add to my autumn/winter wardrobe. I’m thinking less is more picking versatile patterns with fabrics I know I’ll love wearing. I hope you’ll enjoy the video! Sally x

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    Vlog | Crafty Catch Up…

    July 18, 2022 /

    Hi everyone, This week’s video is a catch up video where I’ll be sharing some new fabrics, some last minute holiday sewing plans, a sewing work in progress, a crochet project and my knew knitting project. I hope you’ll enjoy watching!! Sally x

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    Vlog | What I’ve been sewing and knitting in June…

    July 11, 2022 /

    Hi everyone, Today I’m talking all about everything I’ve been sewing and knitting in June including a new Logan Shacket, an alteration to an old make, a new Myosotis Dress, a Davenport Top and my newly finished Whitmoor knitted cardigan. I hope you enjoy the video! Sally

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    Vlog | Sharing my latest sewing pattern ‘mash up’ and introducing a fun new challenge..

    July 4, 2022 /

    Hello everyone Today I’m sharing my latest pattern ‘mash up’. I used two of my favourite and most used sewing patterns and mashed them together to make a brand new jumpsuit with a drawstring channel. I’m talking all about how I did this and introducing a fun new Instagram challenge I’m hosting with Cath of Made by Cath Craft called #sewmashup. We’d love you to get involved and there are prizes to be won too…! Thanks for watching! Sally xx

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    How I hacked the Lyra Dress pattern to make a fully button down shirt dress…

    June 22, 2022 /

    I’d been admiring button down, full length, maxi dresses on the high street for a while now and wondering whether I should invest in a new pattern in order to be able to make my own. Here are a couple I had my eye on, aren’t they lovely… When it comes to sewing patterns though, I always try to make the most of what I already have. If I fancy a new garment, or trying to re-create something I’ve seen in the shops or on Pinterest, I’ll always have a delve into my pattern stash first to see what I might be able to use as a starting point. This…

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    Vlog | A day in my sewing life, sewing a Davenport Top hack…

    June 20, 2022 /

    Hi everyone, Join me as I sew up a hack of the Davenport Dress by Friday Pattern Company. This video is a collab with Becky from Notes from the Sewing Room, we both bought the same fabric and have made up two totally different garments with it… I hope you’ll enjoy seeing what we both made! Sally

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    Vlog | Crafty Catch Up

    June 13, 2022 /

    Hi everyone, This week’s video is a catch up video where I’ll be chatting about some new fabrics I’ve picked up, plans for the month, a new pattern and sewing and knitting works in progress. I hope you’ll enjoy it! Sally xx

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